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Alameda County Cycles of Change & Safe Routes to Schools Alameda County Bicycle Safety Certification Program Our Program Description This exciting Bicycle Safety Certification Program is a 2 hour in -class and 8-10 hour on -the -bike training. Students will learn how to perform a bike safety check, adjust helmets, use hand signals, read traffic signs, maneuver through intersections and safely navigate their school's neighborhood by bike. The goal of this program is to increase students biking to and from school by certifying them in bicycle safety. Our goal is to make this program sustainable, meaning there is a teacher trained at your site to who can teach the curriculum and there is a plan of action of how to fund or acquire the equipment (bikes, helmets, tool, teacher kits, etc) for your school. To help you make this program sustainable at your school we have a three year plan: The first year we provide all the resources needed (including our time as teachers) to operate the program and excite the school about a possibility for future bike programs. The second year we train one of your teachers to teach the bicycle certification program with our full support. By the third year, your teacher will be able to operate and teach the full program and we will provide the needed support. Please check out our website to find out what a long term bike program looks like at other schools in the east bay at www.cyclesofchange.or. We have space for new schools to sign-up for the Fall of 2009 and Spring of 2010. For more information contact: safecycles@cyclesofchange.org or sr2s@transformca.org, or call 510-740-3150 ext. 323.