You are invited to Cyclopark's Teachers on Wheels Open Evening

Cyclopark recently launched their new school programme of cycling activities developed to ensure that children in primary and secondary schools are given the opportunity, support and guidance they need to make cycling a part of their lives.

Please come along to Cyclopark and explore our outdoor learning offering at our Teachers on Wheels Open Evening. You can: 

• tour the park which is an approved Kent County Council venue for off site activities
• be active and experience a number of cycling disciplines
• meet Cyclopark's CEO, Laurence Tricker to discuss the park's outdoor learning programme for schools
• enjoy light refreshments at the park's cafe 'Cyclocafe' 

We are providing two sessions on: 

• Thursday 26^th November 2015 Time: 16:00 – 18:30
• Friday 27^th November 2015 Time: 16:00 – 18:30

Price: Free event but booking is required. To book a place please email hazel.smith@cyclopark.com or telephone 01474 831400

Contact Details
 

Cyclopark
Telephone: 01474 831400
Email: hazel.smith@cyclopark.com 
Address: Cyclopark, The Tollgate, Watling Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 7NP

Overview
 

Cycling is now one of the world's leading sports. It is exciting and exhilarating and can be enjoyed at both competitive and recreational levels. The park's new educational programmes have created a pathway from teaching children to learn to ride, equipping them with a skillset to become safe and confident cyclists and to showcase and encourage young people to participate in a range of exciting cycle sports.

The school programme initiative is run by British Cycling qualified coaches, all the sessions focus on fun and as an activity, cycling can encourage children to make friends, keep fit and healthy, learn new skills and increase their self-esteem.  Our aim is for the riders to learn and reach their fullest potential whilst enjoying themselves.

There are so many choices in cycling that it can sometimes be difficult to navigate your way through the options and skill levels.  Our education offering has been designed to provide a natural pathway for riders to develop at their own pace and across all disciplines.  It's important at an early age that riders experience a range of cycling activities and it remains fun. 

Through the structure of the sessions riders can develop a cycling interest from primary school and continue into secondary school when sporting options normally open up and choices become more difficult.  The range of courses means that children not only become confident at riding but also gain an understanding of the sport and can maintain their equipment, plus develop an appreciation of how cycling can help them through life, whether it is independence, personal challenge, family activity or a sporting challenge and fitness.

Primary School Programme - CycloTutor 

CycloTutor has been developed specifically for primary schools with the aim to get more children active and enjoying the freedom of cycling. 

CycloTutor operates two programmes:

• Programme 1 Learn to Cycle: Classes for five years plus, great for children not quite ready to ride on two wheels.
• Programme 2 CycloSkills: Classes for new riders, teaching key skills and knowledge to help them become confident and safe cyclists.

Secondary School Programme - CycloAcademy

The objective of 'CycloAcademy' is to inspire and encourage young people to participate in a range of cycle sports, which includes BMX, Mountain Biking and Road.  The programme provides a practical introduction where students have fun, safe, stage appropriate experience focusing on developing basic cycling skills, which are transferable across all the cycling disciplines.  It is also possible for students to undertake the CycloAcademy Race Challenge, where pupils get to try out their newly acquired bike handling skills and experience the thrill of racing.