Students from Years 7 to 10 are invited to participate in the Great Vic Bike Ride. The ride is held over 9 days and runs over the last week of November and first week of December. This activity is very demanding and involves riding for 9 days and camping. Students ride during the day and camp with up to 5,000 people for the evenings. In preparation, students participate in months of training rides and will cover up to 1,000km.
The key benefits for our students are:
• Improved self-confidence, resilience and personal development.
• Improved teamwork skills from working in groups.
• Practical bicycle maintenance skills.
• Better physical fitness from preparing for and undertaking the ride.
• Improved mental and emotional health outcomes through physical fitness and activity.
• Heightened spatial awareness skills from riding and communicating in groups.
• Exposure to greater social diversity by mixing with a large group of students from others schools and the general public.
• An awareness of many different parts of Victoria.