Students from York Avenue Elementary School in Lansdale joined their peers from General Nash, Hatfield and North Wales elementary schools on Wednesday morning in participating in International Walk to School Day.
The York Ave students were led by teacher Ruth McDevitt, who met them a few blocks away and walked them to the school grounds. There, they were greeted by school staff, the school mascot and a banner celebrating the day.
Members of the Lansdale Borough Police Department were also on scene, engaging students and ensuring the route was safe and secure.
About International Walk to School Day
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.
Check out our gallery below, containing images from North Penn Now photographer Bob Kelly, as well as a handful of submissions from North Penn School District and the Lansdale Borough Police Department.
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