Ryda Road Safety Program is more than a program, it’s partnership which supports teachers on the journey as they provide their students with the tools and understanding they need to see themselves as active, responsible road citizens. Taking, largely, a student inquiry learning approach, Ryda becomes part of the school culture from the first to last day of a young person’s high school life. Beyond that, Ryda provides students with the tools, habits, and motivation to act and stay safe on our roads as both drivers and passengers throughout their lives.
Long term change will only be realised where educational materials support each-other and key messages are repeated over time. Ryda, a program professionally developed by leading learning organisation, Road Safety Education Limited (RSE), is designed to complement the high school curriculum.
Ryda features a highly engaging and memorable one-day workshop which front-loads students’ understanding of road safety. The workshop sessions are designed to be held in small classroom sized groups (approximately 25 students) and are led by a team of trained facilitators including Police, driving instructors and other community sector specialists.
In 2018, 6 Bay of Plenty Rotary clubs formed a partnership tasked with supporting Road Safety Education and providing a combination of financial support to the schools program as well as manpower support. Now in its 8th year of operation, we have the following partner and support clubs involved:
- Rotary Club of Tauranga Te papa
- Rotary Club of Tauranga
- Rotary Club of Tauranga Sunrise
- Rotary Club of Papamoa
- Rotary Club of Katikati
- Rotary Club of Otumoetai
- Rotary Club of Omokoroa
All these Bay of Plenty based clubs support the Ryda program financially and with manpower at each of the courses being held for our High Schools that are located from Waihi in the North down to Te Puke in the south.
Additional financial support for the Bay of Plenty Rotary Ryda Road Safety Program has come from:
- BOP Regional Council
- Genera Biosecurity
- June Gray Charitable Trust