Koondrook Primary School Steps Out to Celebrate Walking to School

 

Students at the Koondrook Primary School went on a community walk on Thursday 19 October 2017 as part of the school’s involvement in the VicHealth Walk to School program.

 

 

Following the walking track from the school to the new Koondrook Wharf, the children checked out what was going on in their community and enjoyed spending time chit-chatting along the way.

Koondrook is located on the banks of the Murray River. Squeezing lots of activity into the school day is something that Koondrook Primary School students love doing and as part of the community walk, the children got the chance to play at the park and have some fun on the exercise equipment.

 

After using lots of energy walking and playing, they got to enjoy some healthy fruit and a glass of milk before heading into the classroom for a big day of learning.

All ten primary schools across the Gannawarra Shire are participating in this year’s Walk to School program with students encouraged to ride, walk or scoot to and from school, the school bus or while at school, throughout October.

The Walk to School program promotes the importance of children being Active and Healthy in their communities and fitting at least 60 minutes of physical activity into their daily lives. Getting actively to school, the school bus, or while at school not only helps keep children fit and healthy, it also helps them to stay alert, to concentrate and improves learning outcomes.

The Gannawarra VicHealth Walk to School program is rolled out across the Gannawarra Shire as a Gannawarra Local Agency Meeting (GLAM) partnership project. This is a partnership between Gannawarra Shire Council, Northern District Community Health, Kerang District Health, Cohuna District Hospital, Mallee District Aboriginal Service, Mallee Family Care, Victoria Police and the Southern Mallee Primary Care Partnership.

Walk to School is a VicHealth initiative. For more information go to: https://www.walktoschool.vic.gov.au/, https://www.facebook.com/HealthyGannawarra/ or our BLOG: http://gannawarrawalkstoschool.blogspot.com.au.

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