We at St Catherine’s are the proud owners of four Green flags!
Join our Walking Buses on Monday mornings from:
1. Kenley Road
2. Dennehy’s Cross Church
Buses depart at 8.40am sharp.
All welcome!
At St. Catherine’s NS we have developed the Walking Bus initiative in order to promote regular exercise among parents and pupils whilst increasing safety on the school journey and at the school gates. The Walking Bus is fun for pupils as they can meet their friends and walk to school safely with them, and they arrive at school more alert and energetic. Participation in a Walking Bus also reduces the level of congestion and air pollution caused by cars on the school run and helps participating pupils learn pedestrian skills and road safety.
FAQs
Will my children be safe?
The walking bus is highly visible, well supervised and walking in a group is safer than walking alone.
How is the route chosen?
Our two routes, from Kenley Road and Dennehy’s Cross Church, are very pedestrian friendly and were chosen in conjunction with the local representatives from An Taisce and the Cork City Council.
Does the bus operate in bad weather?
The bus will operate in almost all weather conditions and will only be cancelled if extreme weather conditions occur. Children are expected to wear appropriate clothing to protect them from the elements.
What happens if parents are late?
If parents are late dropping their child(ren) at the starting point the walking bus will not wait. Parents will then be responsible for dropping their child(ren) to school. It is absolutely forbidden to join the bus once it has left the starting point, unless agreed by prior arrangement.
Guidelines & Procedures For Parents
- Ensure children are appropriately dressed to walk safely to school, i.e. high visibility vests, wet gear etc.
- Inform children that they are to follow instructions from the bus supervisors and behave
- appropriately.
- Pupils will be removed from the walking bus for any misbehaviour.
- It is the parents’ responsibility to supervise their own child(ren) until they are certain that a volunteer parent is at the starting point.
- If parents are late dropping their child(ren) to the bus they are responsible for bringing their child(ren) to school.