Ocean Grove pupils cycle up 10 years of pedalling

OCEAN GROVE Primary School will be taking part in National Ride2School day on March 13 for the 10th year in a row.

Pupils will join more than 350,000 students from around the country who will get on their bikes as part of the Bicycle Network initiative, now in its 13th year.

Bicycle Network general manager of public affairs Anthea Hargreaves said that National Ride2School Day was the best time to start going to school the healthy way.

“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,” Ms Hargreaves said.

“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.”

Ocean Grove Primary School teacher Megan King said this year would mark a decade of the school’s involvement, and encouraged children and their families to take part in the initiative.

“There are many benefits to riding to school; it increases your physical activity, which results in a healthy and happier lifestyle.

“There is less traffic around if students are taking active transport as parents are not driving to drop off and pick up students and there is a greater sense of community when walking and riding with others from school.”

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.

Schools can register to participate in National Ride2School Day at ride2school.com.au.