Do you walk to school? If so, how long of a walk is it? If not and you drive, how long is the drive?
DH wanted our kids to go to our local school because he thinks being able to walk is a huge plus. While the convenience is really nice, there's another school I would have preferred they go do. He thinks driving would be a drag, but I don't necessarily see it that way.
pomegranate / 3858 posts
We walk 15-20 minutes to school. It's not bad, but I'm not looking forward to winter...
blogger / pomelo / 5400 posts
We live just up the hill, about a 10-min walk factoring in a bit of kid dawdling. I am super grateful I don't have to wait in the insane car line every day. Winter mornings might be tough but we are in TN so it doesn't get too bad, usually.
The convenience of a neighborhood school is one reason we picked where we live, and one reason I talked DH out of private school across town.
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
No, but she takes the school bus so that saves us lots of time every day.
nectarine / 2180 posts
No, our school is 6 miles away on a 2-lane highway with no sidewalks, so no one can walk to school. At our old house the elementary school was right across the street!
pineapple / 12566 posts
We usually take the tram. It's only 2 stops. But we've walked a few times and it takes 15ish minutes, depending on how much dawdling is going on. I almost always walk to and from when I'm alone.
coconut / 8234 posts
We usually take the subway one stop in the mornings and take the bus 4 stops in the evenings. Since it's been nice lately we've been walking home -- which is about a 15-20 minute walk.
In the winter when it's super cold and/or snowy we'll catch a ride with neighbors or Uber. I can't wait for next year when she'll be at school a 5-minute walk away.
nectarine / 2280 posts
My mom takes her by car. They could walk but she'd have to get up earlier to make that happen. They might walk home in the spring when she's older.
squash / 13208 posts
We drive - its about 2.5 miles away.
I prefer driving vs the bus because it gives us a few more minutes in the AM and we aren't rushing to get to the bus stop at an exact time - driving allows us to leave between 8:10 and 8:20 - the drop line goes super fast! They do 5 cars at a time with parent volunteers helping open car doors and unbuckle kids -
They do take the bus home
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
There is an elementary school at the end of our street, it would take max 7 minutes to walk there, it would save us a ton of time.
Instead, I drive my son to a school 2 towns over because of the program that is offered. It takes about 45 minutes on a bad day, a little less on a good day, but I am also commuting to that town for work.
pomegranate / 3658 posts
We walk to daycare and it's amazing. It's less than a ten-minute walk (plus a few minutes if we stop by the produce stand for some fresh fruit with dinner). For actual school, I imagine it would be an enormous plus to not have to sit in that line of cars doing pickup/dropoff. I'd definitely sacrifice some other things to live walking distance from school.
honeydew / 7917 posts
The public school that we are zoned for is a 10 minute walk from our house. LO goes to the local charter school, which is a 5 minute drive. He takes the bus, and it's so cute seeing him form friendships with kids outside of his classroom.
eggplant / 11716 posts
Our nanny walks our older daughter to and from school every day. It's about a 15 minute walk with a 3 year old. It's 6.5 square blocks of a walk, with all the stopping and waiting for cars at crosswalks, etc.
nectarine / 2173 posts
My LO is not in school yet but we are in walking distance of the local elementary, middle, and high school. I see it as a huge advantage. If we lived further, she would take the bus rather than drive her and contribute to the congestion.
pineapple / 12053 posts
Preschool is a 7 minute drive. Elementary will be a 5 minute walk.
My friend's kids go to a school about 10-15minutes driving but she has to get there 45 minutes early to park anywhere close.
persimmon / 1188 posts
My little boy walks to preschool. It is in my parents' neighborhood since they take him and they love that they can walk. It's about half a mile I think. We'llhave to drive to elementary school, our area is not walkable to anything.
pomelo / 5258 posts
The elementary school my kids will go to is about 6 blocks away. I envision us walking, hopefully taking turns with neighbors doing a walking school bus type thing. I expect traffic to be motivating in the morning.
persimmon / 1310 posts
My daughter will be attending preschool a 15 minute drive away. There isn't one within walking distance, unfortunately. I'm not looking forward to packing up both an infant and toddler for an early morning car ride each day.
Elementary school, however, is a five minute walk. It's a big part of our choice to live here. So convenient. Our neighbor kids walk, bike, or wagon to school!
persimmon / 1436 posts
No schools in walking distance. Not sure if we will drive or put the kids on the bus. We are rural enough that all the bus stops are in driveways so you can wait by your own garage and run down when you see the bus.
I grew up walking to school alone in a small town do it will be different no matter what we choose for our kids.
pomegranate / 3350 posts
We can literally see school from our house so yes, we walk. I think I drove a few times last year when the sidewalks were not clear of if I was coming from somewhere else to pick up. The walk usually takes less than 5 minutes but depends on one light.
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