For Principals and Teachers

 Attend a professional development workshop with Safe Routes and two other renowned environmental education programs on November 12th! Learn more about this exciting workshop here.

 Safe Routes offers exciting educational programs to participating schools, from our highly-acclaimed assembly to a standards-based teachers guide.

• Complete Assembly Program
• Safe Routes Mini-Grants
• Standard Stroll Curriculum Guide
• Become a Teacher Liaison 
• For Berkeley Schools

Complete assembly program, A Breath of Fresh Air: The Walk and Roll Solution

This engaging puppet show, brought to you by the Big Tadoo Puppet Crew, is an excellent way to kick off a Safe Routes campaign at your school or boost enthusiasm for an ongoing program. The assembly tells the story of a child's journey to school and reasons why it's great to walk and bike to school through catchy songs and rhymes, touching on the themes of safety, the environment, community and health.

Different assemblies geared toward younger and older elementary school students are available; both arae 35-minutes long. The puppet show will be offered for six weeks in the fall and six weeks in the springtime.

Contact Nora Cody to book the assemblies at your school, or download an Assembly Request Form here. 

Safe Routes to Schools Mini-Grants Program

During the 2009-10 school year the Alameda County Safe Routes to Schools program will be offering mini-grants for various projects to schools with existing Safe Routes programs.

Download an application here or learn more about it on our School Champions page.

Standard Stroll Curriculum guide:

This curriculum provides teachers in grades K-5 with easy-to-teach standards-based lesson plans that include the themes of pedestrian safety, community, health and the impact of travel on climate change. Schedule an introductory presentation for your school staff meeting and receive six free Teachers Guides! Email susan@transformca.org to schedule one today.

Download lessons here.

Become a Teacher Liaison for the Safe Routes to Schools Program!

We are looking for teachers to make a small commitment to this important program by:

• Making occasional announcements about Safe Routes to Schools activities at staff meetings;
• Staying in communication with the Safe Routes to Schools Parent Liaison at your school, who helps to organize Walk (and Bike) to School Days, puppet shows, parent workshops, and other Safe Routes programs; and
• Encouraging your students to participate in Walk to School Day, contests and other Safe Routes activities.

Interested? Contact Nora Cody

For Berkeley Schools

Safe Routes to Schools collaborates closely with the City of Berkeley to offer a series of programs to increase pedestrian and bicycle safety, including "mock city" rodeos, in-class presentations and a Family Festival in June. Find out more about these exciting programs.

Learn more about the City of Berkeley's Injury Prevention Program, including classroom presentations for Kindergarten and 4th grade classroom. Contact Amy Ranger for more information: aranger@ci.berkeley.ca.us or 510-981-5326.