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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, September 29,1999 Page 3 Orono, Courtice schools offer walking 'buses' Oct. 6 By Jennifer Stone Staff Writer Public health nurse Mary Sue O'Connor is hoping the bus that students students take to a number of local elementary elementary schools Oct. 6 won't be of the big, yellow variety. Walk A Child To School Day takes place Oct. 6 at Emily Stowe and S.T. Worden publie schools in Courtice, as well as at Orono Public School. The event will be nothing new to Orono's school-aged children, who participated last April 22, Earth Day, in the Walking School Bus event. "A walking school bus is a bus that walks to school. A parent volunteer walks to school with up to five children, children, depending on the children's ages," Ms. O'Connor,' of the Durham Region Health Department, explained to the Kawartha-Pine Ridge District School Board last week. "It can go one day a week', three days a week, just in the morning, just in the afternoon, whatever is best for the parent volunteers." volunteers." The program is being launched soon at Enniskillen Public School. The Walking School Bus has been used across Canada in various communities. communities. So far, it's been shown to increase physical activity for students, improve air quality around schools, promote a greater sense of community, and allow children to learn about their neighbourhood, said Ms. O'Connor. ■ "There's also been a decreased incidence incidence of bullying incidents because more parents are walking the streets," she said. "That's a benefit we didn't expect." The program is also something teachers are able to use in the classroom. classroom. The children use a book called "Blazing Trails Through the Urban Jungle," as well as maps provided by the area health department, to plan the best and safest route to school. Clarington trustees Bob Willsher and Nancy Coffin were active partici- French IS Immersion school slated for $2.5 million i;ES: renovation pants in the Walking School Bus program program when it took place in Orono last April. Mr. Willsher said lie thinks it's something that could benefit children. "The Walking School Bus is a means of cutting down on the number of vehicles that arc around schools," he said. "It's a fantastic program." For more information on the program, program, parents can call the Durham Health Connection at 723-8521, ext. 2158. BOB WILLSHER Walking school bus is 'a fantastic program.' M deO. By Jennifer Stone Staff Writer BOWMANVILLE - Students jryjiiiay not even recognize St. Joseph's -French Immersion school when they return next fall. 1 : Renovations arc set to get under ,'way at the Parkway Crescent, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, school. Tenders for the "work were opened at the Peterborough, Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland and -'Clarington Catholic District School fi&!iBoard recently. Pending school board approval pdinext week, low bidder Dcbtilc Con- e.;.»£»istruction of Downsvicw will com- '2|**»*iPlcte the almost $2.5 million pro- <iir'j cct > which includes 10 regular ^'classrooms, two kindergarten .6rooms, a library-resource centre, a 5*£gymnasium and a special needs ' room, says board Superintendent of jTjjcs Business Ray Rigby. JJffijJ,' "Currently, there arc eight rooms dp#; used as classrooms. The rest arc all tëSjiçSÿ in portables," explains Mr. Rigby. Even the school's current gymnasi- is housed in a large portable. wfey-Thc renovated site will allow pupil places. •"ib'.' ; The work will also include vari- ««Kto'pus "site improvements, which arc _ very necessary down there," he says. 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