The sparkling air on your face, the autumn colours, whizzing along and, when you get there, no stress in the queue in front of school. Wouldn’t that be a great way to start the day? 
That’s what they thought in Odense, a small town in Denmark, where the parents accepted the proposal of the headmaster: everyone should come to school on foot or by bicycle, on a skateboard or a scooter. It sounds like the fairy-tale image of a town which, maybe not by chance, was the birthplace of “The Little Mermaid”, “The Ugly Duckling” and many of the most famous fairy tales in the world. The benefits of this choice lie in time saving, of course, but also in health: children who come by bike every morning arrive in class more awake and ready to face the day. Movement is good for the body, but also for the mind. In Odense they have shown that this is true not only because science says so, but also because it is confirmed by those who have chosen this lifestyle.