{"id":6408,"date":"2017-12-15T16:34:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T16:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/?p=6408"},"modified":"2017-12-15T16:57:18","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T16:57:18","slug":"walking-to-school-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/12\/15\/walking-to-school-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking to School Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a bid to improve the health of our children and ease pollution, Riverbank was recently visited by WOW &#8211; the year long walk to school challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Pupils are encouraged to walk to school or, if appropriate, cycle or scooter to school. This, rather than be taken to school by car. We do understand that not everyone can walk to school. The children heard all about the reasons they should walk to school. Our WOW person was also accompanied by the WOW mascot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-6408-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/IMG_2841.jpg?fit=640%2C480\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6409&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2841&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The pupils listened attentively.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/IMG_2842-e1513355060129.jpg?fit=480%2C640\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6410&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2842&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;We heard about the pollution motor vehicles can cause.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/IMG_2845-e1513355108534.jpg?fit=480%2C640\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6412&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2845&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;We were asked for some helpers.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/IMG_2846.jpg?fit=640%2C480\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6413&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2846&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The helpers did a great job.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/IMG_2847.jpg?fit=640%2C480\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6414&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2847&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;They helped with the answering of questions.#&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/IMG_2848-e1513355100546.jpg?fit=480%2C640\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6415&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2848&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The WOW mascot was very energetic.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/IMG_2843-e1513355118270.jpg?fit=480%2C640\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6411&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2843&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The pupils were desperate to see the WOW mascot.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/IMG_2849-e1513355089219.jpg?fit=480%2C640\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6416&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2849&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;He encouraged the pupils to walk to school as often as they could.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/IMG_2850-e1513355081644.jpg?fit=480%2C640\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6417&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2850&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;He was great fun and so fit, because he walked everywhere.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/IMG_2851-e1513355072327.jpg?fit=480%2C640\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6418&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2851&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;He helped out with some of the questions.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/IMG_2852.jpg?fit=640%2C480\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6419&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2852&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;So\\u0026#8230;.let\\u0026#8217;s walk to school!&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n<p>Using an app in school, the children log how they get to school and pin badges are issued for those walking to school on a frequent basis. The children thoroughly enjoyed this informative assembly.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4808\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/blog\/2016\/12\/21\/riverbanks-christmas-concert\/badges-for-headed-paper\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Badges-for-Headed-Paper.png?fit=385%2C365&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"385,365\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"badges-for-headed-paper\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Badges-for-Headed-Paper.png?fit=385%2C365&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4808\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Badges-for-Headed-Paper.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Badges-for-Headed-Paper.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Badges-for-Headed-Paper.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNCRC \/ RRSA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 24 &#8211; Every child has the right to the best possible health,&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..and a clean environment so that they can stay healthy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a bid to improve the health of our children and ease pollution, Riverbank was recently visited by WOW &#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":6419,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-at-riverbank"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_2852.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6JM5L-1Fm","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6408"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6421,"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6408\/revisions\/6421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}