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Walking School Bus

Parents organize a rotating group walk to school with volunteer leaders on each route.

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The idea

Parent volunteers set up walking routes with stops and times, and families join the route nearest them. A rotating schedule shows which adult leads each day, and leaders check the group in. It gets kids active and cuts drop off traffic.

Who it is for
Parent teacher groups and school wellness volunteers
How it makes money
Free for parents, $199 a year per school for multiple routes and reports
Suggested stack
Next.js, MySQL, Twilio for text messages
Launch cost
Under $100

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PROMPT 1 OF 3

Build a web app called Walking School Bus for parents. An organizer creates a school and routes with named stops and pickup times on a Google Map. Parents sign up and join a stop, listing children by first name only.

PROMPT 2 OF 3

Build a leader rotation calendar where parent volunteers claim days on a route. On walking days, the leader opens a check-in screen and marks which children joined at each stop. Parents get a Twilio text when their child is checked in and when the group arrives at school.

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PROMPT 3 OF 3

Send weather cancellation texts to a whole route in one tap. Add a school dashboard showing participation per route and days led per volunteer. Add Stripe for the school plan.

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