The Saratoga Springs City School District (SSCSD) is proud to be the first district in the country to offer a K–12 biking program. This program integrates biking into physical education at every level, giving every student the opportunity to develop the lifelong skill of riding a bike.
The K–12 biking program is made possible through a partnership with Saratoga Shredders, a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to empower kids by getting them on bikes. Since 2023, in collaboration with the Shredders, SSCSD has introduced biking across all six elementary schools using balance bikes with pedal conversion kits, allowing young students to learn balance first and then seamlessly progress to a pedal bike. Maple Avenue Middle School added mountain bikes in 2024 with support from the Shredders, and this fall, the addition of a full fleet of mountain bikes at Saratoga Springs High School completes the districtwide program.
The district celebrated the program’s completion with a High School Mountain Bike Roll-Out Celebration on September 26, where students, teachers, and representatives from the Saratoga Shredders showcased the new high school bikes and shared their excitement for the initiative.