Linwood Howe Elementary School in Culver City will join schools from around the world to celebrate International Walk to School Day.
This is the second year the school will participate in the festive event. Last year, more than 200 students, parents, teachers, elected officials and city staff members endured the rain to show their commitment to healthy transportation choices for school children. Building on that success, organizers hope to attract participants not only for this year’s Walk To School Day, but also to encourage students to walk and bike every day of the school year.
On Wednesday, Oct. 5, students will walk to school with parents, teachers and community leaders, beginning at 8 a.m. Walkers will arrive at the school at 8:15 a.m. A rally will follow the walk and will include remarks from city and school district officials.
In the United States, International Walk to School Day is expected to include 5,000 schools from all 50 states. Walkers from the U.S. will join children and adults in 40 countries around the world.
Walk to School events work to create safer routes for walking and bicycling and emphasize the importance of issues such as increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, traffic congestion, concern for the environment and building connections between families, schools and the broader community.
The event is being organized by the Safe Routes to School Committee at Linwood Howe Elementary School, comprised of school and school district staff, parents, neighbors and city staff. The Safe Routes to School Committee’s goal is to make the streets leading to school safer for walking and biking, and to encourage parents to walk or bike with their children to school.
For more local information, call Amy Anderson, principal, Linwood Howe Elementary School at (310) 842-4200.
For additional information, visit the following websites: International Walk to School in the USA: walktoschool.org; National Center for Safe Routes to School: saferoutesinfo.org; International Walk to School: iwalktoschool.org.
