Welcome to the NSW Ride2School program

"Supporting schools to educate students and breakdown barriers to active living leading to a cleaner, greener, healthier community"

"We found the support from Bicycle NSW to be simply amazing. The online survey really sparked the interest and the competitive nature of the students. Following the online survey Bicycle NSW has provided us with prizes for both doing well in the survey and for just participating. The prizes are then used as an incentive to encourage more children to use active transport to get to school. On selected days each child who uses active transport goes into a draw to win the fabulous prizes that were supplied by Bicycle NSW. The number of children riding to school has really sky rocketed since we started. The program virtually runs itself. I have a few children surveying the classes writing tickets and entering the data online. The program is fabulous, the community loves it and it has given our school a high profile within the area. We have even been in the local paper a few times."
                           Deputy Principal - Kurnell Public School

Registration is quick and easy. The program has been designed to consume a small amount of your time yet have a big impact.

Click here to REGISTER your school with Ride2School

Download the latest newsletter - click here

Registered schools - click here to enter your Hands Up! data for January

Local Councils - Click here to find out how you can be involved with Ride2School and get more of your community more active, more often

National Ride2School Day is on 25th March 2009 - you can now order your free promotional kit which includes a CD rom, posters and participation certificates. Click here to order your kit today!

E mail ride2school@bicyclensw.org.au
Tel (02) 9218 5405

Students recieving a CycleSkill class as part of Ride2School

Ride2School is Bicycle NSW's initiative to get more students choosing to walk, ride, skate or scooter to and from school safely and responsibly. The percentage of obese and overweight children has increased dramatically within the last 20 years, as many children have developed less active lifestyles. Ride2School aims to improve the health of students by increasing physical activity and changing attitudes to active travel. The healthy lifestyle choices made now will help shape good health in years to come. Choosing to walk or ride is healthy choice for the environment. In our society today it is important that we take every opportunity to reduce our carbon footprint.

We understand that school staff have little time to commit to the program. The program has been created with this in mind and has been designed to have maximum impact with minimal effort. It takes a minute to register online. All registered schools receive the Ride2School newsletter and those wanting to enter Hands Up! data simply conduct the hands up survey in class and enter the information into a specially designed template, then Ride2School does the rest - easy!

Hands up who rode to school today!

HOW CAN MY SCHOOL BECOME INVOLVED IN RIDE2SCHOOL?

Registration in the program is open all year, costs nothing and consumes a very small amount of your time. Ride2School provides you with the tools to motivate your students, break down the barriers and monitor students methods of travel, through the Hands Up! survey system. This allows schools to track their progress on the number of students choosing active travel, compare results with other schools and share good practice. Simple Hands Up! surveys are carried out once a month. Schools who take part in the Hands Up! survey receive some fantastic prizes including bicycles, helmets, lights, cycle computers, t-shirts and much more.

We understand the workloads and demands placed upon teachers so have designed this program to be easy and quick with a big impact. Parents and students can also register their school in the program. The registration process takes a minute to complete. Hands Up! surveys can be carried out once a month at the beginning or end of class, and the entry of survey data takes around 5 minutes. Then we do the rest!

At the most basic level of involvement all registered schools receive a monthly newsletter which highlights everything happening around the state and the country related to Ride2School, including accessing funding for bicycle storage, implementing effective ride education programs at your school and details on any upcoming events.

Ride2School promotional packs are available for bicycle user groups, bike shops, local councils and area health services. If you would like to be sent a promotional pack (including posters, postcards, stickers, wrist bands, lanyards and t shirts) send an e mail to ride2school@bicyclensw.org.au with your details


This project has been funded by the New South Wales Government through its Environmental Trust and the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing