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If NO ACTION is taken, and the current trend continues, the 31% of overweight/obese children in NZ at the moment will continue to escalate.
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“To promote the health and well being of children in New Zealand specifically from
target groups and encourage these children to exercise regularly and safely through the
provision of bicycles, helmets and safety equipment for fun exercise as part of their
daily routine”
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The Trustees of the Kids On Bikes Charitable Trust (KOB Trustees), offer selected Intermediate Schools Intermediate Schools the opportunity to adopt this Program designed for a specific specific
target group of Kidstarget group of Kids.
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Having obtained endorsementendorsement from its Teachers and Board, and the permissionpermission from the kid’s parent(s), guardian(s) and/or caregiver(s), the school offers KOB’s program to the students in the target group target group
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The KOB Trustees raise funds raise funds from central/
local government, corporations, businesses and
the wider community to purchase and purchase and supplysupply
suitable new bikes and ancillary safety/ security equipment such as helmets,
safety jackets, safety lights, bike locks/ chains to the school.
All this equipment becomes the property the property of the school.of the school.
The School then loansloans the equipment to the student under a “KOB “KOB Contract” Contract”
(Its purpose is to help the child learn to be responsible for property in his/her
care and to honour a contract).
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The bike supplier, assisted by
volunteer adult KOB cyclists,
adjustsadjusts bikes and helmets etc.
to fit to fit each selected child
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The NZ Police train the selected students in Cycle Road Safety. Upon passing this
training, the child is awarded a ““Probationary Cycle License” Probationary Cycle License” which,
after a few weeks of riding to school is converted into a “Full License” “Full License”
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To raise cycling, fitness, and nutrition awareness for all kids, the school may choose to make
the ““Program Launch” Program Launch” a whole day
event encouraging all kids who ride
bikes to participate.
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A child who has taken full advantage of the program during his/ her two
years at intermediate school can achieve ownership of the bike and equipment through the accumulation of “Bike “Bike
Dollars”Dollars”, which are awarded to those that fulfil fulfil their KOB Contract commitmentstheir KOB Contract commitments.
KOB Trustees require that each school regularly monitors monitors
the the performance of kids performance of kids selected for selected for the programthe program based on a set of benchmark criteriabenchmark criteria decided mutually between KOB Trustees and the school.
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The monitoring criteria could The monitoring criteria could include: include:
(i)(i) a weigh-in at the beginning of the program and regularly thereafter,
(ii) (ii) attitude in class,
(iii) (iii) any improvement in class room work, and
(iv) (iv) any improvement in out-of-class behaviour etc.
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The selected kids would also be required to complete
feedback forms feedback forms at the end of the program with the schools forwarding this, together with its own monitoring results, onto KOB Trustees.
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Using funds raised, KOB Trustees will
continue to sustaincontinue to sustain each school program
by supplying new replacement equipment
as kids complete the two year program
and achieve full ownership as a result of
““Bike Dollars” Bike Dollars” earned.
Sarah Ulmer, Olympic Gold Medal Cyclist, together with other special launch guests Matthew Cooper, Martin Gallagher, and Hamilton City Councillor, Daphne Bell, attended
the KOB Launch and Cycle Activities Day
20 children in the target group from the school received an Avanti bike, helmet, safety gear and lock/ chain and signed a “KOB Contract”.
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The school treated the KOB KOB Launch DayLaunch Day as a special full day special full day event event that included activities
for all kids who ride bikes to its school
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The NZ Police provided bicycle bicycle road road
safety safety trainingtraining both in the classroom and in
practice on Hamilton roads near Peachgrove Intermediate School.
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One Year On: One Year On:
The program has received very very positive feedbackpositive feedback from the targeted children !
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The KOB Program fits in well with school initiatives regarding
healthier “tuck shop” foods, equipment and programs being
provided to encourage all kids to exercise and live healthier
life styles
As Kids On Bikes grows it should help popularize cycling
for kids again, resulting in more kids getting this regular
outdoor exercise
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For those schools undertaking the program,
the NZ Police training helps keep all children
who ride bikes to school, safer
As more children take up cycling to/ from school
again, traffic congestion around the selected
schools should reduce