Winter Walk Day
Winter is as good a time as any to walk. Schools, youth groups and others are invited to walk to school, have an intentional walk or go for a hike on Winter Walk Day. Don’t let cold, wind, snow or rain keep children and youth from heading out for a walk. If they dress properly and practice winter safety, they’re ready to go! Walking is fun when you walk together. It’s good for our bodies because of the extra physical activity. It’s good for the Earth if you walk as transportation because it cuts down on the number of polluting cars on our streets.
For Winter Walk Day 2010, which was any day in February, 194 schools and organizations participated! Congratulations to participants for celebrating winter.
NS curriculum connections for Winter Walk Day (grades P to 6)
Be safe near snowplows with Sammy Snowplow
Winter Walk Day is a partnership of Take The Roof Off Winter (TTROW), Active & Safe Routes to School of the Ecology Action Centre and the Heart&Stroke Walkabout . Take The Roof Off Winter (TTROW) is Nova Scotia’s winter active campaign designed to help Nova Scotians of all ages improve their health and quality of life by being outdoors and active this winter. TTROW is coordinated in partnership by Recreation Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Department of Health Promotion and Protection.
