Sonoma County Safe Routes to School Program

International Walk & Roll Month
Dia Internacional de Caminar y Rodar a la Escuela
El Mes a (La Escuela) Donde Sea! Bien Por Ti, Bueno Para Tierra!
Walk & Roll to (School)...ANYWHERE! It's Good for You and the Earth!

International Walk & Roll to School Challenge Month

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JOIN US IN CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WALK & ROLL TO SCHOOL MONTH THIS OCTOBER! 

 

October is International Walk & Roll to School Month! Join us - and kids from all over the world - on International Walk & Roll to School DAY on Wednesday, October 8th (or an alternative date of your school's choice).  We also encourage you to walk & roll to school or anywhere (from home or from a drop-off spot a reasonable distance away from school), as often as you can this school year, and to complete our "Step Your Way to Safety Challenge" to learn or reinforce how to be safe while doing so. 
 
Schools, please REGISTER HERE to participate in Sonoma County's event and receive printed posters, swag, and be included on the list of schools sent to law enforcement and the media!
 

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL WALK & ROLL TO SCHOOL MONTH: 
 

1.    PARTICIPATE IN YOUR SCHOOL'S INTERNATIONAL WALK & ROLL TO SCHOOL DAY EVENT! Your school may celebrate on Wednesday October 8th, or they may choose an alternative date. On that day, travel to school by your human power - walk, bike, scooter, skateboard, skates, unicycles, wheelchair - either from home or from a drop-off spot at least a ~10 minute walk from school.  And have fun! 
 
2.   COMPLETE AND SUBMIT OUR OCTOBER "STEPS TO SAFETY" CHALLENGE ACTIVITY FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A GIFT CARD FOR A FAMILY ICE-CREAM OUTING! 

  • Download the Walk & Roll Steps to Safety Challenge Sheet:  English PDF   Spanish PDF  English JPG  Spanish JPG
  • As you walk and roll through the month of October, show us how you learned about safety along the way by coloring in the safety challenge "steps" that you completed.  Note: after the Challenge went to print, we discovered that the link on "How to Be Visible" is no longer active. Here is an updated link to a video on being safe & seen at night
  • Submit to Safe Routes to School, as directed (may be submitted via email or the mail), by Wednesday November 5th. 
  • ALL October Challenge submissions will be entered into a drawing for a family ice-cream outing!
  • Winners will be announced in November, and a gift card for an ice-cream outing will be given or mailed directly to winners.   

     

Questions? Email Safe Routes to School. 
 

PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS/TEACHERS:  
 

 

September Back to School Buddy Meet-Up Challenge!

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Welcome back to school! We are excited to start walking and rolling to school – and anywhere – this year! This September, we challenge you to meet up with a buddy or buddies to walk or roll to school for fun, connection, and safety in numbers! Form a group with two or more students from neighboring families to walk (or park & walk), scooter, bike, carpool, or ride the bus together. Then, tell us your success story so we can share it to inspire others!  We will select five Buddy Success Stories to highlight in our newsletter, and will award $50.00 to each of the winning Meet-Up Buddy Groups.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
 

Buddy Meet Up Winners will be shared in October 

Questions?  Email Safe Routes To School
 

PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS/TEACHERS:
 

 

Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day - November

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JOIN US IN CELEBRATING RUBY BRIDGES WALK TO SCHOOL MONTH THIS NOVEMBER!
 

Six year old Ruby Bridges stepped into the history books in 1960 when she integrated William Franz Elementary School in New Orleans, becoming a national icon for the civil rights movement. Today, her story continues to inspire the next generation of leaders to end racism together, one step at a time. Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day started with a group of AAA School Safety Patrollers from Martin Elementary in South San Francisco. Nearly 60 years later, when they heard about Ruby's courage and bravery for the first time, they thought there should be a day to commemorate the movement she started. These students took their idea to the state legislature, and today Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day will be recognized by the State of California on November 14th of each year. Now, schools across California and the United States continue to honor Ruby's legacy in their own way, including by Celebrating Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day during the month of November.  Whether Sonoma County schools celebrate on November 14th or another date in November, Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day commemorates her historic steps and continues the movement to end racism and unify our communities. 

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN RUBY BRIDGES WALK TO SCHOOL MONTH:
 

1.  PRINCIPALS/SRTS CHAMPIONS: REGISTER YOUR SCHOOL WITH AAA/THE RUBY BRIDGES FOUNDATION. And also NOTIFY SONOMA COUNTY SRTS when you have registered with AAA! 

 

Registered schools will be counted as part of the movement. And, while supplies last, receive free "swag" from AAA - posters, pins, banners, and more - to help make your Ruby Bridges Day a success.  If your site registered too late to receive "swag" from AAA, please contact us - we can provide Ruby Bridges stickers to a registered site.  The first 60 Sonoma County Schools who notify us will receive a $60.00 gift card to Zappos, to utilize in relation to your Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day event. 
 

2.  TEACHERS, PARENTS OR STUDENTS:  Check out the Ruby Bridges Foundation's Event Resource Guide or Day of Dialogue Teacher's Project Guide, or click here for additional information and resources. 
 

3.  STUDENTS: COMPLETE AND SUBMIT OUR RUBY BRIDGES WALK TO SCHOOL DAY LETTER WRITING CHALLENGE (by Wednesday 12/3/25) FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A $25.00 GIFT CARD TO COPPERFIELD'S BOOKSTORE.

