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International Walk+Roll to School Day

International Walk+Roll to School Day will be Wednesday October 9, 2024

We encourage schools to plan events to encourage walking and rolling during the month of October. We will provide more resources to help you plan events and order free incentives as the event moves closer.

 

Our 2018 Walk+Roll to School Day saw 287 Oregon Schools register and participate! We heard from teachers, parents, SRTS coordinators and enthusiasts from around the state about their Walk+Roll celebrations. Join our Facebook group to share ideas and successes with other school champions from across Oregon.

To help guide your International Walk+Roll to School Day event planning, please download this toolkit. In it are provided social media designs, copy suggestions, activity suggestions and more! Copy suggestions are currently only available in English, with Spanish copy coming soon.

Art Contest

This fall, we are hosting an art contest! Learn more here, and be sure to submit your art before October 31 to win a prize! Download the flyer here.

Order Incentives

Incentive ordering is open! Please order incentives here. Order by September 27 to have your incentives in time for International Walk+Roll to School Day. Ordering will remain open throughout October for other fall events.

  • Stickers
  • Reflective shoelaces
  • Pencils
  • Comics
  • Bookmarks
  • Activity sheets
  • Coloring books

Schools in Portland, Tigard, Bend, Hillsboro, Eugene, and Springfield–please see your local Safe Routes websites to register and receive incentives. To get connected with your local coordinator, email lindsay@thestreettrust.org.

 

Promote your event on social media!

Please feel free to download and use the content below to promote your events. All content is in both English and Spanish, unless stated otherwise.

 

More Information on Walk+Roll to School Day

International Walk+Roll to School Day is a global event that involves communities from more than 40 countries walking and rolling to school on the same day. It began in 1997 as a one-day event, over time, it has become part of a movement for year-round safe routes to school. Today, thousands of schools across America–from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico–participate every October. Walk+Roll to School Day takes place on the first full week of October each year, and we strongly encourage schools to have students walk+roll for the whole month of October to encourage healthy habits that will continue all year long. Your school can choose to participate one day, one day per week, one day over multiple weeks, or the entire month.

Thank you to our partners and sponsors: Oregon Department of Transportation, and Oregon Screen Impressions.