This Year’s Theme: Walking Safety
Making Tracks: Active Transportation Safety Education for Children and Youth is about making active transportation safe for children and youth in Nova Scotia by giving them the skills they need to do it safely. Using a train-the-trainer model, the program enlists the help of adults and youth in teaching safety skills to other youth and children.
Making Tracks focuses on skill-based, experiential workshops. It offers walking, cycling, in-line skating and skateboarding safety skills. The goals of Making Tracks are to increase the use of active transportation, increase safety skills of active transportation users and ultimately make it safer for children and youth to walk or wheel on our travel ways.
Making Tracks is supported by the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal and Mountain Equipment Co-op, with support from St. FX University and Skate Pass. Participating schools and youth-serving organizations get free coordination and materials along with a training workshop for a small fee.
Visit the Active and Safe Routes to School website for more info or to register your school.