WALKING SCHOOL BUS PROGRAM A Walking School Bus is a group of children walking to school with one or more adults. That may sound simple, and that is part of the appeal. It can be as informal as two families taking turns walking their children to school or as structured as a planned route with meeting points, a timetable and a schedule of trained volunteers.  Heart of Largo, Belcher Elementary School and Mildred Helms Elementary School, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and the City of Largo's Neighborhood Partnership Program, Fire Rescue Department, and Police Department are working together to give families the tools they need to start a Walking School Bus in their neighborhood.  Click on the links below to download a Walking School Bus Toolkit.  Walking School Bus maps, showing sidewalks and crossing guard locations around Belcher Elementary School, also are available to download through the links below.  Interested in starting a Walking School Bus for another school?  Contact the Neighborhood Partnership Program staff at neighborhoods@largo.com, or call (727)587-6749 x7350 to get a map of the area around your school. If you are interested in finding out more information on starting a Walking School Bus Program, please contact the Heart of Largo Project Manager, Megan Carmichael, at Megan_Carmichael@doh.state.fl.us or call (727) 538-7277, Extension 1109. Don't live close enough to your school to walk?  Take advantage of the Park & Walk locations! For families that do not live within walking distance to their school, "Park & Walk" locations are being established across the City. Belcher Elementary Park & Walk Location Temple B'Nai Israel 1685 S. Belcher Road (approximately 0.5 miles from Belcher Elementary School) Mildred Helms Elementary Park & Walk Location Publix Supermarket Corner of West Bay Drive and Clearwater Largo Road (just 0.2 miles from Mildred Helms Elementary School) The Walking School Bus Toolkit Want to know more about a Walking School Bus?  Read the Walking School Bus Overview. Interested in starting a Walking School Bus?  Here are some Simple Steps to Starting a Walking School Bus in Your Neighborhood. How walkable is your neighborhood?  Complete the Walkability Checklist. Have concerns about your route to school?  Complete the Pinellas County School Board's Travel to School Safely Form. Need help getting your neighborhoods involved?  Consult the Neighborhood Organizing Guide. Listen to the story on National Public Radio ! Florida Town Tries Walking School Bus Project Read all about the program in an article from the St. Petersburg Times. 'Walking school bus' revives an old idea for fitness' sake Photo courtesy of the St. Petersburg Times clicking on the links above will direct you to an external, third party website. Please read the  full Third Party-outside link Disclaimer for additional information.    Mildred Helms Elementary Walking School Bus Map Belcher Elementary Walking School Bus Maps

Belcher Elementary Map (597 kb)

Belcher Elementary NE Blue Zone (247 kb)

Belcher Elementary SE Yellow Zone (227 kb)

Belcher Elementary NW Green Zone (161 kb)

Belcher Elementary SW Red Zone (252 kb)