Let’s Go Bicycle Education Program

Let’s Go Bicycle Education Program2024-11-08T10:27:26-08:00

A Statewide School–Based Bicycle Education Program providing bicycle curriculum for students in grades 3–8

About

About the Let’s Go Bicycle Education Program

The Statewide School-Based Bicycle Education Program is a multi-week bicycle curriculum for students in grades 3-8 that meets Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Health & P.E. standards.

The Let’s Go Bicycle Education Program, which is taught in classrooms during P.E., is part of the Move Ahead Washington transportation bill, funded by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), and administered by Cascade Bicycle Club (CBC) in partnership with the AESD Network.

The program was established in 2016 in Seattle Public Schools and is modeled after Cascade Bicycle Club’s (CBC) flagship “Let’s Go” curriculum. It is set to expand statewide to reach 90% of Washington students by 2039.

Let’s Go Bicycle Education Program

Services

Our Services

Bicycle Education for Small and Medium School Districts

The majority of school districts in Washington are defined as “small” or “medium” and do not have to take any steps to apply for a grant to access the program – ESD 112 is applying or has already applied on your behalf.​

Participating Schools Receive

  • Free 1-day professional development for P.E. teachers (clock hours available)

  • 3-week curriculum on bike safety for grades 3-8

  • Loaner bikes and bike trailer delivery

    • 30 bikes per trailer (adaptive trikes are provided​)
    • A trailer that stays on site for daily bike storage
  • Helmets, hairnets, & in-class support

  • An exciting new program that can be run in a school gym or outdoors

  • A “Bikes & Equipment to Participants” component for eligible students to earn their own bicycle

Our Goals

  • Improve bicycle confidence for transportation and/or recreation.
  • Establish an understanding of bicycle, pedestrian, and traffic safety.
  • Increase regional safety of transportation and communities.
  • Increase competency in Washington state PE standards.

Our Reach

Our middle school program (grades 6-8) will begin in the 2025-26 school year. We aim to serve up to 23,000 students in grades 3-8 by 2039!

How to Enroll

How to Enroll Your School

If you are a PE teacher or school administrator at any of the following school districts (grades 3-8), contact ESD 112’s Bicycle Education Regional Coordinator to express interest in being added to the rollout schedule. There is no cost, and no need to apply to access the program. The development of the program’s infrastructure, including building thousands of bikes, will be completed by 2039. In the meantime, new schools will be prioritized based on the equity-centered criteria outlined in the legislation (ESSB 5974, Sec. 419).

  • Battle Ground School District
  • Camas School District
  • Castle Rock School District
  • Centerville School District
  • Glenwood School District
  • Green Mountain School District
  • Hockinson School District
  • Kalama School District
  • Kelso School District
  • Klickitat School District
  • La Center School District
  • Longview School District
  • Lyle School District
  • Mill A School District
  • Mount Pleasant School District
  • Naselle-Grays River Valley School District
  • Ocean Beach School District
  • Ridgefield School District
  • Roosevelt School District
  • Skamania School District
  • Stevenson-Carson School District
  • Toutle Lake School District
  • Trout Lake School District
  • Wahkiakum School District
  • Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth
  • Washougal School District
  • White Salmon Valley School District
  • Wishram School District
  • Woodland School District

Battle Ground School District
Camas School District
Castle Rock School District
Centerville School District
Glenwood School District
Green Mountain School District
Hockinson School District
Kalama School District
Kelso School District
Klickitat School District
La Center School District
Longview School District
Lyle School District
Mill A School District
Mount Pleasant School District
Naselle-Grays River Valley School District
Ocean Beach School District
Ridgefield School District
Roosevelt School District
Skamania School District
Stevenson-Carson School District
Toutle Lake School District
Trout Lake School District
Wahkiakum School District
Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth
Washougal School District
White Salmon Valley School District
Wishram School District
Woodland School District

All other school districts please visit the AESD Statewide School-Based Bicycle Education Program website for enrollment instructions.

Funding

Program Funding and Partners

The Let’s Go Bicycle Education Program is supported with funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act. The CCA supports Washington’s climate action efforts by putting cap-and-invest dollars to work reducing climate pollution, creating jobs, and improving public health. Information about the CCA is available at www.climate.wa.gov.

Funded by Washington's Climate Commitment Act

Cascade Bicycle Club

Washington State Department of Transportation

AESD

Program Contacts

Who to Contact

Contact your regional coordinator with questions. For contacts outside the 112 region, visit the AESD website.

Richard Belson

Regional Bicycle Education Coordinator

Contact

Phone: (360) 218-2261

Email: richard.belson@esd112.org

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