Redmond students, their families, teachers and the community are invited to join schools from around the nation to celebrate Walk to School Day on Oct. 5.

Throughout October, several Redmond schools — including Redmond Elementary, Norman Rockwell Elementary, Horace Mann Elementary, Einstein Elementary and Rose Hill Middle — will promote walking to school in partnership with the Redmond SchoolPool Program. The goal of the Redmond SchoolPool is to reduce traffic while giving students a healthy, fun and safe way to get to school.

Walk to School events work to create safer routes for walking and emphasize the importance of issues such as increasing physical activity and healthy habits among children, pedestrian safety, reducing traffic congestion and concern for the environment.

Walk to School Day is expected to take place in all 50 states this year, encompassing more than 5,000 schools across the country and more than 40 countries around the world.