Pick a day during March (or one day a week) to encourage whānau to walk or wheel to school. Get your senior students on board to organise a fun Family WOW to school day.

 

Pick a theme

• Fancy feet

• Plogging or palking! Walking or jogging to school while picking up rubbish

• Walk your family dog to school day

• Dress your Wheels day

• 80’s aerobics! Dig out the spandex & leotards

• Treasure hunt on the way to school

 

When families get to school                                                                       

• Hold a fancy feet parade, give out spot prizes for parent participation!

• Offer free hot drinks at the gate

• Give out spot prizes from your Movin’March prize pack

 

Advertise it!

• Get students to design posters or invitations to promote the event to go home to parents

• Put it in your school newsletter – download our newsletter copy to use

• Share it on your social media and website

 

Tell us about it

• Let the Movin’March team know your WOW Family Day plans to go in the draw to win a $100 Prezzy card

• Invite the Movin’March team along! If we can’t attend make sure you send us some photos

• Email us at schooltravel@gw.govt.nz

 

To help get your families on board, you could

• Use the Map My Journey activity as homework so families can plan their route to school

• Set up a few special WOW Family Day Walking School Buses with parent volunteers

• Set up a Walking Buddies system by matching up families who live near each other

• Set up a drop-off point near the school. Download the Park and Stride Guide for more info

• Share answers to some common questions about walking to school in your newsletter