Back to School is an annual campaign that encourages students and families to build healthy habits in September by choosing active journeys to school. This page offers materials, resources, and activities to help schools, school boards, and practitioners promote active school travel in their communities.

Social Media:

• Back to School Sample Messages – download at right/below.Back to School Graphics:
  • Practice your Route: Image 1, Image 2, Image 3
  • Drive to 5: Image 1, Image 2, Image 3
  • Get Your Walk On: Image 1, Image 2, Image 3, Image 4
  • Get Your Wheel On

Materials

• OSTA’s Safety Tips Poster/Flyer

Examples

• Back to School Tips 
• Hop! App and Toolkit  
• Trip Tracking Tool Poster 
• Examples of Routes to School Maps 
• Windsor’s Walking Route Safety Checklist 
• CAA’s School Zone Safety Tips 
• STSWR’s Walk to School Checklist for Parents 
• Sidewalk Smarts Passport to Independent Travel

Activities: 

• Songs to Walk n’ Roll to: PDF | Playlist
• OSTA’s iWalked/iWheeled Colouring Sheet 
• OSTA’s Pedestrian Challenge Bingo 
• ParticipAction’s Family Walking Games
• STSWR’s Things You See Bingo 
• STSWR’s Traffic Signs Bingo 
• STSWR’s Bike Safety Bingo 
• STSWR’s Infrastructure Bingo 
• STSWR Benefits of Active Transportation Bingo 

En Français: 

• Affiches publicitaires pour réseaux sociaux: Image 1, Image 2, Image 3, Image 4