When school leaders and families share the responsibility, safe streets become second nature. Let’s set our students up for a safe, active, and successful school year!
Summer is officially wrapping up, and Utah’s neighborhood streets are trading quiet mornings for the vibrant chaos of a brand-new school year. Fresh sneakers are hitting the pavement, backpacks are stuffed to the brim, and kids are out walking, biking, and scootering to class in full force. But after months of driving on wide-open summer roads, it’s easy for drivers to forget how a familiar commute changes when the school bells start ringing. Before you put the keys in the ignition, remember that the most important back-to-school supply isn’t in a store aisle, it’s a heavy foot on the brake pedal.
While classrooms across the state sit quiet and school buses are parked for the season, the work of ensuring our students have access to safe,
Biking is not only a fun way to get around, it is also good for your health and the environment. Regular cycling lowers the risk
It’s Monday morning, and the neighborhood is a blur of yellow buses, oversized backpacks, and the sounds of energetic youngsters heading to school. For a
Stepping out for the morning trip to school, whether on two wheels or two feet, is a great way to build independence, but it requires a “safety-first” mindset to navigate the unpredictability of traffic.
For a number of reasons parents often feel safer driving their kids to school rather than letting them walk or bike. This creates quite a paradox: to keep our kids safe from the traffic around their school, we feel compelled to drive them. However, the danger of the school zone is the sheer volume of cars driving on the streets around our schools.
When winter arrives in Utah, it’s easy to default to driving your kids to school. The frosty air, icy sidewalks, and snow make the car seem like the coziest option. However, encouraging your child to walk to school, even in the cold, can have surprising benefits. Bundling up and taking a walk outside can boost their physical and mental health, build resilience, and teach safety skills.
Finding quality time to connect with your children can feel challenging in today’s fast-paced world. But there are simple and meaningful ways to nurture these connections, and one is as easy as heading outside for a walk or bike ride together.
Halloween is one of the most exciting nights of the year for kids, filled with costumes, candy, and adventure with friends. However, with all the fun comes an important responsibility: staying safe. Here are some essential tips to keep your kids safe while trick-or-treating.
The Safe Routes Walk & Roll Challenge encourages students to walk, bike, or roll to school safely, with fun prizes for participation. Walking, biking, or rolling to and from school isn’t just fun, it also promotes physical wellness, improves cognitive abilities, teaches critical social skills, encourages independence, and lowers anxiety and depression. Additionally, it cuts down on traffic around school zones and helps improve our air quality!
Safety has always been a big priority in the Jones household, so it was no surprise when Lincoln chose to research the history of the traffic light for his history project. Lincoln lives by a busy road and has witnessed many cars passing by his house daily. He has also heard many sirens rushing by to attend to crashes at the intersection close by. These observations, along with his mom being a crossing guard, sparked his interest in the importance of traffic lights and their role in preventing crashes.