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Walking to school proves educational

 
BY WENDY K. KLEINMAN | Published: October 9, 2008    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Walking to school Wednesday was nothing new for prekindergartener Nathaniel Dawson, 5. His father, Payton Dawson, walks him to school every morning.

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KEY FACTS
Walking or biking benefits

• Increased physical activity


• Reduced traffic


• Improved

air quality


• Community

involvement

Source: www.walktoschool.org

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But Wednesday they were joined by more than 200 students and parents from Western Village Academy in Oklahoma City for International Walk to School Day.

Statewide, the number of students estimated to join forces on neighborhood streets more than doubled over last year, said Ernestine Mbroh, the state Transportation Department’s Safe Routes to School program director. More than 12,000 children from nearly 40 schools in the state participated last year, she said, and 68 schools registered events this year.

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