Vermont  schools can now borrow the Kohl's Kids Bike Smart trailer -- full of kids' bikes and all equipment and supplies needed for on-bike skills trainings -- at NO CHARGE other than a small delivery fee. The trailer includes everything you need to teach bike skills to kids in grades 3 through 8.

Thanks to for making the school loaner program possible!

IMPORTANT NOTE:  Schools must have someone on staff trained in the Bike Smart On Bike curriculum in order to be eligible to request the trailer and bikes. There are no training opportunities scheduled at this point.  Contact Mary Catherine Graziano at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 861-2700 x106 for more information.

Here is what the Kohl's Kids Bike Smart equipment loaner program includes:

• A secure, weatherproof 16-foot cargo van with 45 high-quality Raleigh kids' bikes in various sizes
• All needed equipment and supplies for conducting bike skills trainings, including helmets, traffic cones, spray chalk, and more
• A clear and concise curriculum guide that divides the training into modules that instructors can mix and match to fit their needs

We will deliver the trailer to a school and leave it there for one to two weeks (depending on trailer availability and number of kids to be trained). Our staff are available to troubleshoot and answer questions by phone throughout the program. When all trainings had been completed, we will take the trailer to the next school.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• In order to keep our costs down for this program, we charge a nominal fee to help cover fuel costs for travel beyond Chittenden County. Rates are as follows:
  • Addison, Washington, Lamoille, Franklin, and Grand Isle counties:  $100 round-trip delivery fee
  • Rutland, Windsor, Orange, Caledonia, and Orleans counties:  $125 round-trip delivery fee
  • Bennington, Windham, and Essex counties:  $200 round-trip delivery fee
• We encourage schools to submit coordinated requests with nearby schools so as to allow the trailer to stay in a given region for several weeks. If schools can make suitable arrangements to have the trailer moved from one school to the next, the delivery and pick-up fees can be split across schools
• We prioritize schools that make efficient and comprehensive use of their time with the trailer. For example, a school that incorporates bike skills training into all PE classes, makes it the focus of the afterschool program, and organizes a bike festival or ride at the end of the week will get higher priority than a school that simply does a PE unit on bike skills.
• We reach out actively to schools serving disproportionate numbers of students from low- and moderate-income families and encourage such schools to apply. Delivery fees are waived for schools with 50% or more of their population eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

We are now accepting requests for the trailer for the 2013-2014 school year.  If you are interested in requesting the trailer for next year, fill out our 2013-2014 Fall and Spring Kohl's Kids Bike Smart Trailer Request Form*

To request the Kohl's Kids Bike Smart trailer for this spring, fill out our Spring 2012 Kohl's Kids Bike Smart Trailer Request Form  Only the last week of March and the week of April 22 are still available.

For more information about this program, please contact Mary Catherine Graziano at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or 861-2700 x106.