On October 15th, W.E. Gowling PS will be holding a Walk to School Day event to celebrate International Walk to School (iWalk) Month. iWalk Month celebrates walking and wheeling to and from school throughout the month of October! Join the fun by walking, wheeling to school in October as many days as you can!

We’ve all experienced congestion and unsafe driving behaviours in the school zone around drop-off and pick-up times. One way to reduce that is by walking or wheeling to school. There are so many other benefits as well including improving physical and mental health, increasing attention span and academic performance, and learning how to navigate spaces.

If you live too far away, or the school is on your driving route to your next destination, consider parking or dropping off your child 5-10 minutes away from the school and walking the rest of the way. This helps keep our school zone safer and helps you get a few steps in along the way. We hope you will join us in celebrating fun, healthy ways to get to school on October 15th