Our Services: Encouragement

Use our 2019 – 2020 SR2S planners for Elementary, Middle, or High Schools to plan your encouragement activities for the year!

Bike Blender

When: All year long

What: The Bike Blender uses bike pedal power to create smoothies, and can be a great tool to teach students about health and wellness.

Encouragement Activities

Bike to School Day

When: May 16, 2024

What: Bike, walk, roll, and celebrate active transportation during Bike to School Day!

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Golden Sneaker Contest

When: March 4th – March 15th, 2024

What: We're challenging students to choose active travel during the first half of March. The classroom with the most active trips wins the coveted Golden Sneaker trophy!

Encouragement Activities

International Walk and Roll to School Day

When: October 4, 2023

What: This worldwide celebration encourages students, families and the school community to walk, bicycle, take transit, or use other non-motorized transportation to get to school!

Encouragement Activities

Ongoing Walk and Roll to School Days

When: All year long

What: We offer schools themes and activities to hold recurring Walk and Roll to School Days, keeping up enthusiasm for walking and biking all year long.

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Reboot Your Commute

When: January 29 - March 29, 2024

What: A countywide event that aims to encourage high school students across Alameda County to walk, bicycle, carpool, or take transit to school!

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Travel Training

When: All year long

What: Our Travel Training presentation educates students on how to use active and shared transportation.

Encouragement Activities

Walk and Roll Concerts

When: All year long

What: Age-appropriate concerts that teach walking and biking safety through hip-hop songs and videos. Concerts are currently available in a virtual format with a live Q&A over video conference!

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Walking School Buses & Bike Trains

When: All year long

What: A Walking School Bus is a group of families living in the same neighborhood who form a walking group to take children in their area to and/or from school.

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Wellness Walks

When: New themes each month

What: Need a little encouragement to get out and enjoy a walk? Check out this month's theme.

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Youth Task Force

When: Quarterly meetings

What: The high school program brings together student representatives from each high school once per quarter to organize events, learn from each other, and engage with guest speakers

Encouragement Activities