Walking school bus kit

Walking school buses are a safe, active and healthy way for children to get to school. And they're energy efficient and pollution free. A walking school bus is just as it sounds - an organised group of children walking to school together, with caregiver volunteers, the ‘drivers'. Volunteers pick up kids and drop them off at specific stops on a designated walking route. All the children are looked after by the volunteers, who ensure they arrive at school or their home stop safely. Many caregivers drive their kids to school because of safety fears. Walking school bus groups are focused around personal safety and road safety awareness. Kit contains: a book, 'The walking school bus - A guide for parents and teachers'; CD-ROM; transfers; school book labels; posters and postcards to advertise your 'buses' and meetings; travel cards to promote use of your bus; info cards on other walking buses, websites and road safety tips; feedback form. Copy 1 of the kit includes a video and an extra copy of the CD-ROM. In July 2006 the responsibility for this kit was passed from the EECA to Land Transport.