A third walk to school scheme is now available from the Kent and Medway Walking Bus Group in partnership with Kent County Council and Medway Council.

Schools keen to start in September 2008 must sign up before the end of the July 2008 summer term. Sign up here >>>

Walk on Wednesdays, or WOW, is a simple scheme that encourages families to walk rather than drive to school.

The new scheme launch coincides with this week’s national Walk to School Campaign.

WOW compliments the current Walking Bus and Green Footsteps Walking Bug schemes and can even operate at the same time as the other initiatives.

WOW schools are expected to operate the scheme for the entire academic year but there is flexibility for this to be undertaken one term at a time.

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How WOW works:

~ families are encouraged to walk to and from school on Wednesdays. Children and parents do not travel as part of a formal walk to school scheme like a Walking Bus, they walk on their own.

~ Children are issued with WOW passport tally cards where they can fix special stickers they are given every time they walk to school on a Wednesday.

~ The Kent & Medway Walking Bus Group can provide schools with an optional trophy so that at the end of each week the class with the largest numbers of walkers can be presented with the trophy by the school’s head teacher in assembly.

Each week the trophy will be presented to the class with the most walkers.

~ Children that complete sufficient walks during the year are presented with rewards.

~ Three times a year the class with the most children walking to school involved with either WOW or the Green Footsteps Walking Bug initiatives are presented with a KM Green Footsteps Challenge Trophy by this charity. Every child in the winning class receives two free child entry tickets to Leeds Castle. Winning schools are automatically nominated for the Green Footsteps Challenge Award at the annual walk to school awards organised by the Kent and Medway Walking Bus Group.

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For more information call the walk to school charity office on 01227 825383 or download the WOW application form >>>