绿色通勤挑战（GCC）始于2013年在尼古拉·戈达德校舍。自那以后，我们的学生和员工被挑战改变他们的通勤习惯，减少泛宙斯山社区的交通拥堵，成为更积极的公民，减少碳足迹。学生和员工尽可能地骑自行车、步行、溜冰、滑板、滑板车等上下学。从最初只有学校30%的参与率开始，这个项目已经发展了六年，现在已经包括学校70%的学生。我们的学生倡议也导致了与城市官员的会面，解决横穿道路的问题。可以说，绿色通勤已经成为我们学校文化中重要的一部分。

在2019年5月，GCC的领导学生接受了每年一度的挑战，组织和跟踪学生和员工的绿色通勤距离和碳抵消。总共，学生和员工共计绿色通勤了17,326公里，足够步行到南非约翰内斯堡（如果你能够在水上行走的话）！这抵消了我们7,351磅的二氧化碳排放量，几乎相当于一个由3只白鲸组成的家庭！

今年，尼古拉·戈达德校舍与阿尔伯塔交通安全基金合作，解决和教育我们学校社区的交通安全问题，以及改善和确保学生的安全。在9月7日，我们举行了一次全校大会，表彰在5月期间通勤距离最远的个人。两个人以与博骑行和阿尔伯塔交通安全基金合作的方式获得了一辆全新的自行车大奖。Keegan W.以5、6年级的身份绿色通勤了86.4公里，而Jayden W.以7、8、9年级的身份通勤了110公里。

尼古拉·戈达德校舍将在今年继续与阿尔伯塔交通安全基金合作，进一步推动我们的安全举措。我们期待着超越我们步行到约翰内斯堡的成绩，减少泛宙斯山的交通和污染。正如我们经常提醒人们的，小步骤可以带来大改变！

​The Green Commuting Challenge (GCC) started at Captain Nichola Goddard School in 2013. Since then, our students and staff have been challenged to change their commuting habits to reduce traffic within the Panorama Hills Community, become more active citizens and reduce their carbon footprint. Students and staff biked, walked, skated, skateboarded, scootered, etc. to and from school as often as possible. Beginning with only 30 per cent of our school participating, this program has grown over six years to now include 70 per cent of our school population. Our student initiatives have also lead to a meeting with city officials to tackle crosswalk issues. It's safe to say that green commuting has become an important part of our school culture.  

In May of 2019, GCC leadership students took on the annual challenge of organizing and tracking green commuting distances and carbon offsets from our student and staff population. In total, students and staff green commuted 17,326 km, more than enough to walk to Johannesburg, South Africa (if you could walk on water)! This offset our carbon footprint by 7,351 lbs of CO2 emissions, almost as much as a family of 3 beluga whales! 

This year, Captain Nichola Goddard School has been working with the Alberta Traffic Safety Fund to tackle and educate members of our school community on traffic safety issues and ways to improve and keep students safe. On Sept. 7 we held a school wide assembly to recognize the individuals who commuted the farthest over the course of May. Two individuals received a grand prize of a brand-new bike in partnership with Bow Cycle and the Alberta Traffic Safety Fund. Keegan W. green commuted a total of 86.4 km for Grades 5 and 6, and Jayden W. commuted a total of 110 km for grades 7, 8 and 9. 

Captain Nichola Goddard School will be continuing to partner with the Alberta Traffic Safety Fund this year to further our safety initiatives. We are looking forward to topping our walk to Johannesburg and reducing the traffic and pollution in Panorama Hills. As we always like to remind people, small steps can lead to big changes!