Schools, teachers, parents and students! October is the perfect time to try riding your bike to school. You can make friends, find routes and test out your wheels before the snow. To encourage students, we’re planning a week-long cycling event called Roll Out Carbon. It is thanks to the generous support of Calgary Foundation’ Neighbours…
When we ask students “Why don’t you cycle places? Across the city, 21% of students tell us they don’t know the route. At two schools, that figure is over 35%. Our role is to help. To do this, we’ve created maps to show you suggested routes to go places. We’ve worked with your principals to…
By Tim Schaefer Imagine you’re an elementary or middle school kid, it’s the end of the school day, you go out to the bike rack and discover your bike has been stolen. What a traumatic experience! Sadly, this is exactly what happened in late fall 2021, at the Riverside school located in the community of…
When Youth en Route encourage students to ride bikes to school, we focus on safety and being prepared. Learning to change a tire, fix a dropped chain and make minor repairs empower youth, giving them the confidence to ride to school, and even further from home. We tell students to create a safety kit –…
Many Alberta High Schools have Leadership courses. They expect students to develop and apply skills in group problem solving, create and act on plans for personal growth and show communication, problem solving, teamwork and participation skills. One Calgary school is partnering with Youth en Route to offer a special Leadership experience that focusses on Active…
From our surveys in high schools, we know that many youth have bikes. Ownership rates range from a high of 88 per cent, to a low of 55 per cent. What we don’t see is them being ridden to school. We heard that students would consider riding to school if their bike didn’t have a…
