Eco Warriors

We have chosen to be part of an exciting initiative to encourage more children and their families to walk to school. WOW – the walk to school challenge is delivered by Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking, to help as many children as possible experience the benefits of walking to school.

 The pupil-led challenge enables children to self-report how they get to school every day.  If they travel actively (walk/wheel, cycle, scoot or Park and Stride) at least once a week for a month, they get rewarded with a badge.  It’s that simple!

What are the benefits of walking to school?

• Children feel happier and healthier
• They arrive to school refreshed and ready to learn
• Helps reduce congestion and pollution at the school gates.

What is a WOW badge?

There are 10 badges to be earned from October 2024 – July 2025. Each badge has been designed by a pupil from across the UK as part of our annual WOW Badge Design Competition. This academic year the badge theme is Walk With Imagination.  A new badge can be earned every month if pupils’ walk/wheel, cycle, scoot or Park and Stride at least once a week.  These are all made from recycled materials.

The WOW badges:

What if we can’t walk to school?

 If driving, ‘Park and Stride’ to help your child earn their WOW badges. Park at least ten minutes away from the school and walk the remaining journey.  If using public transport, hop off at least ten minutes away and walk the rest.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this further, please don’t hesitate to speak to your class teacher about this.

Our Eco Warriors help everyone in school care for the environment by saving energy and reducing waste.  We have put up bright, friendly reminder signs to encourage pupils and teachers to switch off the lights when they are not needed.