2023 Traverse City Walks To School Day is October 4th

Traverse City Walks to School Day is a community-wide, multi-school celebration of National Walk To School Day.

This year, Traverse City Walks to School Day is Wednesday, October 4th:

📍Bridgeway (Oak Park)
📍Central Grade
📍Creekside (New Campus)
📍Eastern
📍Immaculate Connection
📍TCAPS Montessori
📍Traverse Heights
📍Trinity Lutheran
📍Willow Hill Elementary School

As with most things in life, walking to school is best with friends, so make sure to invite your crew.

WHAT IF I LIVE TOO FAR FROM SCHOOL?

Park & Strolls (driving, parking, and walking 5 minutes to school) totally count.

And, if you’re taking the school bus, that stroll to the bus stop counts as well.

ARE THERE PRIZES?

You betcha.

Prizes for:

  • school with the most walkers
  • teacher with the most walkers
  • 5 individual walkers (drawn randomly)

WHY CELEBRATE WALKING TO SCHOOL?

  • Walking to school is FUN!
  • Walking to school improves academic performance
  • Walking to school helps kids connect to their neighborhood
  • Walking to school gets kids outside

– Walking to school is great exercise

COMMIT!

Commit to walking to school on October 4th HERE

If you have multiple kids, only one form submission is necessary (indicate additional schools/grades/teachers)

QUESTIONS?

Email questions to Ty Schmidt at ty@goodworkslab.org

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