Bike Education in Schools
HUB Cycling offers courses on bike skills and safety to students in grades 4 to 7. Our engaging curriculum is on the Bike Right standard.
Courses are free to students and public schools across Metro Vancouver schools thanks to support from municipal, regional, provincial and private funders.
Why host a HUB Cycling course at your school?
- To promote cycling as a fun, healthy & social way to exercise, gain independence, and get around.
- To give students the opportunity to build and increase cycling skills.
- To increase bike knowledge among your students, including safe and responsible cycling for transportation.
Interested in having HUB Cycling come to your school?
Other resources
- Bike to School Week: an annual spring celebration encouraging students of all ages to bike, roll, or walk to school.
- Learn 2 Ride Online: a free course that helps children ages 9-12 yrs learn about basic cycling safety.
- New Riders Teaching Guide & Video: HUB's simple step-by-step method for teaching new riders of all ages.
- Bike Education Resources for Teachers: resources for teachers hosting a course or who just want to bring active travel lessons to the classroom.
- Bike Education Resources for Families: resources for teaching new riders, active travel connections, and mapping
- Go by Bike Week: similar to Bike to School Week, but for teachers and secondary schools.
- English Language Learners resource page including a worksheet and cycling vocabulary videos
Our programs work with pairs of grades (Gr 4 & 5 or Gr 6 & 7) so that programs are delivered no more frequently than every two years. Each season, we begin our outreach to schedule school programs several months in advance: December to January for the spring season, and May to June for the fall. After you've submitted your school's interest, we will follow up to let you know if/when funding is available in your municipality.
OUR PROGRAMS
Learn2Ride
An introductory course for grades 4-5 that gets students excited about urban cycling and introduces them to basic road rules and safe cycling concepts. Students learn through classroom activities and on-bike skills practice on the school grounds. Take a look at this program in action here!
Ride The Road
Targeted to grades 6-7, Ride the Road introduces students to the freedom and responsibilities of cycling in an urban setting. Over four or five lessons, this course explores basic bike maintenance and road safety, and culminates in a small group neighbourhood road ride in the school’s community.
Everyone Rides Grade 4-5
Our education strategy to reach all grade 4 & 5 students across BC, supported by the Province of BC.
Bike Bus
Find out how HUB Cycling is getting more kids riding to school with organized, supported bike rides to and from school one day a week. Learn how to start your own Bike Bus.
Want to do more to encourage your students to ride to school? Register your interest for Bike to School Week today!
Every spring our popular Bike to School Week event occurs around the last week of May/early June. This annual celebration encourages students of all ages to bike, roll, or walk to school. Register your school today.
Check out our reach as of the start of 2025:
Online Learning
Learn2Ride Online is open and freely available to all beginner riders of British Columbia. Visit our information page to preview the course and learn how to gain access.
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
Thank you as well to our supporters!
HUB Cycling is able to deliver courses in schools thanks to generous funding from the Province of BC, TransLink, municipalities, and grants. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the latest updates, or fill out our Bike to School Course Interest form to hear from our coordinators directly when your school becomes eligible for a program.