October 8, 2025

National Walk and Bike to School Day, celebrated annually in October, encourages students, parents, and community members to walk or bike to school to promote healthy lifestyles and safer, more walkable communities. It's a one-day event that raises awareness about the benefits of active transportation and advocates for better infrastructure to support walking and biking to school. 

About the Event

Please join all of us at Rancho Cañada Elementary and walk or bike with your children to school on October 8, 2025. If walking from home is not an option, please meet with other Rancho Cañada families in the Bagels and Brew parking lot at 8:00 am and walk as a community to school!

Walking school buses are groups of children who walk designated routes to school under adult supervision. Some pick up kids along the way just like a bus, while others have a central meeting point from which everyone walks together. For some neighborhoods it’s a casual group walk, whereas others set up a formal plan with adults scheduled to walk on certain days.

Similarly, Bike Buses are supervised by adults who act as ride leaders. They’re a fun way to practice safe bicycling, whether it’s during a special event or a daily trip to school.