Sign up for Super Wow for book bonanza

The Super Wow (Walk on Wednesday) scheme is now open to schools wanting to join for the 2018-2019 academic year - and schools who do so before July 1 will go into a prize draw to win 400 books.

Titles include the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney, a box set of David Walliams books including Gangsta Granny and Mr Stink, and the Aliens Love Underpants collection by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort.

Super Wow is run by the KM Charity Team and works by turning walking to school into a competition. In each participating school, children are asked to walk to school on Wednesdays - and there’s a weekly trophy for the best or most improved class, as well as stickers and certificates for individual children.

Every month there are big prizes for the best classes in each district - such as tickets to Kent attractions like Wildwood, Leeds Castle, and Planet Ice skating rink, as well as storytelling visits from authors, children’s television presenters, and sporting heroes.

The scheme has been a proven success across Kent, removing 318,000 car journeys from roads during school-run hours last academic year.

In addition, pupils can study for the KM Charity Team’s road safety tests - earning certificates at bronze, silver, and gold level - and schools are given resources for its Green Champions scheme, which rewards children who encourage environmental awareness.

Walk to school project officer Sarah Clyne said: “300,000 car journeys off the road is 300,000 fewer cars producing pollution - not to mention a huge drop in the number of cars jostling for space at the school gate. At the same time, participating schools generated around 700,000 green journeys; that’s an average of 18,000 children walking, cycling, or scooting at least part of the way to school once a week, every week.”

She added: “This doesn’t just have the obvious benefits for their physical health - Headteachers also tell us the children are turning up at school more alert and ready for their lessons because the exercise and fresh air has woken them up. And the pupils tell us they like it because it’s extra time in the day they can spend with their friends or family.”

For more information, or to sign up, visit the KM Walk to School website or contact Sarah on 08442 640291 or sclyne@thekmgroup.co.uk.

Photo caption: Simon Dolby, chief executive of the KM Charity Team, with the books to be won by a school
joining the charity’s green travel scheme.

Contact Details

Sarah Clyne
Telephone: 08442 640291
Email: sclyne@thekmgroup.co.uk