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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
Students from the Maple
Gardens Family Development who attend the Letourneau
Elementary School have an opportunity to join a "Walking School
Bus" every day of the week throughout the school year, thanks to
School Vice-Principal
David Assad who leads the daily one-mile walks. "Students have an
enjoyable social experience and get some much-needed exercise so they
arrive at school ready to learn," states Assad. Walking to school has
been a primary objective of Partners
School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard who organizes walk
to school events twice a year at all of the Fall River Public Schools.
"With so much attention on academic achievement, children's physical
health is too often ignored as an essential part of learning," stated
Picard. "This group, led by Mr. Assad, and a similar daily walking
group at the Doran Community School led by School Safety Officer Brenda
Racine, demonstrate that it can be done safely and with lots of
participation from children," she added. Click here for
an five-minute  video
of the Letoureau walk on June 25, 2015. For more information, contact David
Assad at 508-676-2170 or Marcia
Picard at 774-319-0107.
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(Top row) Children gather at a street corner within the Maple Gardens Family Development, including some children who are driven to the site by parents who want their children to walk. (Row two) Vice-Principal David Assad checks the names off list of students whose parents have signed them up for the group. (Row three) The group heads up Aetna Street to Stafford Road where they cross paths with some older students who are walking to a middle school. (Row three) Crossing Guard Ilka Encaracion greets them at the corner of Anthony Street where the group proceeds to the school, picking up additional children as they go. (Bottom row) The students arrive at the school where they are greeted at the door by Office Secretary Brenda Denny and School Principal Brian Raposo. |
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