Tatem Elementary School in Haddonfield will be joining schools from around the world to celebrate International Walk to School Day on Oct. 5.
Approximately 500 students from Tatem Elementary School will be encouraged to walk and roll to school on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Whether walking with a neighborhood Walking School Bus, or riding bikes with friends, the objective is for all kids to get to school (either all or part-way) using foot power. Students are participating in a poster contest to help promote the day. To demonstrate the power of feet, some Tatem students will be selected to make a fruit smoothie using a bicycle-powered blender at recess the day before Walk to School Day.
In the U.S., International Walk to School Day is expected to be celebrated at over 3,500 events at participating schools. 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.
For additional local information, please contact Heather Vaughn at 986–6801.
