Principal Tony Corr led the Ride2School ride from Cape Woolamai to the school grounds.
157 Newhaven College students and parents rode to school on Friday for the National Ride2School Day. Principal Tony Corr led the ride from Cape Woolamai.
Newhaven College Year 4 student Ollie Armstrong and his mum Kirsty enjoyed the ride from Cape Woolamai. Ollie also wore a ‘splash of orange’ for Harmony Day.
Newhaven College Year 1 students Winsley and Huntley Underwood combined the Ride2School with their ‘splash of orange’ for Harmony Day.
Newhaven College junior school students Annalise Golic-Williams and Yuri Chaseling wore a ‘splash of orange’ for International Harmony Day on Friday.
Newhaven College Prep students Kya Tomaselli and Sophie Schellekens.
Newhaven College principal Tony Corr jumped on his bike last Friday morning to accompany 157 students as they took part in National Ride2School Day.
The event, organised by the College’s MTB Academy, saw the group ride along Phillip Island Rd from Cape Woolamai, while another contingent rode from Cowes.
Parents, friends and older students guided them safely to the school gates, by providing support vehicles and experienced rider leaders.
Mr Corr’s bike suffered a flat tyre on the first leg, but dad Sean Cohoe saved the day by offering up his bike.
Everyone donned their ‘splash of orange’ to support Harmony Day, the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Newhaven College celebrated Australia’s cultural diversity with different activities across the school.
