Getting to School

🚸 Grade 7 Survey — How do you get to school?

We asked all 26 students in Grade 7 how they get to school and how long it takes. Here are the results.
🚶 On foot: 9 students. Most of them live less than fifteen minutes away. Rosa and Mia walk together every day and meet at the bakery on Harbour Street. “It’s the best part of the day,” says Mia. “We talk about everything.”
🚌 By bus: 8 students. The number 7 bus stops right outside the school gate. It’s cheap with a student card, but it’s often full, and sometimes it’s late because of traffic on the bridge.
🚲 By bike: 5 students. Amy cycles four kilometres along the river path. It takes her twenty minutes. “When it rains, I arrive like a fish,” she says.
🚗 By car: 3 students. Ben’s mum drives him because she works near the school. Ben says it’s boring because they always listen to the news.
🚜 Other: 1 student. Rory lives on a farm outside Sunbeam Bay. On Mondays, his dad takes him to the main road on the tractor, and he catches the bus from there.
Our conclusion: walking and cycling are the most popular. They’re healthy, free and good for the planet. But we need a safer crossing near the bridge!