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OSBORNE encouraged Primary Schoo l studen to embra cling or ts are being ce the skating to school joys of walkin the Nation g, cy, and al They will Ride2School Day are gearing up on 25 March for ia taking join 350,000 students part in the . across Austra on Friday Bicycle . Network Grade four campaign lschool encourteacher Nick aged studen Drysdale said the benefi t participation the ts of getting “Often classm more because school togeth ates arrang exercise were clear. cise benefi er, and there e to ride to and are the obviou from and better ts that flow on overall health to better concens exerMr Drysd ,” tration great way ale said walkin he said. energised”.to start the day, g or riding was “a feeling fresh “It’s a great and social and he said. independent “For a parent activity.,” not having traffic or find to battle through National a carpark”. the gest celebr Ride2School Day is Austra the Ride2S ation of active travel and lia’s bigchildren chool program the peak get their which works of riding a 60 minute to help bike s of daily Students to school. exercise are encour by walk to aged to school. ride, scoot, Bicycle skate or change, Network genera Leyla Asadi, l manag Day was said Nation er of behavi a and kick-s great time to discov al Ride2S our chool tart health y habits er the joy of riding for the future.
Council lors coll ect hea lthy pa y rise students Sophie, Mikaela , Keaton , Ryan and
Riley prepari ng for Ride2S chool Day.
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