by Xuedan Xu | 1 Feb, 2022 | Events
The winter season can be a challenging time for many of us – it gets dark early and it can be so cold outside that all we want to do is cuddle up beside our toasty heaters. While the weather outside may look frightful, spending time outdoors during the winter season...
by Fenella Hood | 19 Feb, 2020 | Events
This year, the Winter Walk Day celebration period has been extended to March 13th so it’s not too late to join the more than 300 schools that have already registered. Sign up here and your school could win a $200 gift certificate from Scholar’s Choice. WWD 2020...
by Fenella Hood | 17 Feb, 2019
Winter Walk Day Winter Walk Day (WWD) is an annual celebration of winter walking that takes place on the first Wednesday of February. Schools across Ontario will celebrate WWD with special events on Wednesday, February 7th, 2024, or throughout the month. We encourage...
by Fenella Hood | 17 Jan, 2020 | News, Newsletters
Click here for the Winter 2020 issue of iWalk-iWheel News. Read about:Winter Walk Day (WWD) 2020, Reducing Traffic Speed, Walk together Wednesdays and...
by Xuedan Xu | 10 Jan, 2023 | Events, Newsletter, Newsletters
Join hundreds of communities across Ontario as they choose to walk, wheel, bike, and scoot to school on Winter Walk Day (WWD)! WWD, celebrated on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023, and throughout the entire month of February, is an annual celebration of active school...
by Charlotte Estey | 25 Aug, 2022 | News
It can be intimating to walk or bike to school when the route to get there doesn’t feel safe; maybe there are fast cars, big trucks, or an icy layer of snow. In Toronto – one of the cities where we deliver School Travel Planning – many residents have natural...
by Jose Joy | 28 Apr, 2022 | News
The call to involve the younger generation in climate action is growing louder every day. Collingwood’s On The Move active school travel project is answering these calls by bringing in youngsters to help promote walking and wheeling to school at four elementary...
by Fenella Hood | 8 Aug, 2017
Walk and wheel events Promote walking and wheeling by participating in these seasonal events celebrated by schools across Ontario every year: International Walk to School Month International Walk to School Month (IWALK) is an annual mass celebration of active...
by Fenella Hood | 20 Feb, 2020 | News
Click here for the February 2020 issue of OAST News. Read about: OAST spotlight Thunder Bay, Winter Walk Day 2020, the new research project that will measure the impact of AST and...
by Nicole Roach | 19 Oct, 2022 | News
Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) and EnviroCentre’s ‘Walk a Block’ signs (photo by EnviroCentre via Twitter) Many parents and caregivers must drive their children to school because of far distances, mobility challenges, and/or other barriers. However,...
by Nicole Roach | 12 Jul, 2022
Resources Ideas, toolkits, reports, and guides to help get more kids using active transportation: Ideas Lab A searchable catalogue of inspirational ideas and how-to resources that will help families, schools, and practitioners get started and take action. Walking...
by Jose Joy | 22 Sep, 2021 | News
Teacher Tina Smith from Stonebridge Public School in Markham, ON takes the phrase ‘lead by example’ seriously. Amidst the pandemic and school closures, she created certificates and checklists to promote Ontario Active School Travel’s seasonal events...
by Jose Joy | 16 Sep, 2021 | News
Ottawa’s EnviroCentre is set to gamify walking to school with a new tool. The organization is working with Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) to develop and launch a new Walk to School App, called Hop!. The application will offer a fun and innovative way...
by Fenella Hood | 20 Aug, 2019 | Events
It’s that busy Back to School time already, and time to start planning your encouragement events to get more kids walking and wheeling to school. The dates of the four seasonal events are as follows: International Walk to School Day (IWALK) – 2 October 2019 Winter...
by Fenella Hood | 22 May, 2019
OAST Fund – Round 3 Round 3 of the Ontario Active School Travel Fund is now closed to applications. To find out more about the Fund’s criteria and application process: Read the Program Guide – includes Fund guidelines, criteria and application process....
by Fenella Hood | 8 Aug, 2017
Steps to success Steps to success: The Five E’s To ensure a comprehensive, inclusive, and sustainable approach to getting students walking and cycling, active school travel programs succeed best when they address all of the Five E’s: education encouragement...
by Nicole Roach | 8 Aug, 2022
Policy Recommendations Looking for policy advice to support active school travel in your community? Welcome to the home of policy recommendations that can be applied in communities across Canada to encourage active transportation for the school journey. Green...
by Nicole Roach | 4 Apr, 2022 | Events
After many months of enduring the harsh Canadian winter, spring is finally upon us! With the snow melting, birds chirping, and sun shining, it is a great time to journey outside. To hop, leap, jump, skip, or “spring” into the new season, we encourage families to...
by Jose Joy | 22 Sep, 2021 | News
“You have to get out and just do it” – that’s the response from Kitchener-based parents Jorg and Katha Broschek when asked about how their family got into active school travel. Their ‘cycling school bus’ became popular on social media...
by Fenella Hood | 8 Aug, 2017
About us Green Communities Canada (GCC) has been a leading organization promoting active school travel for two decades. We do this through research, advocacy, resources, partnerships, and on-the-ground programming. Our work is focused on the goal of making walking,...
