6. NSW schools reap the benefits of Ride2School!

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Ride2School NSW is seeing an increase in the number of students choosing active travel to get to and from school. Students are highly motivated by the Hands Up! surveys and are determined to improve on their results month by month.

The Pocket Public School is a small school located on the North Coast of NSW. Not deterred by the long distances, students are travelling part of the way by car, meeting up and riding together to the school. This allows students to get their daily dose of physical activity and have fun on the way to school.

Teachers have also noted a decrease in the numbers of cars around the schools gates at pick-up and drop-off times. Since their involvement with Ride2School they have seen a steady increase from 14% in March to 37% of their students choosing active travel in July – an awesome result!

Students from The Pocket Public School and Kurnell Public School have their Hands Up! for walking and riding to school.

 

Kurnell Public School motivates their students to get on their bikes, scooters and to walk to school by hosting a Ride2School day once per term. They encourage students to ‘give it a go’ and invite parents to join the festivities.  Students who ride or walk for the first time like it so much that they carry on doing it after the event! The school regularly sees an average of 60% of students choosing active travel - well above the national average of 20%!

It is important that we educate our students of today so that the adults of tomorrow live in a greener, healthier society. Schools involved with the Ride2School program show their commitment to the promotion of healthy behaviours and must be congratulated for their efforts to encourage active travel for the school journey.

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