RideWise and Somerset County celebrate Walk to School Month

Two women in a school gymnasium are instructing a group of students sitting on the floor, watching the two women.

October was Walk to School Month, and we’ve been teaching students about pedestrian and bike safety all month long! RideWise visited several Somerset County schools last month to give “Safety Town” pedestrian safety presentations, teaching students how to walk and bike to school safely, especially in advance of Halloween, when many students would be walking and trick-or-treating after dark.

1,400+ students from Bound Brook’s Smalley Elementary School, North Plainfield’s Stony Brook School and East End School, and Bridgewater’s Crim Elementary School have all taken part in our Safety Town this month! RideWise also participated in Stony Brook’s Walk-a-Thon, a day-long educational event that taught students about the benefits and joy of walking.

To have a pedestrian safety class in your school, contact us at staff@ridewise.org.

A woman stands by a projector, facing a large group of students sitting on the floor of a school gymnasium, as she teaches a lesson.

A woman leads a line of students in a school gymnasium along a mat made to look like a street, with a toy crosswalk, traffic light, stop sign, and yield sign.