Bring bike safety education to your students through a health or PE setting! Safe Routes to School staff will provide free train-the-trainer education to get you started and feeling confident with skills and information.
What is bike safety education?
Through the bike safety education curriculum, students learn bike handling skills and road safety awareness in both classroom and outdoor settings. We provide everything you need, including a fleet of bikes and helmets. Availability may vary as the fleet rotates between schools across Portland.
Who is it designed for?
The bike safety education curriculum is designed for middle school classes but many educators have reported finding success bringing the unit to their elementary school classes. Lessons are paired with Oregon Department of Education's PE Standards.
How does it work?
Instructor resources
Curriculum materials, handouts
Administrative resources
Additional resources
How to use volunteer support while teaching
Community ride map examples
George Middle School community ride map
Harriet Tubman Middle School community ride map
Parkrose Middle School community ride map
Ron Russell Middle School community ride map
Roseway Heights Middle School community ride map
Train-the-trainer
The Safe Routes to School team does not have the capacity to engage with all 55,000+ students in Portland's 100+ schools across five districts. This is why we designed our program in a creative way to be more sustainable. Through a train-the-trainer teaching model, we help educators become transportation safety experts for their school community. This helps expand our reach beyond what we would be able to do through direct education with students alone.
We provide initial training to teachers, then offer in-class support as teachers begin instructing students. Safe Routes to School staff are available to observe teachers in class, offer feedback, and help respond to questions.
Bring bike safety education to your school!
If your school is interested in offering bike safety education through a health or PE class, please reach out to us at saferoutes@portlandoregon.gov.