As we head into a busy and festive time of year, we know many schools are already getting involved in wonderful seasonal activities such as Elf Day, Christmas Jumper Day, or even a Reindeer Dash!
This December, we’re simply inviting you to add an active travel twist to the fun. Whether your pupils are dressed as elves, reindeer, or proudly wearing their favourite festive jumper, it’s a great opportunity to encourage walking, wheeling, scooting, cycling, or taking the bus, train, or—if the snow falls—maybe even a sledge or skis!
The Active Travel Days of December theme can also be used to link to other activities in the Modeshift STARS scheme to help towards gaining travel plan accreditation. For example you could organise a festive bling your wheels day, hold an active elf breakfast for those who walk or wheel or support a charity with fund raising activities with elf ears, Santa outfit or reindeer antlers as part of the school or workplace journey.
You can take part in as many, or as few, activities as you wish, and mix and match them to suit your plans for the month. There’s no set order, just join in however works best for your school community.
We’ve created two great resources, a version for primary and secondary schools to use.
Primary Active Advent (Pdf 980 Kb)
Secondary Active Advent (Pdf 1Mb)
We’d love to see and hear all about your active travel days of December activities so please share them with us on the Team Modeshift social media channels and remember to use the hashtag #ModeshiftActiveTravelDecember
