We are happy to inform you that your child and their school will be participating in the upcoming session of the B.E.S.T Bike Program. The Bike Education and Skills Training program is the first multi- grade, multi-year bike education program of its kind in North America. Further, the program is unique in that it relies heavily on on-road training components, with students actively engaging with real traffic and infrastructure conditions. Students learn, with the assistance of the BEST program coordinator and school teachers, how to properly ride in on-road conditions, learning valuable skills such as hand signals, shoulder checking, lane positioning, and more. The program also provides an on-road maintenance component, what the parts of a bike are and how those parts operate.
The program will run as part of their regular physical education classes over a two-week period. The program is administered by trained bike instructors along with your school’s regular teaching staff. Bikes have been purchased and will be provided by the school division for all students to use during the program. Helmets will also be provided but please bring your own if have an approved helmet. Measures have been taken to account for new riders and student safety will be at a premium. Attention will be given to all students and their riding ability will be assessed, monitored and valued.
