Term 3 is packed with exciting opportunities to get your students active, engaged and earning rewards through Your Move. Here’s what’s coming up:
🏃♀️ Education Minister's Running Challenge
21 July – 19 September
Encourage your students to build healthy habits with this fun challenge!
🚲 Bike Education – Term 4 EOI
4 – 16 August
Want free bike education at your school? If you meet the eligibility criteria, submit your Expression of Interest by 16 August.
👉 Don’t miss out—spots fill fast!
🔬 Science Week
9 – 17 August
Incorporate active travel into your Science Week lesson plans!
🧠 Think: experiments on energy use, transport modes, or mapping walking routes.
👉 Check out our lesson plans.
📚 Share your story to earn Your Move points!
❄️ Winter Walk to School Week
18 – 22 August
Celebrate walking in winter!
👟 Check out our article for fun ideas to get your students striding.
📖 Book Week
16 – 23 August
Redeem your reward points for vibrant, active travel-themed books - perfect for your classroom, library, or as prizes to inspire young readers.
📚 From the adventurous Berenstain Bears: The Bike Lesson to the thought-provoking Ten Thing Things, these stories spark imagination and encourage movement.
🏫 Special Days to Celebrate Active Travel
Support student and staff wellbeing by encouraging connection with nature while walking or riding to school.
🚶♂️Did you know that even a 10 minute walk changes brain chemistry to boost happiness?
👉 Check out Nature Play WA's Talk N Walk Conversation Cards, available in the Your Move Rewards Shop. These cards help spark meaningful conversations during a walk with friends, classmates or family.
🌳 Park(ing) Day – 19 September
Join this global movement to transform parking spaces into mini parks and social hubs.
🌍 Advocate for safer, greener streets.
👉 Visit the Park(ing) Day website for inspiration.
Early Term 4
Planning bike infrastructure, education or active travel events? If your school is Silver accredited or above, consider applying for a Connecting Schools Grant.
📢 More info coming soon—stay tuned via our website, Facebook or Instagram.
🚴 WA Bike Month
1 – 31 October
Celebrate all things bike riding with a school activity and earn 40 reward points!
🎉 Great way to kick off Term 4 with energy and fun.
🗣️ Talk N Walk to School Day
All Term 4
Looking for a simple, fun way to support wellbeing and connection in your school community? Host a Talk N Walk to School Day in Term 4.
Talk N Walk to School is an award-winning wellbeing initiative from our friends at Nature Play WA and encourages kids to walk and chat with friends or family on the way to school.
🌟 Register your school and access free resources via Nature Play WA.
🏆The first five metro and five regional schools to register will receive FREE Talk N Walk Conversation Card decks.
🛒Talk N Walk Conversation Cards are now also available in the Your Move Rewards Shop.
🏃♀️ Education Minister's Running Challenge
21 July – 19 September
Encourage your students to build healthy habits with this fun challenge!
- Primary students: Run, walk, wheel, cycle or scooter for 200 minutes over 9 weeks.
- High school students and staff: Aim for 300 minutes total.
💡 Bonus: Host an active travel event or write a story about your school’s participation to earn Your Move points!
4 – 16 August
Want free bike education at your school? If you meet the eligibility criteria, submit your Expression of Interest by 16 August.
👉 Don’t miss out—spots fill fast!
9 – 17 August
Incorporate active travel into your Science Week lesson plans!
🧠 Think: experiments on energy use, transport modes, or mapping walking routes.
👉 Check out our lesson plans.
📚 Share your story to earn Your Move points!
18 – 22 August
Celebrate walking in winter!
👟 Check out our article for fun ideas to get your students striding.
📖 Book Week
16 – 23 August
Redeem your reward points for vibrant, active travel-themed books - perfect for your classroom, library, or as prizes to inspire young readers.
📚 From the adventurous Berenstain Bears: The Bike Lesson to the thought-provoking Ten Thing Things, these stories spark imagination and encourage movement.
- 3 September: National Health and PE Day – Perfect for a whole-school active travel event.
- 22 September: World Car Free Day – Encourage families to leave the car at home and walk, ride or scoot to school.
Support student and staff wellbeing by encouraging connection with nature while walking or riding to school.
🚶♂️Did you know that even a 10 minute walk changes brain chemistry to boost happiness?
👉 Check out Nature Play WA's Talk N Walk Conversation Cards, available in the Your Move Rewards Shop. These cards help spark meaningful conversations during a walk with friends, classmates or family.
🌳 Park(ing) Day – 19 September
Join this global movement to transform parking spaces into mini parks and social hubs.
🌍 Advocate for safer, greener streets.
👉 Visit the Park(ing) Day website for inspiration.
🔮 Looking Ahead to Term 4
💰 Connecting Schools GrantEarly Term 4
Planning bike infrastructure, education or active travel events? If your school is Silver accredited or above, consider applying for a Connecting Schools Grant.
📢 More info coming soon—stay tuned via our website, Facebook or Instagram.
1 – 31 October
Celebrate all things bike riding with a school activity and earn 40 reward points!
🎉 Great way to kick off Term 4 with energy and fun.
All Term 4
Looking for a simple, fun way to support wellbeing and connection in your school community? Host a Talk N Walk to School Day in Term 4.
Talk N Walk to School is an award-winning wellbeing initiative from our friends at Nature Play WA and encourages kids to walk and chat with friends or family on the way to school.
🌟 Register your school and access free resources via Nature Play WA.
🏆The first five metro and five regional schools to register will receive FREE Talk N Walk Conversation Card decks.
🛒Talk N Walk Conversation Cards are now also available in the Your Move Rewards Shop.
Written Written by Jennifer Seeto
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