Are you a parent living in the Region of Peel, with children in kindergarten to grade 8? Use the active transportation resources on this page to get moving to and from school in healthy and active ways!
We encourage teachers to take advantage of these resources too! You can use them in class and share with students and their families.
NEW: GET MOVING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE!
A Resource For Teachers and Students in Peel Region
We are excited to share a new interactive online tool to engage students in active transportation! Designed specifically for Peel schools, our storymap encourages K-8 classes to think about how they travel to school and share their experiences.
Click on the image below to explore the storymap.
- A mapping tool that allows students to measure how far they travel
- Opportunities to share words, sounds, and pictures that portray an aspect of their journey
- Resources for taking public transit
- An exploration of whole-school initiatives such as Drive to Five and how to implement these at your school
What is Active Transportation?
Active transportation means using people power to get where you’re going!
You can use your feet, bike, scooter, or any other form of non-motorized vehicle to get you to your destination.
DID YOU KNOW?
Active transportation …
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Helps to promote well-being and positive mental health, including reducing day-to-day stress. |
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Increases physical fitness/activity, including helping to lower risks of chronic disease such as obesity and/or diabetes. |
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Increases the ability to learn, improves concentration, and helps your children do better in school. |
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Helps to reduce traffic congestion in and around school zones, which means safer streets for everyone. |
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Helps to reduce your climate impact and the harmful effects of air pollution. |
GET YOUR FAMILY INVOLVED
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Use the resources below to help you gain more knowledge and comfort with active transportation. |
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Bookmark this page and check back often — we’ll be adding new resources regularly! |
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Reach out to your child(ren)’s EcoSchools or active transportation lead to see how you can support your school and your community in promoting active transportation choices. |
MAKE IT YOUR FIRST CHOICE
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Make walking or rolling to school your first choice! If it were up to the kids, they would choose walking or rolling to school as their first choice. Why not make it yours too? Even if your school is far from home, students can walk to the bus stop! Consider different ways a pick-up or drop-off routine could include stepping out of your car and completing your journey to school by walking or rolling. |
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Plan and practice! As a household you can begin to practice your route to school together. You can also encourage children to walk or roll on their own, with siblings or friends, depending on their age and maturity. |
Active Transportation News & Articles
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Spring is Here: Time to Get Active! |
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Building a Sense of Place Through Walking to School |
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Walk, Walk, Walk to School … |
OLDER ARTICLES
- Keep it Active! – November 9, 2021
- The Toxic Chemistry of Driving to School – August 10, 2021
- Building Better Students and Roads with Active Transportation – July 22, 2021
Resources
WALK AND ROLL TO SCHOOL: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS
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This new guide from Region of Peel includes tips and resources to make walking and rolling to school easier for you and your family. DOWNLOAD NOW.
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BIKING VIDEOS FOR PARENTS
Use these videos to help get the whole family’s bikes ready to go for the season. Complete an ABC Quick Check before you head out for your ride.
More videos to come — stay tuned!
ACTIVITIES: Active Transportation BINGO!
Get everyone in the household familiar and comfortable with the active route to school by playing this fun BINGO game!
Play as often as you can, using all the different modes of active transportation before the start of the school year, so that the whole family is ready to get walking and rolling!
We’ve created three different cards. To keep the game fresh, download a different card for each member of your family, or select a new one each time you play!
Select the thumbnails below to download.
WEBINARS
Active, Safe and Healthy: Rethinking Your Journey Back to School
In this webinar, we explore how active transportation can make the trip to school an opportunity to enjoy exercise, quality time, and meaningful connection with your children and your community. Hear from Peel Region partners: Peel Public Health, Peel Regional Police, Peel District School Board, and Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.
View the recorded webinar:
Active Transportation in Peel Schools
Region of Peel and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), in partnership with local Peel organizations, have designed a webinar for teachers, administrators, and parents of Peel students to learn more about and be better prepared to help youngsters become more active on their commutes to and from school.
View the recorded webinar:
USEFUL LINKS
MORE RESOURCES COMING SOON!
Supporters
This project is made possible through financial support from Green Communities Canada and the Government of Ontario.
TRCA also gratefully acknowledges the support of the
TD Friends of the Environment Foundation.
