National Ride2School Day

More than 350,000 students all around Australia are set to break into the cycle of riding to school at Bicycle Network’s National Ride2School Day.

National Ride2School Day is Australia’s biggest bike riding party and the peak of the Ride2School program which works to help children get their 60 minutes of daily exercise by riding a bike to school.

The program is now in its 13th year and National Ride2School Day will be held on Friday the 13th March. To celebrate and add some extra fun to the day, children are encouraged to dress up in spooky clothing.

National Ride2School Day is a fun way for students and parents to experience the joy of riding a bike. There’s no better time to make riding to school part of your routine.

Riding to school is free and fun, helps you avoid fighting for a car park at the school gate and can also help students perform better in the classroom.

National Ride2School Day is a free event open to all primary and secondary schools in Australia. Schools who register for the day receive a resources pack including posters, promotional material, stickers and a count sheet to tally the number of students who ride to school.

National Ride2School Day can be the catalyst to creating a school of healthy, active students. Ride2School helps break down the barriers to active travel, with schools in the program reporting more than double the national average of students who ride, walk, scoot and skate to school.

Schools can register to participate in National Ride2School Day at Ride2School website.