Programs and Activities
Read About All of the Biking Programs and Activities:
- Bike Trains
- Free Bike Rodeos
- Bike to School Day
- Bicycle Clinics
- Sustainable Bicycle PE and After School Programs
Bike Trains
Like our walking school bus program, bike trains organize groups of parents and kids who ride together from the same neighborhood along a designated route. Berkeley's Thousand Oaks Elementary has organized its bike trains into a Bike Club and even created a video: "Ride On."
If you would like help organizing a bike train at your school, please contact Rachel. We are happy to provide support through a training session and suggested routes.
Free Bike Rodeos
The East Bay Bicycle Coalition and Safe Routes to Schools Alameda County/Transform and Cycles of Change are offering Kids Bike Rodeos at schools in Alameda County starting in Fall 2009–absolutely free of charge! To have a team of youth cycling instructors conduct a 1-3 hour fun-filled bike rodeo, simply submit a one-page application to Dave Campbell of the EBBC by September 18, 2009.
Students will learn how to fit a helmet, how to perform a pre-ride safety check , proper starting and stopping technique, riding in a straight line, hand signaling and the advanced skill of Shoulder Checking. The Kids Bike Rodeos are for 4th and 5th grade students. We can provide bikes.
The eligibility requirements for schools are the following:
- A minimum 30 students and maximum of 80 ( We work in groups of 15-20 students 45 minutes per/group
- School staff supervision
- Available parking lot or playground area at least 100" x 30"
For more information about The Kids Bike Rodeos, including the application form, please click here:
Bike to School Day
Similar to Walk to School Days, Bike to School Days encourage kids who have bikes to use these wonderful machines to get to school. We provide materials, safety flyers, and giveaways for any schools in the county that wish to celebrate this activity.
Bicycle Clinics
This parent-child workshop is designed to give the next generation of cyclists (and their parents) the skills and confidence to ride their bikes on today's roads. This three-hour course provides blacktop and on-the-road activities that will assist young people in developing bike control, safety navigation skills and a clear understanding of the rules of the road. Bike clinics may be requested by individual schools.
Sustainable Bicycle PE and After School Programs
“Drive Your Bike” is a 6 hour on-the-bike training for grades 4-8. Students learn how to perform a bike safety check, adjust their helmet, use hand signals, obey traffic laws, maneuver through live intersections and safely navigate their school's neighborhood by bike. We provide the bikes and helmets if the school can provide secure storage.
The goal of this program is to train school providers in our curriculum so they may continue teaching it without our instructors. This is achieved by our instructors modeling the curriculum with students until the school providers are ready to take over the program with the help of parent volunteers and the continued use of our materials.
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