School Travel Planning Rewards and Incentives

Rewards

People will really get behind initiatives if the incentives or rewards are relevant or desirable.  Food rewards are not recommended; part of the idea behind sustainable and active modes is that behavioural and attitude change is made in a healthy way.

Council  has resources for children that can be used as incentives, such as active modes clip cards (see below).  Every 50 clips they receive a 'collectable'.

Over each term, your school could set further targets for the children to achieve, and reward them in the final week of term.  There are 10 possible trips to be made each week, making a target of 100 active or sustainable trips for the term.

Examples of rewards that could be used:

• Leadership Role
• Stationery
• Principal for the day
• Mentioned by name in the School Travel Plan Newsletter
• Certificates of participation
• Recognition of target number achieved.

Incentives

• Provide a 15 minute coffee break in the staffroom for parents that walk to pick up their children. This gives parents an opportunity to collaborate with each other. There is also an opportunity to invite guest speakers to talk  on health and fitness, nutrition and active games.

• Encourage parents to exercise their dogs by walking  them to school.  Promote through flyers and newsletters, set up special doggy parking zones, establish a policy that dogs are allowed on the school grounds under certain circumstances, e.g., suitably restrained, only with an adult, and all doggy do’s are removed immediately.

• Actives modes clip cards – one clip for every active trip.  Fill the card and get a “collectable".

• Walkers Tree – have a tree painted on a wall within the school.  The tree has attachable leaves (using velcro dots, or blu-tac), and each child attaches a leaf on the tree when they reach a certain number of walks.

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The Sustainable Travel team
Level 5, Council Offices
Garden Place
Hamilton City Council
Private Bag 3010
Hamilton 3240
Phone: 838 6868
Fax: 838 6440

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