Walk to School Day is Wednesday, October 5th

Join the Gorman, Fort Banks School community in celebrating International Walk to School Day, Wednesday, October 5th.

If you’ve ever considered walking to school with your child, now’s the time! Walking to school is a great way to start the day. Walking to school promotes health, improves air quality, and in our community, it may even take less time to walk to school than to drive. Walking your child to school is also a great opportunity to help your child learn and practice safe walking skills.

If you live too far from your child’s school to walk, here’s what you can do: Drive part of the distance, then park and walk the rest!

Here are 3 areas identified as potential sites to park your car and walk the remainder of the distance to school:

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Here are 3 areas identified as potential sites to park your car and walk the remainder of the distance to school:

• ·        Parking along Veterans Field on Franklin St. --- 0.40 miles to school
• ·        Public Lot on Crest Ave ---- 0.49 miles to school
• ·        Public parking lot at George St. and Winthrop St. ---0.59 miles

Wouldn’t it be great to walk together? There will be walk leaders at each location by 7:40, and students will start to walk by 7:50, allowing 15 minutes to get to school in time for the 8:05 start time. Parents should plan to accompany their child to the school.

To learn more about upcoming International Walk to School events, please contact Dawn Sullivan at des02152@comcast.net  or visit www.walktoschool.org.