🕗 Thursday, June 6, 2024
Where: Robert Service School
Registration Details: FREE, NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
More Details
Cyclesmart is an annual bike workshop put on by Recreation Parks and Association of Yukon. Youth, through their respective schools, learn a variety of bike safety and developmental skills. Local coordinators work with a contractor to develop an agenda that includes components from the list below. For 2024, this workshop is envisioned to include Grade 2-7 kids at Robert Service School, with exact times and courses to be announced
Bike Control Skills Workshop
Age Range: Intended for Grades 4 & 5 but 6 & 7 can participate in smaller schools
Duration: 1 hour 20 mins
Max # of Participants: 42
Assistants needed: 5 if at maximum capacity, a 1:6 leader to student ratio is preferred
Description: A course of 8 stations, again focusing on balance and spatial awareness with
additional challenges and more advanced bike control stations focusing on gear choice, braking
and signalling to other road users. There are differing degrees of difficulty at each station
designed to help students with a wide range of ability learn new skills or further develop existing
skills. This is not a suitable workshop for students who cannot balance without training wheels
but if there are additional staff or volunteers available to assist that student then they could be
accommodated.
Basic Bike Maintenance Workshop
Age Range: Grades 4-7
Duration: 1 hour
Max # of Participants: 25
Assistants needed: 1 to 2
Description: A 1 hour hands-on workshop to help students learn essential road or trail side
repairs such as; how to repair a puncture, how to get a chain back on, adjusting bike controls
etc.We use our bikes for the students to practice on for this workshop. Not suitable for younger
children due to the strength required to remove tires and bolts.
Road Safety Ride
Age Range: Grades 4-7 can be accommodated although this workshop is more suitable for
older students
Duration: 45-60 mins
Distance: Approximately 4km on roads and trails
Max # of participants: 20
Assistants needed: 2, Maximum of 2:10 leaders to students
Description: In this workshop we start by discussing the benefits of using their bikes as a form of
transportation but also risk factors of riding on the road. After a brief discussion we head out
onto the road on a pre planned route to give the students an opportunity to put the skills learnt in
the Bike Skills Workshop into practice. Students will be split into 2 groups with a maximum of 10
per group with one of our coaches at the front and an adult assistant riding at the back of the
group. Students and staff are expected to wear high-vis vests which we provide.
Typically the road ride is run on a different day than the Bike Control Skills workshop as
it can be difficult to to fit all three sessions into one day.
Please email us at info@terrariders.ca to create a schedule that works for you.