  • Download the Ruby Briges Walk to School Day Letter Writing Challenge sheet: English PDF   Spanish PDF  English JPEG  Spanish JPEG
  • Submit to Safe Routes to School (may be submitted via email or the mail), postmarked by Wednesday 12/3/25
  • Five letter writers will be selected to win a $25.00 gift card to Copperfield's Bookstore
  • Winners will be announced in December.
  • All letters that we receive will be forwarded to the Ruby Bridges Foundation 

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Questions?  Email Safe Routes to School
 

PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS/TEACHERS:
 

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SRTS RECOMMENDED BOOK LIST

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Title Author Grade Level
Rosaura En Bicicleta/Rosaura on a Bicycle Daniel Barbot Pre K-K
The Bike Lesson Jan Berenstain Pre K-K
Bicycle Man Allen Say Pre K-3
Along a Long Road Frank Viva Pre K-3
Seguridad y las Bicicletas/Bicycle Safety Sue Barraclough Pre K-2
The Foot Book Dr. Seuss K-Up
The Busiest Street in Town Mara Rockliff K-3
Roberto Walks Home Ezra Jack Keats K-3
To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street Dr. Seuss K-3
The Listening Walk Paul Showers K-3
The Berenstain Bears: Safe and Sound Jan Berenstain K-3
This is the Way We Go to School Edith Baer K-3
The Little House Virginia Lee Burton K-3
Sing a Song of People Lois Lenski K-3
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: Lyle Walks the Dogs Bernard Waber K-3
Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen Cari Best K-3
A Crash Course for Molly Eva Eriksson K-3
The Bear’s Bicycle Emilie Warren McLeod K-3
Duck on A Bike David Shannon K-3
Franklin Rides a Bike Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark K-3
Franklin’s Bicycle Helmet Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark K-3
Play It Safe Mercer Mayer K-3
Gracie Goat’s Big Bike Race Erin Mirabella K-3
My Rows and Piles of Coins Tololwa Mollel K-3
His Finest Hour David Neuhaus K-3
Summer Wheels Eve Bunting K-3
Bicycle Book Gail Evans K-3
Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things That Go Richard Scarry K-2
Blackout John Rocco K-2
Sidewalk Flowers JonArno Lawson K-2
I Took the Moon for a Walk Carolyn Curtis K-2
Watch Out! On the Road Claire LLewellyn K-2
Tom and Pippo Go for a Walk Helen Oxenbury K-2
Watch Out! Around Town Claire Llewellyn K-2
Coco Can’t Wait Taro Gomi K-2
Yuki’s Ride Home Manya Tessler K-2
Vera Rides a Bike Vera Rosenberry K-2
Sky Blue Accident/Accidente Celeste Jorge Elias Lujan, Piet Grobler and Elisa Amado K-2
Ride Right: Bicycle Safety (How to Be Safe!) Jill Urban Donahue K-2
"Staying Safe on My Bike/La Seguridad En Mi Bicicleta (Safety First/ La Seguridad Es Lo Primero)
- Bilingual"		 Joanne Mattern K-2
Verde dice Adelante/Green Means Go Susan Ring K-2
Jugar Sin Peligro/Play Safe Robin Nelson K-2
What Happens at a Bike Shop? Que Pasa En Una Tienda De Bicicletas Kathleen Pohl K-2
Cycle City Allison Farrell K-1
Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site Sherri Duskey Rinker K-1
Ruby’s School Walk Kathyrn White K-1
Walking through the Jungle Debbie Harter K-1
I Went Walking Sue Williams K-1
Dona Eremita Sobre Ruedas/ Mrs. Armitage On Wheels Quentin Blake K-1
Mike and the Bike Michael Ward K-1
Mike and the Bike Meet Lucille the Wheel Michael Ward K-1
La Bicicleta de Selva Monica Rodriguez K-1
A Good Night Walk Elisha Cooper K
Autumn Walk Ann E. Burg K
The Last Stop on Market Street Matt de la Peña K
Winter Walk Ann E. Burg K
Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse Rebecca Janni K
Goblin Walk Tony Johnston 1-2
My Sister’s Rusty Bike Jim Aylesworth 1-2
Walk Rabbit Walk Colin McNaughton 1-3
When We Go Walking Cari Best 1-3
Marvin Redpost, Super Fast, Out of Control! Louis Sachar 1-4
We Learn about Road Safety Constance Omawunmi Kola-Lawal 2-3
City Green DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan 2-3
Superabuelo/Super Grandpa David M. Schwartz and Martin Luis Guzman 2-4
Me and My Bike Ander 2-4
The Big Bike Race Lucy Jane Bledsoe 3-5
The Bicycle Larry Hills 3-5
Go Fly a Bike! The Ultimate Book of Bicycle Fun, Freedom and Science Bill Haduch 3-6
The Pushcart War Jean Merrill 3-7
Bicicletas del Pasado Mark Beyer 3-7
The Time Bike Jane Langton 3-8
The Bicycle Man David Dudley 4-6
Walking to the Bus Rider Blues Harriet Gillem Robinet 4-6
Crunch Leslie Connor 4-6
Nancy Drew: A Race Against Time Carolyn Keene 4-6
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks Jason Reynolds 5-8

 

Family Bicycling Workshops!

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Families are invited to learn how to ride together in a safe and fun way at our FREE Family Bicycling Workshops.

Join the Bicycle Coalition’s Safe Routes to School program certified
cycling instructors for fun workshops for parents and kids. Workshops may take place Virtually (via Zoom) or in person.

Register early, space is limited!

For more information and to sign up, visit our Family Bicycling Workshop page here!

 

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