This October, thousands of children from the UK will be taking part in International Walk to School Month 2009. A worldwide celebration, over 40 countries will be promoting the benefits of walking to school, through events and activities held throughout the month.

This year’s theme is ‘Count me in’, to help encourage primary school children to think about both, their journey to school and the amount of physical activity they do during the day. The national Walk to School campaign is run by the charity Living Streets, who work to promote safe and enjoyable journeys to school for children, parents and teachers up and down the country.

To get involved with Walk to School Month, you can access teacher’s resources from the website. The free resources pack includes help with planning your Walk to School events and useful presentations for assemblies. 

For more information about the UK Walk to School Month Campaign visit:
http://www.walktoschool.org.uk/index.php  (Includes Teacher’s Resources)

For information on the International Walk to School Month 2009 visit:
http://www.iwalktoschool.org/

To launch their Walk to School Month, many primary schools across London are taking part in the Big WoW 2009, an event where pupils will be exploring British nature on their walk to school. The Big WoW is open to everyone, and can be either a one day event or run over the course of a school year, depending on how you wish to promote your own school’s campaign.
All information about the Big WoW can be found on the UK Walk to School website: http://www.walktoschool.org.uk/content/big_wow_2009.php

UK School Trips wishes good luck to all of those who participate in the Walk to School Month 2009, and don’t forget to get in touch with Living Streets at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to let them know how you got on!