MARC News
International Walk to School Day a local success
October 4, 2007
32 schools in Kansas City
area participate
Thirty-two schools in Greater Kansas City joined schools around
the world to celebrate International Walk to School Day (IWALK) on October
3, 2007.
Now in its 11th year, IWALK events continue to grow, as many cities and countries
recognize the need for programs that educate children, parents and educators
about safely traveling to school in ways that will benefit their health and
the environment. Communities can use IWALK events as a first step in creating
safe, inviting environments for young and old alike. Some of the reasons to
support walking or biking to school include:
- Enhancing children’s health. Increased physical
activity helps combat health problems today’s kids can face.
- Improving air quality and the environment. Replacing car
trips to school with walking or biking can help reduce air pollution.
- Creating safer routes for pedestrians and bicyclists. Physical
improvements to streets and sidewalks and increasing education about traffic
safety can encourage alternative transportation and benefit the entire community.
The following local schools participated in Walk to School activities on October
3:
- Alexander Doniphan Elementary School
- Baldwin City Elementary Primary Center
- Baldwin Elementary School
- Belinder Elementary School
- Bennington Elementary School
- Black Bob Elementary School
- Bonner Springs Elementary School
- Briarwood Elementary School
- Broken Arrow Elementary School
- Brookridge Elementary School
- Brookwood Elementary School
- Chapel Lakes Elementary School
- Christ The King Parish School
- Deerfield Elementary School
- Franklin Elementary School
- Highlands Elementary School
- Langston Hughes Elementary School
- Lansing Elementary School
- Leawood Elementary School
- M. E. Pierson Elementary School
- New York Elementary School
- Nottingham Elementary School
- Pinckney Elementary School
- Prairie Park Elementary School
- Quail Run Elementary School
- Rushton Elementary School
- Santa Fe Trail Elementary School
- Shoal Creek Elementary School
- Schwegler Elementary School
- Sunflower Elementary School
- Sunset Hill Elementary School
- Tonganoxie Elementary School
In 2006, approximately 5,000 U.S. schools and nearly 4 million international
participants from 40 countries took to neighborhood roads and streets to promote
more active lifestyles for children and to explore ways for communities to
encourage walking to school.
For additional information, please visit these Web sites:
International Walk to School in the
USA
National Center for Safe Routes to
School
International Walk to School
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