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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
Students who attend the Viveiros
Elementary School began their first "Walking School
Bus" of the school year on November 16, 2016. The "Bus"
will leave from the Sunset Hill Housing Development every day of the week throughout the
remaining school year, thanks to
School Vice Principal Frederick McClelland who has begun the daily walks. 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 all of the attention on academic achievement, children's physical
health is too often ignored as an essential part of learning," stated
Picard. "Similar walking
groups now head to the Doran Community School,
the Letourneau
Elementary School and the Fonseca
Elementary School, demonstrating that it can be done safely and with lots of
participation from children," she added. Click here for
an three-minute  video
of the first day of the Viveiros walk. For more information, contact Marcia
Picard at 774-319-0107.
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(Top row) Viveiros Elementary School Vice Principal Frederick McClelland waits with Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard for children to join them in the Sunset Hill Housing Development but find no takers on the first day. (Row two) The two head to the Abbot Court Park where they are joined by Mia Marcelo and her mother. (Row three) The group is then joined by Williams Augusto and Nathan Pavao, with Williams donning the "caboose" safety vest as they head to the school a few blocks away. (Bottom row) The group gets help from crossing guard Angel Calcano, and Williams relinquishes his vest as he heads into the building. |
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