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Best Practices: Walking School Buses & Bike Trains April 9, 2014
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• Submit questions with the Questions dialogue box on the control panel.
• We’ll answer all of the questions at the end of the webinar
• If you’re having technical
difficulties, please email [email protected]
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Webinar Agenda
• What and Why? • Walking School Buses • Bike Trains • Roundtable • Q & A
Ashburn Elementary School, Ashburn
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What are Walking School Buses and Bike Trains?
• Adult supervised walk or bike to school.
• Pre-determined route and meet up points or “stops.”
• Rotating schedule of adult leaders.
• Can be school-sponsored or “organic.”
Ashlawn Elementary School, Arlington
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Why Walking School Buses & Bike Trains?
• Adult supervision • Safety • Convenience • Community engagement • Fun • Pedestrian and bicycle
safety education • Healthy activity
Wolftrap Elementary School, Vienna
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WALKING SCHOOL BUS
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W. H. Keister Elementary School
• Anne Lintner [email protected]
• Sonny Rodriguez [email protected]
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W. H. Keister Elementary School
W.H. Keister Elementary School, Harrisonburg
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Ashlawn Elementary School
Ashlawn Elementary School, Arlington
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Walking School Buses
Walking School Bus Flyer and Walking Route Map for Keister Elementary School
• What was the impetus for starting a walking school bus?
• How did you get it off the
ground?
• What were some of the challenges you faced?
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Walking School Buses
• How has the program evolved over time?
• What are your plans for the future?
W.H. Keister Elementary School, Harrisonburg
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BIKE TRAINS
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Wolftrap Elementary School
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Bike Trains
• What was the impetus for starting a bike train?
• How did you get it off the ground?
• What were some of the challenges you faced?
Wolftrap Elementary School, Vienna
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Bike Trains
• How has the bike train evolved over time?
• What are your plans for the future?
Wolftrap Elementary School, Vienna
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Bike Trains
• Video • http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/worldwide-day-of-
play-2012-bike-train-clip.html
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ROUNDTABLE
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Roundtable
Marshall Road Elementary School, Vienna
• What advice do you have for other communities?
• How do you cultivate support and interest?
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Roundtable
• How do you recruit volunteers?
• What are the benefits of walking school buses and bike trains?
• Resources
WalkingSchoolBus.Org SafeRoutesInfo.Org
Ashlawn Elementary School, Arlington
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Question and Answer
W.H. Keister Elementary School, Harrisonburg
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