{"id":7037,"date":"2017-10-01T20:08:50","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T00:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=7037"},"modified":"2017-10-01T17:49:52","modified_gmt":"2017-10-01T21:49:52","slug":"join-us-walk-school-day-october-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=7037","title":{"rendered":"Join Us on Walk-to-School Day on October 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Join schools from across the city on International Walk-to-School Day on Wednesday, October 4 and share your experience.<\/p>\n<h3>Post your pictures and videos on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/acpsk12\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPSk12\">Twitter<\/a>. Tag us (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACPSk12\">@ACPSK12<\/a>) and use the hashtag #ACPSWalks.<\/h3>\n<p>In neighborhoods throughout the city, parents, guardians and students will be lacing up their shoes and strapping up their sneakers as they prepare to walk to school.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7061\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-29-at-12.47.39-PM-260x130.png\" alt=\"walk-to-school logo\" width=\"260\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-29-at-12.47.39-PM-260x130.png 260w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-29-at-12.47.39-PM-201x100.png 201w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-29-at-12.47.39-PM.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>In Alexandria, Walk-to-School is a community affair with broad participation and support throughout the city. Here is how some of our schools are participating:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students not within walking distance at some of our schools will be dropped off at a safe location blocks away from their school so that they can walk the remaining distance.<\/li>\n<li>Some schools will hand out \u201cI walked to school today\u201d stickers to celebrate walkers.<\/li>\n<li>At one school, students will be entered into a raffle to win fun prizes. They will also hold Walking Wednesdays throughout the month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/Domain\/22\">James K. Polk Elementary School<\/a>, Walk-to-School day is a pretty big affair, complete with loads of parent and community volunteers, stickers, healthy snacks, sidewalk chalk, and a fun rally with the school\u2019s owl mascot.\u00a0Take a look at the fun Walk-to-School Day festivities from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=4131\">last year<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=388\">year prior<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The goals of Walk-to-School Day are to promote the benefits of walking and biking to school and the development of a walking and biking friendly community by creating safe routes to school. As part of our commitment to health and wellness, ACPS recently hired a part-time Safe Routes to Schools coordinator. Learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexandriava.gov\/localmotion\/info\/default.aspx?id=11552\">Safe Routes to School<\/a> program in Alexandria and download school walking maps.<\/p>\n<p>International Walk to School Day is a global event that involves communities from more than 40 countries walking and biking to school on the same day. It began in 1997 as a one-day event. Over time, this event has become part of a movement for year-round safe routes to school.<\/p>\n<h3>Drivers, please expect higher than normal pedestrian traffic on Wednesday. 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