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