Koondrook Primary Gets Ready to Walk to School

There will be some friendly competitiveness at Koondrook Primary during October with classes competing against each other for the 'prestigious' Gannawarra Golden Shoe trophy as part of this year's Gannawarra VicHealth Walk to School program - even the school chooks are excited!

This will be Koondrook Primary’s fourth year participating in the Walk to School program. Last year 89% of students walked, rode, skated or scooted 689 times during October - that’s about 495 kilometres - equivalent to walking from Koondrook to Melbourne and back to Bendigo!

Koondrook Primary also recently became the sixth Gannawarra primary school to be presented with a Get Active Statement. The Get Active Statement recognises the school’s commitment to active and healthy living and demonstrates the local partnership approach between schools, Gannawarra Shire Council and partner agencies to support every child to have a great start to life.

 

All eleven primary schools across the Gannawarra Shire are participating in this year’s Walk to
School program with students encouraged to ride, walk or scoot to and from school, the school bus or while at school, throughout October.

The Walk to School program promotes the importance of children being Active and Healthy in their communities and fitting at least 60 minutes of physical activity into their daily lives. Getting actively to school, the school bus, or while at school not only helps keep children fit and healthy, it also helps them to stay alert, to concentrate and improves learning outcomes.

The Gannawarra VicHealth Walk to School program is rolled out across the Gannawarra Shire as a Gannawarra Local Agency Meeting (GLAM) partnership project. This is a partnership between Gannawarra Shire Council, Northern District Community Health, Kerang District Health, Cohuna District Hospital, Mallee District Aboriginal Service, Victoria Police, with support from the Southern Mallee Primary Care Partnership.

Walk to School is a VicHealth initiative. For more information go to: http://www.walktoschool.vic.gov.au/

Follow along with the Gannawarra VicHealth Walk to School program: https://www.facebook.com/HealthyGannawarra

and our Gannawarra Walk to School BLOG: http://gannawarrawalkstoschool.blogspot.com.au/