SLAY THE WAY is a peer support initiative helping more girls to ride to school.
SLAY THE WAY is a new peer support program co-created by girls in year 6 and high school to build their support networks and identify safe routes, enabling them to keep riding to school as they move from primary to secondary school.
REMOVING BARRIERS
The idea is to address the exclusion of girls from riding by intervening before they move to high school, when a range of barriers, including a lack of role models and social support, make girls less likely to ride than boys.
SLAY THE WAY aims to ensure girls feel safe and strong travelling to high school in a healthy, active way, increasing their empowerment and well-being.
SUPPORTING EACH OTHER
Offering girls new ways to support and encourage each other give them better access to the benefits of riding to school, including improved academic performance, increased energy and alertness, reduced stress and anxiety, enhanced spatial understanding, observational skills, personal autonomy, and a deeper connection to neighbourhoods.
TELLING IT LIKE IT IS
Girls can offer unique insights to people designing and building riding paths and programs.
SLAY THE WAY lets them speak their minds and share their experiences with each other and with city-makers, to make places better for everyone.