From Monday,June 1, through Friday, June 5, 2026, families and teachers joined forces to get to school on foot, by bike, by public transportation, on scooters, by carpooling with other families, and more…
A fun, educational, and community-minded initiative to encourage people of all ages to adopt sustainable modes of transportation!
1 challenge, 7 schools, 4 values
Participating schools:
- Baratier/Saint-Sauveur
- Châteauroux-les-Alpes
- Chorges
- Embrun Cézanne
- Embrun Pasteur
- Réallon
- Savines-le-Lac
A challenge for:
- health: getting more exercise every day
- the environment: fewer cars, fewer emissions
- community spirit and solidarity between children and parents
- civic engagement and community involvement
1 challenge, 3 highlights
Several highlights marked the challenge:
- Workshops held at each school by the Mobil’Idées association (introduction to map reading, taking apart a bike, fun bikes, group drawing)
- A film screening and discussion open to the general public on June 5
- Four performances of the play “Le pare-brise et le papillon” by the Octopus theater company
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Atelier vélo rigolos à l'école de Baratier/Saint-Sauveur -
Atelier démontage vélos à l'école de Baratier -
Atelier carte à l'école de Baratier -
Atelier démontage vélos à l'école Embrun Pasteur -
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School Initiatives
A big congratulations to the teachers and parents who have been deeply involved in activities related to the challenge. To name just a few: the organization of walking and biking caravans by the Châteauroux-les-Alpes Parents’ Association, mapping the homes of students in the Baratier/Saint-Sauveur school district, followed by a field trip exploring the village on foot, and school field trips to Embrun Cézanne and Réallon/Saint-Apollinaire taken on foot and by bike rather than by bus, and the adaptation of Jacques Charpentreau’s poem “Paris à vélo” into “Savines-le-Lac à vélo” for the Savines-le-Lac school.
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Activité de school mapping à l'école de Baratier -
Bienfaits de la marche école Baratier -
Vélobus Châteauroux-les-Alpes -
Vélobus Châteauroux-les-Alpes -
Chasse au trésor pièces vélos école Réallon
The Results
The outcome of this fun and educational challenge was more than positive:
- 630 students and about 30 teachers and AESH staff participated
- Over the course of four days, nearly 400 trips (totaling about 800 km) that are usually made by private car were completed using more sustainable modes of transportation
- Across the seven schools, the share of private car use dropped from 52% before the challenge to 38% during the challenge
- Cycling increased by 6 percentage points, walking by 5 percentage points, and carpooling by 2 percentage points. Public transportation remained stable.
Awards
The winning schools are:
- Châteauroux-les-Alpes: the highest share of alternative modes of transportation during the challenge: 86% (37% walking, 37% biking, and 12% carpooling)
- Baratier/Saint-Sauveur: the greatest improvement between the baseline and the week of the challenge (a drop from 67% of trips by car to 31%)
- Réallon/Saint-Apollinaire: the highest number of activities (3 activities: a treasure hunt, a mini bike course, and a bike trip to the county seat as part of a school field trip)
- Savines-le-Lac: the “favorite” event (2 events, including the adaptation of Jacques Charpentreau’s poem “Paris à vélo” into “Savines-le-Lac à vélo” by the kindergarten and first-grade class)