Pleasant Hill School Goes One Day Without Shoes

Students at Pleasant Hill Elementary School participated in TOMS' 6th annual One Day Without Shoes on April 16. This is the day each year that TOMS (www.TOMS.com) raises awareness about children’s health and education. Events also took place place globally in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, London, Amsterdam, Seoul, and Tokyo to name a few major cities.

One Day Without Shoes calls attention to three key issues that affect a child’s development around the world – health, education, and self-esteem. Millions of children around the world live without proper footwear, exposing them to injury, infection and disease every day. Shoes help protect kids feet and providing uniforms and shoes can help increase a child’s school attendance. Meeting the basic needs of children can increase confidence, leading to better opportunities.

Pleasant Hill students took part by going without shoes in their classrooms. They also had an opportunity to experience a walking path that contained different kinds of walking surfaces in order to feel what it might be like to walk everywhere without shoes. Students had discussions and grew in their awareness of the plight of children without access to the basic necessities that they often take for granted.