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Our Lady of the Angels RC Primary School
Working together, playing together, praying togetherCyd weithio, cyd chwarae, cyd weddio
WOW - The Walk to School Challenge
Living Streets’ WOW – the walk to school challenge is back to help encourage as many children as possible to experience the benefits of walking to school. We are one of 170 schools taking part across Wales with thanks to funding from Welsh Government.
As you know, WOW is a pupil-led initiative where children self-report how they get to school every day. If they travel actively (walk/wheel, cycle, scoot or Park and Stride) at least once a week for a month, they get rewarded with a badge. It's that easy!
What are the benefits of walking to school? Children feel happier and healthier, arriving at school refreshed, and ready to learn. Walking also helps to reduce congestion and pollution at the school gates.
What if we can’t walk to school?
If driving, ‘Park and Stride’ to help your child earn their WOW badges. Park at least ten minutes away from the school and walk the remaining journey (the map shows our school’s active travel zone, please park outside of the zone).
If using public transport, hop off at least ten minutes away and walk the rest (recorded as ‘other’ on the WOW Travel Tracker).
Where walking to school isn’t an option, we work with schools to establish a bespoke approach to WOW that works best for their pupils’ needs. If you have any questions on the adaptability of WOW or have suggestions of how we can improve, please email walktoschool@livingstreets.org.uk
The WOW badges
There are 11 new WOW badges to be earned, one for every month of the school year. This year’s WOW badge theme is Walk with Imagination, with a selection of badges ranging from a Bird's Eye View to Road Surfing up for grabs.
If you have any questions about the programme, or to find more information and useful videos, visit: livingstreets.org.uk/wowlaunch
Let’s swap those school runs for school walks.
Calling all parents, carers, grandparents and family members! As part of WOW, we would love to give you the opportunity to have your say about the walking environment around our school. Living Streets can help you join with others to improve the streets around school, making them safer for everyone. To find out more, get in contact with Aisha Hannibal (Aisha.hannibal@livingstreets.org.uk).