Car-Free Day - 22 September
Climate change is a real problem, and the effects of climate change are being felt right now in countries in the Pacific such as Kiribati. Watch and find out how it's affecting Kiribati on the Unicef website. Your challenge is to take action for climate change by reducing the number of cars that come to school on Thursday, 22nd September. This day is also World Car Free Day. You never know this could take off, and last longer than one day, so good luck and register your school with Unicef now. Email Unicef your details, school name, contact person, approximate number of students taking part by 1st September, and they will send you a registration pack. Registration packs include stickers, flyers/posters to promote your day, teaching resources and a certificate of appreciation. Packs will be sent out in early September. Find out more information on how you can take part in our climate day challenge. Car-Free Day 2010 - Go Green & Be Seen! Last year we encouraged schools to wear bright green for Car-Free Day. Below are some of the ideas we gave schools. You might like to use one of these ideas in conjunction with the Climate Day Challenge.
Go Car-Free for the Unicef Climate Day Challenge
Car-Free Day activity ideas:
- Decorate the school fence, gate, or entrance with green ribbons, balloons or pictures
- Walk & Wheel day – invite everyone to come by foot, scooter, cycle or skateboard
- Fancy Feet day – have an assembly of decorated shoes
- All-in day – have every student walk at least part of the way to school – imagine, no cars at the gate!
- Re-cycled parade – decorate bicycles, or shoes, with recycled materials
- Create a sign to thank people for not driving to your school
- Colour in a shoe with a Car-Free Attitude (download the black line master off the website - www.gw.govt/carfreeschools)
- Decorate a fridge magnet or keychain with a new Car-Free message for the whole family
- Set up a Green Zone with displays and projects in the school that are green (gardens, active transport initiatives, environmental projects etc.)
- Parking party – see how many students can fit into one empty parking space (approximately 2.4m x 5m) or see what games you can play in a space that size
- Free Ride Area – designate an area where students can wheel at break times on this special day
- Green Feast – bring healthy green foods (apples, grapes, honeydew, kiwifruit, pears, broccoli, cucumbers, leafy greens, peas, capsicum, avocado) and have a Car-Free celebration lunch
- Get your students to plan and discuss their route to school using the Cycling and Walking Journey Planner
- Be into win great prizes when you enter either a safe school travel storyboard or movie into one of NZTA’s competitions
