Governor’s Meadow First School Walk- A-Thon

Thursday, May 16, 2019 - 10:16

Governor’s Meadow First School held a Walk-A-Thon on Wednesday at Commonwealth Park. The Walk-A-Thon forms part of the school’s ongoing Active and Healthy Initiatives. The whole school community including parents /carers were invited to take part and walk laps with pupils and GMFS staff around the park enjoying breaks between laps as and when needed. 

In exploring different forms of exercise to keep healthy, pupils identified walking as a form of exercise that almost everyone in the community can take part in.

“The idea then catapulted into exploring ways of staging a walking event for the whole school community,” explained Headteacher Fiona Ferro. Commonwealth Park immediately sprang to mind linking exercising around the park whilst appreciating nature around us.

“Including walking as part of a routine fitness plan will get your heart pumping and your muscles working, “added Mrs Ferro. "There is no better way than to encourage the love of walking than to involve the whole school community whilst also reducing our carbon footprint. The school community also raises funds annually for the GBC Open Day and will once again be raising monies for our local community in our local park in the centre of town.”

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