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Welcome to Feet First

Welcome to Feet First

Tēnā koutou 

Feet First 2010 encourages year 1 – 8 school students to walk to school safely with a caregiver, friend, or organised walking group at least once a week, every week, during term time.

Education Website - check it out

This link will take you to the new road and rail safety education portal for schools. On this site you can find useful ideas and resources to help create your local curriculum content on safe travel. You can also read stories from other school and their communities.  Find out more about the new storyboard and movie competitions here.

2010 Picture Book Competition Active Safe Travel - 2010

Feet First is running the picture book competition again this year. Last year's winner, Otonga School, had their book 'Pancake's Lucky Adventure' sent to every school library.  Information about the 2010 Picture Book Competition and the entry pack will be available from this site on 16 August and the competition closes on November 12 at 5pm.

Be one of the 20 schools to win $500 sports vouchers

There are 20 vouchers to be won over the next two school terms in 2010. Schools need to enter eight weeks of data showing how many students walked, scooted, skate-boarded, cycled or used public transport safely to school for one day a week over eight weeks of the term.

Congratulations to the following 10 schools who each won $500 of sports vouchers Term 2 2010 Sports Vouchers these schools submitted at least eight weeks of data that recorded walking to school once a week.

Avonhead School
Cambridge School
Dargaville Primary School
Point View School
Rotary Park School
Mangakino Area School
Macleans Primary School
St Thomas More Catholic School
Tahatai Coast School 
Bethlehem School

Pai te haare maa raro - walking is good

What's new?

Sports vouchers $500 for 10 schools

10 sports vouchers of $500, drawn every term.

 


Active Travel Workshops: June 2010

4 workshops which integrate Active transport with the NZ curriculum document

 


Win active travel books

$1000 x3 collections of books to be won


Get involved

 

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    Term 3 Travel wise Newsletter

    Connecting schools and road safety

    Blustery Weather Doesn’t Stop Arataki School

    Recollections from our House Leaders……..

    Track, trains and new resources

    NZTA's education portal

    Making Connections - Linking Digitally

    Linking with ICT PD  and the NZTA Education website

    Park and Walk fun

    Park a bit further away from the school gate and walk

    Waitaki Active Safe Transport

    Welcome to the second newsletter for 2010

    School Travel Plan

    Want to start or update a school travel plan?

    • New Zealand Transport Agency. Waka Kotahi.
    • newzealand.govt.nz website.