Everyone Rides Grade 4-5

The Everyone Rides Grade 4-5 program provides British Columbia elementary students with skills, confidence and the opportunity to learn to ride their bikes to and from school. Cycling education for elementary students helps: 

  • reach goals related to Vision Zero, climate action, active transportation, and healthy communities
  • provide a safer way for students to get daily physical exercise and move within their community
  • to raise a generation of sustainable transportation users and safe road users

Universal cycling education in schools is an effective way to raise a generation of sustainable transportation users and safe road users. Every child should receive cycling education before finishing elementary school (much like they do in many European jurisdictions).  This creates a culture of cycling that permeates student, parent and teacher lifestyles and transportation choices.  HUB Cycling is excited to work with the Ministry of Transportation and Transit to make universal cycling education a reality for British Columbia youth.

The Everyone Rides Grade 4-5 program is in its 4th year with the goal of reaching 128 public schools and over 13,000 grade 4 and 5 students in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, the Capital Regional District, Kelowna, Nelson, Rossland, Prince George, and surrounding areas in the 2023/2024 school year.

 

Everyone Rides Grades 4 & 5 Program Overview

Who: Grade 4-5 students in British Columbia

What: Two cycling education sessions in schools with provided bicycles (including adaptive bikes for kids with mobility challenges) and helmets: 

o Day 1: In-Class or Online Introduction to Cycling and Helmet Safety – 45-60 minutes

o Day 2: Learn2Ride* Schoolground Cycling Skills Training – 70-90 minutes

 * For detailed information on the Learn2Ride course, see our Learn2Ride webpage.

When: Spring (April-June) and Fall (September - November) each year 

How: Led by HUB Cycling and funded by the Ministry of Transportation and Transit, as part of CleanBC’s Move. Commute. Connect. strategy for cleaner, more active transportation.

 

How to get Everyone Rides Grade 4-5 in your community

Interested in the Everyone Rides Grade 4-5 program? Check out our delivery partner locations below or contact us at everyonerides@bikehub.ca to see what funding and resources are available in your community. 

 

Current Delivery Partners

Everyone Rides Grade 4-5 currently operates in several communities throughout British Columbia. If you see your community below and are interested in a course at your school, reach out to the appropriate contact to express your interest:

 

Everyone Rides Teacher-Led

In 2023, Everyone Rides Teacher-Led was developed to address smaller communities' (with less than 20 elementary schools) demand for similar bike education for students in Grades 4 & 5. 

Through the program, teachers are trained via webinar and then a trailer filled with bikes and helmets, including adaptive bikes, is delivered to the school district. Teachers will then lead cycling education sessions over 5-days on school grounds. 

Interested in bringing this program to your school?

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Thank you to our sponsor!

Thank you to our supporter, BigSteelBox, for generously storing the bikes used in Kelowna for the Everyone Rides Grade 4-5 program!

 

To learn more about BigSteelBox, please visit https://www.bigsteelbox.com/location/kelowna/.

 

Thank you to our supporter, Norco, for helping get more kids on bikes for the Everyone Rides Grade 4-5 program!

 

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