Toolkit for School Travel - National Transport Authority

Toolkit for School Travel
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Comments:
”Being part of the Green-Schools initiative has
been an extremely positive experience for our
school. It has fostered a spirit of co-operation and
support within the whole school community.
In times when transport has developed and
become more sophisticated it is important that
we concentrate on the levels of fitness of our
children. Moreover, it is important we examine
the ways in which our children travel to and
from school. Safety is paramount in the minds
of parents nowadays and for this reason many
children were driven to the gate of the school.
Our concentration over the past few years
on walking and cycling to school has enabled
the children to examine their own fitness and
exercise levels and to enjoy the process of
travelling to school with their parents, siblings
and friends.
Focussing on this Green flag has developed an
awareness and appreciation for our environment.
Children are now walking up roads where once
they were driven up them...and we have seen
in particular an increase in cycling. Children
have become aware of the healthy aspects
of cycling and walking...therefore developing
personal skills.
We thoroughly support this initiative as a whole
school community and look forward in the future
to a healthier and fitter lifestyle!!”
John Williams, Principal, Divine Word NS,
Rathfarnham.
An Taisce
The National Trust for Ireland
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