Making Tracks: Active Transportation Safety Education for Children and Youth
Making Tracks is about making active transportation safe for children and youth in Nova Scotia by giving them the skills they need to do it safely. Using a train-the-trainer model, the program enlists the help of adults and youth in teaching safety skills to other youth and children. Making Tracks focuses on skill-based, experiential workshops. It offers walking, cycling, in-line skating and skateboarding safety skills. The goals of Making Tracks are to increase the use of active transportation, increase safety skills of active transportation users and ultimately make it safer for children and youth to walk or wheel on our travel ways. Participating schools and youth-serving organizations get free training, coordination and materials. Contact us to learn how you can participate.
Skate Pass® Skateboarding Training Session in HRM October 22
Learn the Making Tracks Skate Pass® program to offer children at your school, community centre or recreation centre. Aimed at recreation/community centre staff, teachers, or potential high school aged youth mentors, the session will take place at the Citadel Community Centre from 1 to 5 pm. For more information/to register please contact Jennifer McGowan, Community Advisor, Active & Safe Routes to School at 442-5055 or .
Cycling, Walking, Skateboarding and In-line Skating Expert Trainers Needed!
Click here for more information on how you can lead train-the-trainer sessions to help more children and youth use active transportation. Trainers receive an honourarium.
Call-out for Cycling, Walking, Skateboarding and In-line Skating Expert Trainers
Download the Making Tracks Safety Manuals
For an idea of how Making Tracks works, see one of our manuals. Note that training through Making Tracks must accompany the manuals and they are not meant to be implemented simply by downloading them.
Main Program Guide (Walking, Cycling, Skateboarding and In-line Skating)
