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Cycle For Life: DVD

Influences & Motivators
for Youth Cyclists

Influences & Motivators for Youth Cyclists

Talking about bikes, bicycle activism, the environment, the car-culture & what six youths (16-20yrs) love about cycling!

  • 24-minutes
  • $25 + taxes and shipping

Testimonials

Edith Martel

I found your workshop was really helpful for me and inspiring for the development of future activities. ... I followed your advice at (my nearby) high school. The students were easier to approach this way, thanks to you.

Agent de development
Mon école à pied, à vélo! program, Vélo Québec

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keynotes & speaker

Arthur Orsini has over a decade of experience facilitating active school travel and is equally adapt at presenting in conferences, youth forums, classrooms and school gyms. Orsini has been recognized as an international expert on Child and Youth Engagement in Active Transportation and continues to develop tools and strategies to effectively engage children and youths. In 2008 he was the Keynote Speaker at the Washington State Safe Routes to School Summit.

 

Upcoming seminars and workshops

Webinar - Sept 28: Student Engagement and Teacher Champions for School Travel Planning in Elementary and Middle schools (by invitation, but will be archived)

Kingston, Ont - Oct 12 & 13: Child & Youth Engagement Seminar, Adult Facilitator Workshop, and Student Leader Cycling seminar

Ottawa, Ont - Oct 14 & 15: Child & Youth Engagement Seminar, Adult Facilitator Workshop, and Student Leader seminar (English then French)

Toronto, Ont - Oct 18: Child & Youth Engagement Seminar and Adult Facilitator Workshop

 

recent presentations

Youth-Led TDM - Daring to Bring TDM to High School at the ACT conference in Indian Wells, California on Aug. 30th 2010 (7.2Mb)

View from the Sidewalk: Assessing the Safety & Comfort of Walking to School at the Healthy Schools Leadership Symposium hosted by DASH-BC in Vancouver on April 9th, 2010

TDM for/with Youths webinar hosted by Cullbridge Marketing and Communications www.cullbridge.com on Feb. 2nd 2010

 

downloadable notes

Youth-Led TDM (7.2Mb) presentation slides from the ACT conference

View from the Sidewalk: Assessing the Safety & Comfort of Walking to School from the DASH-BC conference

TDM for/with Youths archived slides and audio from the Cullbridge webinar

   

Potential: Halifax "Active & Safe Routes to School hopes to bring youth active transportation expert Arthur Orsini to Nova Scotia to run a workshop in November for adults who want to engage more youth in active transportation. Please contact asrts [at] ecologyaction [dot] ca if you’d like to receive more information on this workshop as details are finalized."



Arthur is available to speak with your community on a variety of topics, including;

  • Youth Engagement in Active School Travel (Secondary School)
  • Child Engagement in Active School Travel (Middle School and Elementary School)
  • Adult Mentoring of Student Leaders
  • Walking Promotion / Cycling Promotion
  • Cycling Training for Teachers
  • Sustainability in the Classroom – Generating Ambassadors for Active Transportation

Contact us to find out how Arthur’s experience can add to your event, conference, workplace training or school community.

 

I love no cars any day

ped permit walk

fast cyclist in Melbourne Paul Tranter

Bike Trick Jump

school kid maquette

Car Free School

Park and Walk

ride prep - do you know your hand signals

Walk Gates

lots of traffic

Guy 3 wheeled bike yellow coat

stop 4 way

I love to walk to school

mapping our current routes

cycling in girls' uniform

2nd workshop small groups

Walk to School Day

bike to the grad

Montreal with Arthur

It is time to walk

drawign parts of a bike

Engaged Kids

Walk To School

Bike at School

bike shadow

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