Schools wowed by green travel

All of the schools taking part in a KM Charity Team survey about its green travel scheme Active Wow said pupils were walking to school more as a result of being involved in the initiative.

Almost two-thirds said they believed Active Wow was responsible for reducing congestion at their school gates; and that it had a positive impact on pupils’ behaviour, knowledge and performance.

More than 43% said pupils’ concentration and activity levels had improved and 37% said they had a better awareness of road-safety issues.

The results also suggested that the scheme helped to nurture school communities:

• 53% of respondents said parents were more actively involved with the school community
• 40% said everyone was working towards making their school a greener place.

Active Wow encourages families to walk to school, with classes competing each week to be awarded the Green Class of the Week Trophy. Monthly inter-school challenges award winning classes tickets to leisure attractions or visits by storytellers.

Schools can find out more about Active Wow or join for the 2019/20 academic year at the Active Wow website

Contact Details

Kathy Beel
Telephone: 08442 640291
Email: kbeel@thekmgroup.co.uk