Four elementary schools in the North Penn School District (NPSD) will proudly be “walking the walk” on Wednesday, Oct. 2, in support of International Walk to School Day.
Students, staff and families at General Nash, Hatfield, North Wales and York Avenue elementary schools will be joining thousands of schools across 40 countries in walking and riding their bikes to school along a designated route. Local police departments and NPSD security will also be lending support by supervising the day of the event.
At General Nash Elementary School, buses will unload students at the corner of Liberty Bell Drive and Green Lane in Harleysville at 8:55 a.m. Parent volunteers and staff members will assist with the journey between Green Lane and Nash Elementary. All students will be assembled across the brick walk-way in front of Nash into the school. General Nash Elementary is located at 1560 Liberty Bell Drive, Harleysville, PA 19438.
At Hatfield Elementary, buses will drop student bus riders off at the corner of Jean Drive and Fairgrounds Road and they will walk on the sidewalk down the street to Hatfield Elementary’s main entrance. Students who normally get dropped off in a car to school are also encouraged to walk with the bus riders from Jean Drive. Staff members will be along the route to encourage students on their trek and ensure safety. Hatfield Elementary is located at 1701 Fairgrounds Road, Hatfield, PA 19440.
At North Wales Elementary, students and staff will gather on the playground at 8:30 a.m. North Wales Elementary is located at 201 Summit Street, North Wales, PA 19454.
At York Avenue Elementary and led by teacher Ruth McDevitt, staff will leave the building at 8:40 a.m. and meet students a few blocks away. Students and staff will then walk to the school, along with the school mascot and the “York Avenue” banner. York Avenue Elementary is located at 700 York Avenue, Lansdale, PA 19446.
International Walk to School Day events are designed to raise awareness of the need to create safer routes for walking and bicycling while emphasizing the importance of issues such as increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, traffic congestion and concern for the environment. The event builds connections between families, schools and the broader community.
Walk to School Day began in 1997 as a one-day event. Over time, this event has become part of a movement for year-round safe routes to school and a celebration – with record breaking participation – each October. Today, thousands of schools across America – from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico – participate every October.
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