Bikes in Schools provides safe, accessible and replicable cycling environments for primary school children throughout New Zealand. Bikes in Schools is making a demonstrable, and cost effective, impact on health and education performance.
The Bike On New Zealand Charitable Trust trustees are Paul McArdle, Meg Frater and Jonathan Kennett.
Set up in 2010, Bikes in Schools have provided a complete cycling package within 15 schools across New Zealand so far.
The package includes a fleet of new bikes, helmets, bike tracks, bike storage and bike training within the school grounds.
The aim is to encourage children to become more active and healthy, help them develop various bike skills, build their self esteem and confidence, all while in a safe and familiar environment. Bikes in Schools have produced a short video to demonstrate how the programme works.
Bikes in Schools are sponsored by the ActivePost programme, New Zealand Post’s community programme for getting New Zealanders active, healthy, and engaged in community sport.
Bikes in Schools have developed packages for schools across New Zealand with particular focus in Hawkes’ Bay and Auckland so far. They are aiming to reach 90% of all primary school children in New Zealand by 2016.
Bikes in Schools are reviewing their progress and impact and developing a scalable and sustainable business model that will enable them to reach their goal.
