The Massachusetts Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program promotes healthy alternatives for children and parents in their travel to and from school. It educates students, parents and community members on the value of walking and bicycling for travel to and from school. Matthew Wall of MassRIDES Safe Routes to School program returned to the Viveiros Elementary School on October 2nd to prepare children for the International Walk to School Day on October 7, 2009. Unfortunately, that day turned out to be a very rainy day so most children were not able to walk on that day but were encouraged to walk on other days. Click here for pictures of Matthew's first visit to the school in April, 2009. Click here and here for photos of last year's pilot walk-to-school programs. Click here for the Herald News article. For more information about the program, contact Children In Balance Project Manager Marcia Picard at 508-324-2228.
 

(Top row) Assistant Principal Melissa Homol introduces Matthew Wall to the children at the assembly. (Middle row) Matthew talks to children about the benefits of walking to school and asks them to tell him how to safely cross the street at a crosswalk. (Bottom row, left) A student enthusiastically responds to a question. (Bottom row, right) Kindergarten teacher Crystal Medeiros holds some Stop, Look and Listen bookmarks that she will distribute to her students when they return to the classroom.

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