INTERNATIONAL WALK TO SCHOOL WEEK
In 1997, the Partnership for a Walkable America launched Walk our Children to School Day in Chicago. Canada held its first national Walk a Child to School Day in 1998 with participants from five provinces. In 2000, the first International Walk to School day officially began. Today, schools from all thirteen provinces and territories join millions of students worldwide as they walk to school.
Canada, the United States, Mexico, Great Britain, Ireland, France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Italy, India, Australia, and New Zealand are just some of the countries participating in International Walk to School Day.
To learn more about the international event, please visit www.iwalktoschool.org.
Join the movement and millions of walkers around the world as we walk to school during this week! Everyone is welcome to participate! Register your school online, and we’ll send you ideas and participant items related to the event.
Share your iWalk photos and stories by using the hashtag #iwalk.
World Walking Day
Held on the first Saturday of October, World Walking Day is a global Sport for All Movement event that unites walkers from around the world in an participating in an activity that is the largest and most diverse event of its kind.
World Walking Day brings together individuals and communities from all walks of life, transcending borders, time zones, and cultures. Participants are encouraged to choose any physical activity like walking, cycling, or running. The distance can be big or small, or even a stationary activity.