Please select your desired module title below to view the associated video and view downloadable handouts. If you are unable to work through an entire module in one sitting, you can always return at a later date and fast forward the video to where you last left off.
Module 1: Background – Why we need Walking School Buses, anyway
Time: 14 minutes
School travel modes, why walking and bicycling are important modes, and how walking school buses can be part of a strategy to increase safe walking and bicycling.
Module 2: Preparation – What It Takes to Establish a Sustainable Walking School Bus Program
Time: 15 minutes
The differences between a "formal" and "informal" walking school bus program and the role of a walking school bus coordinator.
Module 3: First Steps – How to Build Momentum to Launch your Walking School Bus Program
Time: 12 minutes
How and when to use Walk to School Day to launch your walking school bus program, lessons learned and a planning timeline for a formal walking school bus program.
Module 4: Community Partnership – Who Can Help Get the Walking School Bus Rolling
Time: 15 minutes
Potential partners and key stakeholders in the school, community, local government and business.
Module 5: How to Identify and Secure Program Funding
Time: 14 minutes
An example program budget and potential local, state and national funding sources.
Module 6: Key Training Takeaways
Time: 6 minutes
Review of key training messages, community examples and best practices.