Dallas Ranch Middle School  Walkin’ Wednesdays

Dallas Ranch Middle School is holding four Walkin’ Wednesdays this Spring. Students who walk, bike or skateboard to school during Walkin’ Wednesdays receive cool prizes.  Students who walk and bike to school also help to improve air quality and decrease car traffic in their neighborhood.

The Dallas Ranch Student Leadership group have been doing a great job helping out organizing Walkin’ Wednesdays.  Students that walk, bike and skateboard receive pedometers, sports cups, water bottles and tri-markers as prizes.

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Dallas Ranch Middle School – Antioch

Dallas Ranch students walking and biking to school

Cool prizes for Walkin’ Wednesdays!

October is International Walk and Bike to School Month - a great time to try a car-free lifestyle.

Things You Can Do

Watch this  video made by Class 701 at Brooklyn’s Middle School 51 about ways they Stop the Pollution:

Do something good for  the world while saving time and money. Walk, cycle, try the bus or carpooling to school.

• Less congested traffic before and after school means safer neighborhoods
• Cut back on the time you spend chauffering the children
• Save money on gas and car maintenance

Or better yet, try walking your kids to school. Here are some safety tips:

• Encourage children to wear bright colors when walking or biking, and to use reflective tape on backpacks or jackets.
• Try organizing a “Walking School Bus” – a group of children who walk a designated route under adult supervision, making “pick-ups” along the way – just like a real bus, but without the pollution.
• Park and walk to school. Designate areas 1/4 to 1/2 mile from school where parents can drop of children and safely walk the remaining distance.