


5 active and fun ways to commute to school with kids
Before sending your kids into school for the day, consider starting it with some movement! Here are some suggestions for a fun commute.

Documentary examines children’s independent mobility
Highlighting the scale of the decline in children’s mobility, researcher Negin Riazi points to a study conducted in England that showed a staggering drop in the number of children ages seven to eight who walked to school independently, from 80 percent in 1971 to just nine percent in 1990. According to Riazi, this scale of … Continued

Why you should participate in Winter Walk Day
Creating your own adventures is just part of the benefit

What to do when too much homework threatens to hijack your weeknights
Tips to create a healthy balance between homework and home life.

How this Vancouver school created lasting change in their community
School encouraged walking, cycling, and other “people-powered” forms of transit

These kids get to school on a pedal-powered bicycle bus
On the S’Cool Bus, kids get some good physical activity before classes begin

Celebrate Winter Walk Day!
Easy to achieve exercise while enjoying the great Canadian outdoors

Put on some sneakers in celebration of International Walk to School Month
Creative ideas for ‘active transportation’