You don’t have to be going back to school to go back to school.

You can be 12 years removed from your last homework assignment and still know exactly when it happens. One morning, your peaceful little commute suddenly has a crossing guard. The coffee shop is full. Someone is carrying a mini fridge down the sidewalk. And the Target school-supply aisle looks like it’s been hit by a small, highly organized tornado.

Yes. A bell rings somewhere off in the distance. School’s back.

For students and parents, that means new schedules, new routines and the annual search for comfortable back-to-school shoes. For everyone else, it means accepting that your town is about to get a whole lot busier.

Luckily, your feet don’t have to.

Closed-Toe Season Is Now in Session

As summer starts packing up, it’s also about time to give your toes a little more coverage. Sanuk’s closed-toe shoes make that transition considerably less dramatic.

The Tydal Slip On is half slipper, half shoe, with breathable mesh and a collapsible heel you can wear up or down. In other words, it’s a comfortable slip-on shoe for people who would prefer not to make a big production out of putting on shoes.

Then there’s Hava, an easygoing everyday slip-on ready for commutes, coffee runs, walks across campus or the considerably longer walk from the parking spot you used to get before all these students showed up.

And if you prefer your comfortable casual shoes with some history, there are the Sidewalk Surfers. Classics like the Donny and Donna blur the line between shoe and sandal, which feels appropriate for this strange time of year when it’s spiritually fall but still 82 degrees outside.

Welcome Back, Everybody

Back-to-school season is really just back-to-routine season. More people. More plans. More traffic. More reasons to leave the house wearing actual shoes.

Whether you’re headed to first period, dropping someone off at first period or simply trying to get across town while first period happens, a pair of comfortable closed-toe shoes makes the whole thing a little easier.

No enrollment necessary.