Below is a list of great resources to help make your event a
success.
Ideas
for a Month of Activities
The
International Walk to School Committee, made up of representatives
from around the globe, submitted ideas for how to expand the
Walk to School event to an entire week of activities and have been adapted for a month of ideas. These
are offered simply as starting points in the hope that it
will inspire your own community’s expanded plans. ideas
for a month of activities
Press
Releases
Fill-in-the-Blank
Press Release (USA)
www.walkbiketoschool.org/get-set/promote-the-event/press-releases
Press Releases from Canada (Go For
Green, CAN)
www.goforgreen.ca/asrts/media_e.html
Sample
media materials (Active and
Safe Routes to School, CAN)
Sample PSAs for communities, English, Word DOC
Organizing
Walk to School Events
Planning a Walk or Bike to School Event (USA)
50+ Event Ideas
Too Far to Walk or Bike?
Planning a WTSD Event (PDF flier)
Getting Started Guide
KidsWalk-to-School
Program (Center for Disease
Control, USA)
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk.htm
School Travel Planning Toolkit (Active
and Safe Routes to School, CAN)
http://www.saferoutestoschool.ca/school-travel-planning-toolkit
Research
into Walk to School Promotions (Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Authority, New Zealand)
www.iwalktoschool.org/downloads/Report_IWALK_Promotions.pdf
Checklists
Pedestrian
and Bicycle Information Center Walkability and Bikeability
Checklists
www.walkbiketoschool.org/get-set/event-ideas/walkability-bikeability-checklists
Interactive Checklists (Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation, USA)
Walkability
Checklist
Bikeability Checklist
For
Teachers
For
schools (UK)
www.walktoschool.org.uk/content/for_schools.php
Activity Sheets
(Active and Safe Routes to School,
CAN)
Colouring
sheet 1, English, PDF
Colouring
sheet 2, English, PDF
Crossword
puzzle, English, Word DOC
Info
for Teachers (Active and
Safe Routes to School, CAN)
Classroom resources for elementary and high school teachers.
www.saferoutestoschool.ca/infoforteachers.asp
Curriculum
Connections
(Active and Safe Routes to
School, CAN)
www.saferoutestoschool.ca/downloads/guide/chapter7/chap7_curr_connect1.doc
Classroom
Activities and Handouts (USA)
www.walkbiketoschool.org/get-set/event-ideas/classroom-activities-and-handouts
For Parents
Information
for parents
(UK)
www.walktoschool.org.uk/content/parents.php
The
Walking School Bus Brochure
(Land Transport NZ, New Zealand)
Adobe PDF format
www.iwalktoschool.org/downloads/NZ_walking_school_bus.pdf
The
walking bus: a safe way for
children to walk to school (Friends of the Earth,
UK)
www.foe.co.uk/resource/factsheets/walking_bus.pdf
Parent
materials (Active
and Safe Routes to School, CAN)
Walking
School Bus Family Checklist, English, Word DOC
Climate
Change Parent Factsheet, English, PDF
For Kids
For
pupils (UK)
www.walktoschool.org.uk/content/for_pupils.php
Activity Sheets (Active and Safe Routes to School, CAN)
Colouring
sheet 1, English, PDF
Colouring
sheet 2, English, PDF
Crossword
puzzle, English, Word DOC
“Walking
Bus” song (courtesy of Bees
Knees Entertainment Pty Ltd)
Full length MP3 (2.73
mb)
15 second MP3 (258
kb)
30 second MP3 (455
kb)
“The
Walking School Bus” song (courtesy of Macedon
Ranges Shire Council, Australia)
Full length MP3 (2.66 mb)
“The
Walking School Bus” song (Active
and Safe Routes to School,
Canada)
sample
MP3 clip (821 kb)
download
the lyrics in Word (25
kb) or PDF (92
kb)
Sample and lyrics provided with permission
of the artist. Learn how to get a complimentary
copy of the CD.
Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety fliers (USA)
Tips for Walking Safely to School (.pdf)
Ride Your Bike Safely resource for children (.pdf)
En Español – Ayudando a su hijo a ser un ciclista seguro
Proclamations
Model
Proclamation (USA)
www.walkbiketoschool.org/get-set/involve-the-community/public-officials/proclamation
Promotional
Materials
The
International Walk to School Week official
flier
www.iwalktoschool.org/downloads.htm
Promotional
fliers (Active and Safe Routes to School,
CAN)
IWALK
promotional school flier, English, PDF
Sample
Walking Wednesday flier, English, PDF
Student flier, English, PDF
IWALK
in the USA
fliers (USA)
Month, week, and day fliers
Official
Logos and Artwork
Downloads
for iwalk official artwork and logos
www.iwalktoschool.org/downloads.htm
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