The Carl Orff School has achieved a great result in the truest sense of the word in the nationwide "School Cycling" competition. It was able to maintain its position in the "most actively cycling primary school" category and once again took second place with 30,691 kilometres. At the same time, the school impressed with 117 per cent participation in relation to the total number of pupils, securing third place in the "largest team" category. The school succeeded in motivating many parents and teachers to cycle alongside the dedicated pupils. The school was honoured for this achievement at the State House in Wiesbaden by Transport Minister Kaweh Mansoori. Mayor Max Breitenbach travelled to Wiesbaden especially to support the dedicated school at the award ceremony. "School cycling is a particularly important initiative to teach children and young people to enjoy exercise, to strengthen their autonomy and to sensitise them to safe and responsible behaviour in road traffic," explained Breitenbach. "After all, those who learn to behave responsibly on the roads as children will also do so as adults." The Carl Orff School also had the largest team in the city cycling competition, organised by the Rodgau city council, and deservedly received the challenge cup. Every year, the popular "School Cycling" competition motivates pupils, teachers and parents to cycle as many kilometres as possible together within three weeks. The aim of the competition is to inspire children and young people to discover the bicycle as a sustainable, healthy and self-determined means of transport, thereby increasing their own mobility and independence. This year, more than 29,000 pupils from 421 schools in Hesse took part and set a new record with around 3.2 million kilometres cycled.
