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