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OU✨ A Bike & Roll to School Day Celebration! ✨
Seven Hills Middle School has been building a strong bike culture for years, and it shows. In 2022, their PE & Bike Tech program, led by teacher Ben Preston (@bicyclerecycleprogram), launched the Outride Riding for Focus program, giving students access to a fleet of @iamspecialized bikes, helmets, and riding curriculum, allowing them to experience movement, confidence, and freedom during the school day. 👏
And the power of the bike has continued to take hold of the community...
1) Partnerships between schools have been formed to share the joy of riding through @bikebusworld ! Now, each Friday, the @nevada_city_bike_bus bikes through Nevada City, CA to school with students from Seven Hills (@seven.hills.school) and Deer Creek (@deercreek_elementary) riding together. The rides are supported by parents, teachers, and neighbors. It’s joyful community in action, bringing, the kind of energy every morning deserves. These Bike Buses have up to 100 students riding each week - rain or shine! Here you’ll see the one and only @coachbalto, founder of The Bike Bus World kickstarting the ride and helping the younger students from @deercreek_elementary get access to @woombikes for the rides! 🚲🚌
2) Ben’s Bike Tech program teaches students how to refurbish bikes and donate them to people experiencing homelessness, turning hands‑on learning into real community support. Students aren’t just riding; they’re gaining mechanical skills, learning responsibility, and seeing firsthand how bikes can change lives. 🛠️
3) After school mountain biking club has 70+ students riding and enjoying nearby trails. 🌄
4) These programs have sparked change in the community. Teachers, coaches, and parents are working with the Board for Commuter traffic to advocate for safer streets for families to bike, roll, and walk to school. 🦺
And now we get to celebrate all of it on May 6th for Bike & Roll to School Day (@walkrolltoschool)! Here’s to the riders, the teachers, the volunteers, and the community that keeps the wheels turning. We are so excited to celebrate! 🚲🫶🥳
#Outride #nationalbikerolltoschoolday
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