Kids, Students, Teachers and Staff Get Rolling Bicycling to School
Bike Month is for bicyclists of all ages!
Kids, Students, Teachers and Staff Get Rolling Bicycling to School
Bike Month is for bicyclists of all ages!
The East Bay Bicycle Coalition, Cycles of Change and Transform (Alameda County Safe Routes to School) are coordinating Bike to School Days, May 3 thru May 24, 2012, throughout the East Bay. Schools will be rewarding students, staff, and teachers who bicycle to school with musette bags full of goodies and incentives, and providing coffee, bagels, and snacks. Each school is selecting a date that works best for them within this nine day window. It all precedes Bike to Work Day on Thursday, May 10, 2012.
Win a Yuba Mundo Bike by competing in the Team Bike Challenge
Yuba Bicycles is giving away a Mundo family-style cargo bike to the parent-child team with the most points in the Team Bike Challenge this year in the East Bay. The Mundo cargo bike is great for families and can easily carry two kids, and some.
List of Schools Participating in Bike to School Day
This year more than forty schools throughout the East Bay are celebrating Bike to School Day during May. If you have a child at one of the following schools, be sure to pedal to class and join the fun. Pedal parades, helmet fittings and bike decoration stations are just some of the kid-friendly activities that will be happening.
School City Date/Time of event
- Cornell School Albany May 10th, am
- Ocean View School Albany May 10th, am
- Albany Middle School Albany May 10th, am
- Marin Elementary Albany May 10th, am
- Berkwood Hedge School Berkeley May 10th, am
- Rosebrook Terrace & Central Blvd Brentwood May 10th, am
- El Cerrito High School El Cerrito May 10th, am
- Treeview Elementary Hayward May 10th, am
- Park Day School Oakland May 10th, am
- Roosevelt Middle School Oakland May 10th, am
- Foothill High School Pleasanton May 10th, am
- San Lorenzo High Green Academy San Lorenzo May 10th, am
- Washington Manor Middle School San Lorenzo May 10th, am
- Lum Elementary School Alameda May 10th, am
- Washington Alameda May 10th, am
- Nea CLC Alameda May 10th, am
- Malcolm X Elementary (BUSD) Berkeley May 10th, am
- King Middle School Berkeley May 10th, am
- Washington Elementary Berkeley May 10th, am
- Jefferson Elementary Berkeley May 10th, am
- Rosa Parks Elementary Berkeley May 10th, am
- Thousand Oaks School Berkeley May 10th, am
- Warm Springs Elementary Fremont May 3rd, am
- Walters Jr High Fremont May 10th, am
- Bret Harte Middle School Hayward May 10th, am
- Cherryland Elementary Hayward May 10th, am
- Oakland High School Oakland May 10th, am
- Peralta Elementary Oakland May 9th, am
- Edendale MS San Lorenzo May 10th, am
- Bohannon MS San Lorenzo May 10th, am
- Washignton Manor MS San Lorenzo May 10th, am
- Logan High School Union City May 10th, am
- Alvarado Elementary Union City May 10th, am
- Eastin Elementary Union City May 10th, am
- Pioneer Elementary Union City May 10th, pm
- Cesar Chavez Middle School Union City May 10th, am
- Searles Elementary Union City May 16th, am
Bike to Work/School Day has grown tremendously over the past three years, with bicycling more than doubling in the East Bay over that period. In fact, the fun and healthy event has outgrown itself. So, Bike to School Day is a stand alone event this Spring, and is part of many bicycling celebrations planned in May, including Bike to Work Day Thursday, May 10. It’s about more than work and more than just one day a year–and bicycling to school starts it all off.
Plan to encourage your school to participate by registering students, staff and teachers for the Bike to School Day (and Bike to Work Day), and start forming teams for the Team Bike Challenge, a month long competition encouraging team members to earn points each day in May they ride to school (or work) and Win a Yuba Mundo Bike. Registration for Bike to School Day and signup for the Team Bike Challenge has started.
If you are not a bicycle commuter yet, consider taking a free urban bicycle safety classes and learn how to get started (these are for bicyclists 14 years and older). For younger kids, they and their parents can sign up for a free Family Cycling Workshop.