Community Engagement

The aims of our whole school event are: focus on relationship building, encouraging lifelong cycling, promoting active travel, environmental awareness, road safety awareness, keeping fit, being active and having fun. The event will provide opportunities for pupils of all abilities to develop confidence, coordination and cycling skills through structured activities. Funding will also support the […]

The aim is to enhance children's physical fitness, coordination and wellbeing. We want children to enjoy cycling and become proficient, confident and safe at using a bike. We will ask each student to create a "bike project" as homework for the week. The children will present these to the whole school on the Friday. Children […]

To encourage students to cycle and become confident in cycling to school. Part 1: Full week long cycle festival. Children who can, are encouraged to cycle to school for the whole week. There will be treats for those who do. Part 2: Bike day: A one day event where students can bring their bike to […]

To get the children active and back on their bikes and scooters after a long wet winter. To develop an interest and love for cycling and being active and enjoying themselves. Cycle to school, scoot to school, park and cycle, park and scoot, learning about bikes, annual bike competition with prizes, poems and stories and […]

The whole school will take a cycle along the canal, taking in the local biodiversity along the way. Our Bike Week event will begin at 10:00am, with all students departing from the school grounds wearing high-visibility vests and helmets to ensure safety. Prior to departure, there will be a brief discussion on bike safety, reinforcing […]

To encourage as many of our school community to cycle more often where possible Children from 3rd - 6th class will cycle approx 5km along the N4 and onto Loughlinstown Lane. Children from Junior Infants - 2nd class will cycle around a track in the school playground made by teachers in the school. #BikeWeekWestmeath

To encourage pupils to cycle in a safe manner, while improving their cycling skills. Events will take place on the grounds of our school. Events will include a cycling obstacle course, a slow cycle race and a talk on Cycle Safety and bicycle repair. #BikeWeekWestmeath

To encourage more pupils who live within 3km radius to cycle to school We will start at the railway track on the greenway in Moate. Class will cycle to Garrycastle in different pace groups, supported by class teachers. #BikeWeekWestmeath

As we are a school in the centre of Mullingar and the traffic has grown significantly over the past year we would like to encourage our students to cycle safely to our school. We would like to teach the pupils of this school cycle safety and also the benefits this would have to them and […]