The Golden Sneaker Award contest is a competition between classes that rewards the class with the greatest number of students who walk, bike, carpool or ride the bus to school in a given month.

The class keeps track of how often its students commute by these modes at the end of each week, and calculates the totals per commute mode at the end of the month. The class with the most participation overall (regardless of the mode
breakdown) wins the Golden Sneaker Award and gets to display their award throughout the month. They also win an ice cream or pizza party, or some other special classroom activity. This contest fosters teamwork and allows students who cannot walk or bike to school to participate in this group transportation contest.