WelCom May 2022
St Francis Xavier School students in Tawa recently took part in Movin’March ‘Walking Bus’ to school. The students all met outside Our Lady of Fatima Church in Tawa then biked, scootered, or brought their ‘walking feet’ to join the ‘walking bus’. They walked from the church to St Francis Xavier School. Everyone brought their smiles to mark the end of a highly successful Movin’March.
Movin’March is a Greater Wellington Regional Council event, held over March, celebrating Year 0–8 students who walk, cycle, skate or scooter to school and the parents and caregivers who support active travel. Walking, biking and scooting to school can help increase independence, physical and mental health, decision making and road safety skills for tamariki – and the school benefits from less chaos at the school gate.