Train Your Brain teaches local kids about helmet safety

Recently, St. Charles athletic trainers visited Lava Ridge Elementary in Bend as part of the Train Your Brain program.

Using a fun and interactive approach — see the beloved melon drop demonstration, pictured below — trainers taught third graders how to protect their brains and why it’s important to wear a helmet. Students also got to take home a free helmet properly fitted by our volunteers.

As part of Train Your Brain, which became a St. Charles program upon the integration of The Center, our trainers will visit dozens of schools, train thousands of kids and give away about 1,000 free helmets.

We are excited to continue keeping Central Oregon kids safe while they bike, skate and play this summer and beyond.