For schools

The simplest school wellness program you've ever run.

No apps on students' phones. No accounts. No data on kids. Just a wall chart, a show of hands, and one photo every Friday. Shift handles the rest.

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How it works

Monday

Post the chart

Teacher puts up the weekly tracking chart in the classroom. One tally column per travel mode, one row per day.

Daily

Quick show of hands

Teacher asks "Who walked? Biked? Took the bus? Got driven?" and tallies the results on the chart. Takes under 2 minutes.

Friday

Photograph the chart

Teacher takes one photo of the completed chart and uploads it. Five minutes, done for the week.

Saturday

Shift does the rest

Shift calculates results, generates leaderboards, and sends the parent email — all automatically.

What schools get

Weekly leaderboards

Classroom, grade, and school-level rankings updated every week. Students see how their class stacks up.

Auto-generated impact reports

Ready-made reports for PTAs, newsletters, and school boards — participation rates, mode share, and community impact.

Curriculum-aligned worksheets

Age-appropriate materials for K–2, 3–5, and 6–8 that connect active transportation to health, math, and community studies.

Parent bridge

A weekly email connecting families to classroom results and the school leaderboard. Parents see what their kids are doing — and can join Shift themselves.

Safe route planning

Volunteer-assessed walking and biking routes help families find the safest paths to school — with photo documentation and safety scores.

COPPA-clean by design

No student accounts, no devices, no location data. The program runs on physical charts and a show of hands. Student privacy is built into the design, not bolted on.

All materials provided free

Charts, worksheets, training, and ongoing support — all provided by GSI at no cost to the school.

Program details

Grade bands

K–8 (K–2, 3–5, 6–8)

Competition cycle

Monthly

Modes tracked

Walk, bike, bus, car

Pilot

Massachusetts schools, 2026

Teacher time

Under 5 minutes per week

Student interaction

Show of hands + wall chart tally

Parent involvement

Optional weekly email + Shift app

Cost to school

Free

Common questions

Shift for Schools converts "how did you get to school?" into a measurable, competitive, curriculum-aligned behavior change program. It runs at the classroom, grade, and school level simultaneously — with weekly leaderboards, monthly competitions, and end-of-competition celebrations.

No. The program is COPPA-clean by design. No student phones, no accounts, no apps. Teachers tally a quick show of hands on a wall chart — no student data is collected.

Under 5 minutes per week. Post the chart on Monday, take a quick show of hands to tally how students got to school (under 2 minutes), and photograph the chart on Friday. Shift handles data entry, leaderboards, reports, and parent communications.

Weekly classroom, grade, and school leaderboards. Auto-generated impact reports for PTAs, newsletters, and school boards. Curriculum-aligned worksheets for K–2, 3–5, and 6–8. A weekly parent email with classroom results and leaderboard links. All materials provided by GSI at no cost.

No. The program is completely free for participating schools. GSI provides all materials, training, and ongoing support.

Parents receive a weekly email with their child's classroom results and a link to the leaderboard. Parents can also join the Shift app to track their own family's active trips alongside the school program.

K–8 with curriculum-aligned worksheets for three bands: K–2, 3–5, and 6–8. High school programming is in development.

Walk, bike, bus, and car — represented by simple icons on the chart. All modes are welcome, but active modes are encouraged and celebrated.

Classrooms compete within their grade, grades compete within the school, and schools can compete against other participating schools. Competitions run in monthly cycles. At the end of each cycle: results deck, winning classroom certificates, and a school-level impact report.

We lead with health, cognitive benefits, time outdoors, and community independence. Curriculum materials connect active transportation to physical wellbeing, focus, and readiness to learn. Environmental impact is woven in naturally — older grades explore CO₂ data as part of math and science integration.

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