Resources
Tools to get your children and students walking, biking, and rolling to school
The 5 E’s are the essentials of active school travel!
Education
Foster the skills, confidence, and awareness to allow students to walk and wheel to school safely
Class Curriculum
Include active travel in your classroom! Email us at asrts@greenactioncentre.ca to request the curiculum intertration information for your grade!
ParticipAction Report Card
Learn about physical activity
Bicycle Education and Skills Training (BEST)
Include cycling in Physical Education at school
MB Healthy Schools
Learn more about Manitoba Healthy Schools, or read our blog post here!
Active School Travel Presentations
Book us to present to teachers or Parent Council
Children's Mobility and Independence
Independent play and mobility is important for children’s physical and mental health
Clean Air Day Handbook
Download the Clean Air Day Handbook to host your own Clean Air Day event!
Encouragement
Inspiring students, parents and school staff to try active travel
Clubs
Have a walk or bike club, like a Walking Wednesday Club.
Walk and Wheel Events
Host events to make active school travel fun!
Walking School Bus
Start a walking school bus or a bike train
Polar Bear Recess
Encourage students to enjoy time outside, even if it’s -20C or colder with outdoor recess
Engineering
Create safe and accessible schools and neighbourhoods
Safe Speeds
Slower speeds make safer streets
Host a Walkabout
Invite us to co-host a walkabout of your school neighbourhood
Upgrade Infrastructure
Install cycling and walking infrastructure, like bike parking
Walk Bike Projects
Participate in City of Winnipeg consultations on Walk Bike Projects
Enforcement
Ensure traffic and parking rules are obeyed to improve safety at and around schools. Police monitor speed, ticket traffic violations, and school staff can supervise student drop-off locations
Photo Enforcement
Automatic cameras to ticket speeding drivers
School Zones
30km/h school zone speed limits
Be Idle Free
Request Idle Free Zone signs and put them up at your school
Traffic Complaints
See issues? File a traffic complaint
Evaluation
Use data to design effective solutions, measure success, and demonstrate impact
Traffic Counts
Gather information about traffic around your school with Counterpoint
BikeWalkRoll School Travel Surveys
See how your school is doing with BikeWalkRoll
Parent Surveys
Gather info from parents about their transportation choices
Proximity Maps
Get a map of where your students travel to school from, email asrts@greenactioncentre.ca
Bring Active School Travel to your School
Don’t know where to start? Get in touch with questions or book a presentation.
We present to staff, administrators, parent council or other group
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