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Hide the Car Keys....Wednesday is Walk to School Day

Belmont and Redwood Shores students will join kids from around the world for International Walk to School Day.

On Wednesday, Oct. 9, school children throughout Belmont and Redwood Shores will rise a bit earlier, eat a hearty breakfast, strap on the backpacks and lace up their sneakers for a good old fashioned walk (or bike ride) to school.

Tomorrow, San Mateo County families, teachers and communities will join more than 5,000 schools nationwide, and 40 countries worldwide to walk, skateboard and bike to school in celebration of  International Walk to School Day. 

In the Belmont-Redwood Shores School District (BRSSD), all seven schools will participate in International Walk to School Day. 

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According to Mindy Shelton, Safe Routes to School Coordinator for BRSSD, walking and biking is important to our school for a few reasons.

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  • It’s great exercise for our students.  We strive to create a healthy environment for our students.  We teach nutrition and health education, PE, etc. and it is important for students to have at least 60 minutes a day of physical activity.  Also studies show that getting some exercise before school helps students be more alert and on task during class. 
  • More walking and biking means less cars on campus which makes it safer for everyone
  • Walking and biking is also great for the environment and helps reduce our carbon footprint.
Shelton added that some schools in the district give away small tokens of accomplishment for walking to school, and awards to kids and grade levels with the highest participation, such as the  will also get the coveted Golden Sneaker Award at Redwood Shores Elementary School. 

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Are your kids planning on walking or riding their bikes to school on Wednesday? Send us your photos and we'll post them tomorrow on Belmont and Redwood City Patch!


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