Encanto Elementary Students Walk, Ride and Roll Their Way to School

Encanto Elementary students making their way onto campus
on International Walk to School Day.

More than 250 Encanto Elementary School students, with the help of nearly 50 parent volunteers, woke up bright and early to celebrate International Walk to School Day Oct. 3 with a symbolic walk from Encanto Park to the front of the school.

Encanto Elementary was one of several schools throughout the County to participate in International Walk to School Day, which helped students learn about the importance of walking, riding, or rolling to and from school as a way to stay active and healthy.

Volunteers and staff from Rady Children’s Hospital’s Safe Routes to School program, the San Diego Police Department, UCSD’s Power Play Program, and FedEx handed out fun and educational prizes to students including water bottles, backpacks, safety information, and brightly colored wrist bands provided by Rady Children’s and the San Diego Association of Governments.

Encanto Elementary students, families, and staff will continue to do their part to create a healthy and safe environment for students through an ongoing Safe Routes to School program.

For more information about Safe Routes to School programming, please contact Shanti Bond, 858-576-1700 ext. 7278.