CCK Bike Week at Columba College Kilucan
Columba College Kilucan Co. Westmeath, IrelandTo raise awareness of road safety for local students who cycle to school
To raise awareness of road safety for local students who cycle to school
Cycling from the school down to the lake. Work shop back at the school with the Menshed showing us how to put a chain back on a bike, pump a wheel and fix a tube
Promote healthy cycling habits amongst our community - This event encourages cycling for all ages while promoting fitness and community spirit Sunday 11th May at Milltown GAA
To develop safety awareness when using bikes on the roads.
To encourage children to cycle safely from their homes to visit friends, clubs and school. To make the most of the Greenway which is close by our school.
Asking children to cycle every day to school including a "bling your bike" day. Local sports coach coming to school to organise cycling routes and courses around school yard and grounds. All classes to create a pedal power project as homework for the week - this could be a presentation, a piece of art, a piece of creative writing, a poster, a video - or anything that they would like to present. Prizes will be given for these presentations and for the best decorated bike - the prizes will relate to cycling eg helmets and bike accessories.
Students in the junior classes (2nd 3rd 4th) will cycle laps of the school yard, each student will aim to complete a kilometre daily.
Senior classes (5th & 6th) will use an exercise bike and the ZWift app to complete challenges. Students will be encouraged to cycle to school each day Mon - Fri during the week.
Between 12th and 16th May St. Michael's NS Westmeath will hold a 'New to Cycling (triathlon)' and a variety of bike related activities such as write a poem, bike art work, scoot or cycle to school, family cycle on wellbeing Wednesday, prize giving for great participation, send in photos of your spending time on your bike
To promte cycling and bike safety among our students
We would hope to ask a local bike expert to come and speak to our pupils regarding bike safety. Pupils would then convene at the local Blueway Trail near Rathcaled in Emper and go on the Blueway as far as Abbeyshrule and back again. A picnic would be organised at a location in Abbeyshrule (playground) as a treat for all who participated. Parents would be welcome to join also.
Our Ty students will cycle along the Greenway from Athlone to Moate and back
Our Lady's Bower Secondary School, Co. Westmeath - junior classes cycle
Free entry for all - Fun cycle event for all ages - with 10 and 20k options with Coffee Trailer at end of event with free coffee/tea for all on 15th May - at Green Way Car Park from 6.30pm
Our preschool children will be encouraged to bike to school, for those who do not have bikes we can provide them. Then we will have our second bike race along the Brosna View Green,
New to cycling (triathlon) will include coached demonstration of basic skills & principles for cyclist, coaching exercises followed by a group cycle on the greenway (approx. 10km)
Bike Week is funded by the Department of Transport, coordinated by TFI and brought to you by the Local Authorities and Sport Partnerships.