At the League, we’re proud to work alongside partners who are helping make biking a lifelong skill starting at an early age. As part of our Ready to Ride campaign, we’re highlighting organizations that are expanding access to high-quality cycling education and empowering the next generation of riders. In this Partner Spotlight, we’re excited to feature All Kids Bike and the impact their in-school learn-to-ride program is having in communities across the country.
What is All Kids Bike
All Kids Bike (AKB) was launched in 2018 under the Strider Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, with a mission to “give every kindergarten student in America the opportunity to learn how to ride a bike in physical education class (PE).” Since then, the kindergarten program has been implemented in over 1,700 elementary schools across the nation, including the entire state of North Dakota.
The League applauds the efforts of All Kids Bike as well as the many other in-school on-bike programs run through organizations like Safe Routes to School and local bike advocacy groups.
These groups are providing students with the skills and knowledge needed to ride safely for a lifetime. The League works to encourage cycling education for all ages (we have a new K-5 curriculum coming out in 2026 as part of our Ready to Ride Campaign), so it is with great excitement that we spotlight All Kids Bike.
How It Works
All Kids Bike is a comprehensive, ready-to-teach, school-based, on-bike learn-to-ride program for kindergarten students. AKB was designed to be taught by the physical education (PE) teacher during regular class periods and is integrated directly into the school’s PE curriculum.
Participating schools receive everything they need to start an on-bike program for their kindergarten students. Teachers are provided with balance bike method education training and certification, along with All Kids Bike’s 8-lesson SHAPE standards-aligned curriculum, which provides them with a progressive map on how to get kids rolling in no time.
In addition to receiving the necessary teacher development and learning materials, schools receive all the essential learn-to-ride equipment. AKB provides schools with a fleet of 24 “Strider balance-to-pedal bikes, pedal conversion kits, fully adjustable student helmets, and one adult instructor bike with pedal conversion kit and helmet.” Schools are also provided with storage racks to keep everything organized and easily accessible. Last but not least, every AKB participating school has access to program support provided by the AKB team.
All Kids Bike In Action
Since December 2021, All Kids Bike has programs operating in all 50 states. Around 1,750 AKB programs provide on-bike instruction to nearly 170,000 kindergartners.
One shining example of All Kids Bike in action is North Dakota’s statewide implementation of AKB, making it possible for every kindergartner in the state to have the opportunity to learn to ride. In 2023, using COVID relief funding from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER), North Dakota decided to ensure every kindergartner in the state has the opportunity to learn how to ride a bike in school. In 2024, over 22,000 kindergartners learned to ride in over 223 schools. This investment helps ensure generations of future North Dakotans not only learn to ride, but also receive all the benefits of cycling, hopefully for a lifetime.
Another state partnering with All Kids Bike to provide on-bike education in schools is Arkansas. In 2023, a collaboration between the Arkansas Department of Education, BNSF Railway Foundation, the Walton Family, and Trailblazers provided All Kids Bike programming to 12 elementary schools in the state. The Natural State now has more than 100 AKB learn-to-ride programs, teaching more than 10,000 kindergartners how to ride safely each year.
What Makes AKB Unique?
All Kids Bike is a “one-stop shop” in-school on-bike education program available to any elementary school in all 50 states. The All Kids Bike program, with a $9,000 cost, is a turnkey, plug-and-play solution that provides schools with a complete on-bike education experience. For many schools, donor investments remove financial barriers, allowing schools with a dedicated physical education instructor to seamlessly implement lifesaving on-bike education for their students.
Conclusion
While there is no one-size-fits-all method to providing all students with school-based on-bike education, All Kids Bike provides a great option for any elementary school to get rolling. The more schools teaching kids how to ride, the safer, healthier, and better connected we all will be. School-based cycling programs not only improve students’ well-being and academic achievement, but they help young people develop a sense of autonomy, providing a vehicle to connect and explore their community, building lifelong healthy habits along the way. When all kids are Ready to Ride, we all win.