Source: Woree State School ‘Tuesday News’ 

This year, along with many other schools in Queensland, Woree State School will be actively encouraging students to walk or ride to school. If they have to come by car, we will be actively promoting that they get dropped off down the road so they can at least walk part of the way to school.

What is TravelSmart?

The TravelSmart Schools Project is a fun, hands on initiative encouraging students to use their imagination and think of new ways to Travel Smart to and from school.

The aim of TravelSmart Schools is to:

• increase road safety around schools by reducing traffic congestion and illegal parking
• reduce school-related vehicle kilometres travelled, greenhouse gas emissions, noise pollution and improve air quality
• motivate students to increase their levels of physical activity so they arrive to school more alert
• encourage students to develop lifelong travel behavioural habits
• engage and influence the whole school community.

We will be undertaking various activities throughout the year including participating in the National Walk Safely to School Day and the National Ride to School Day. We will also have some Park, Walk and Ride Days. In conjunction with some of these activities we will also be providing a Healthy Breakfast. Our first big activity will be participating in Bike Week from 12- 16 March.

We will be running Bike Buses along selected routes to and from school for the week. Teachers will be at the starting points on their bikes at 8:05am. From there they will follow a designated route to school and students on their bikes can join them along the way. If you wish to accompany your child on these routes you are most welcome. The Bike Buses will also operate for the return trip home in the afternoon. They will leave school about 3:05pm.

Your child must wear an appropriate bicycle helmet and we have a secure lock up facility here so the student’s bikes are safe during the school day. The more students riding and walking to school means fewer cars and a much safer environment around the school. The map below shows the Bike Bus routes – they will operate every day between 12 – 16 March.

HOME