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Make Movin’March Your Child’s Mission

School children and their parents are getting into gear for this year’s Movin’March – a region-wide campaign to encourage active travel to and from school, which runs from 5-29 March.

Greater Wellington Regional Council developed the campaign, which is supported by other local councils. GW’s school travel coordinator Kirsty Barr, says there’s lots of fun activities planned including the WOW Passport Challenge, back for its third year.

“The WOW passport challenge is a popular highlight of the month. Students who walk or wheel their way to school get their passport stamped and go into the draw to win one of 6 $300 Avanti vouchers. There’s also a poster competition, WOW family day, parent photo competition and plenty of class activities to engage the children and also get them moving.”

Now in its eighth year, Movin’March aims to promote active travel to school – whether it be walking, cycling, skating or scootering

“There are obvious benefits, the main one which is exercise, but there’s so much more they’re gaining. Children are developing connections, getting to know their neighbourhood including learning vital road-safety skills. This development helps a child break down barriers and build a positive sense of place,” says Kirsty.
Movin’March is also for people who live too far away and have to use car transport because they can use “Park and Stride” or Walking Pou. “This is where we’re encouraging parents to find places to park that still give students the opportunity to walk a bit of the way to and from school. We want all families to give it a go at least once during the month. But we still need schools to be the main focus for registration.”
Any school in the Wellington Region can take part and online registering is easy. Once the school is registered it’s all about getting as many families involved as possible says Kirsty.

People can find out more about Movin’March here: movinmarch.com

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