This year’s Montgomery County
host school will be Bells Mill Elementary School. Students, teachers and
parents will gather at Cabin John Middle School at 9 a.m. and then begin their
walk to school at 9:30 a.m.
As part of its Walk to School Day
participation, Bells Mill will launch a “Fire Up Your Feet” challenge. During
the month of October, teachers, families and students are encouraged to work
together to create active lifestyles that keep families healthy and help kids
improve academic performance. An online activity tracker lets families and
staff log their physical activity such as walking, playing, bicycling and more.
Schools with the most family and school staff participation have the chance to
win a portion of more than $100,000 in awards being offered nationally. The
awards are calculated based on participation in such activities as “brain
breaks” or walk-a-thons.
Fire Up Your Feet is a program of the
Safe Routes to School National Partnership, the family engagement partner for
the national PTA and funded in large part by Kaiser Permanente.
