Remarkables Primary School is one of five schools taking part in the Queenstown Lakes District Council's travel plan programme and this week 50 pupils learnt skills such as being aware of vehicles exiting driveways and keeping control of scooters, especially down hills and around corners.
Police officers were also present at the workshop, which is based on a Swiss model and has been delivered to pupils at greater Wellington area schools during the past 12 months.
Greater Wellington Regional Council senior travel plan co-ordinator Sam Winslow was the workshop instructor and it is hoped more will be implemented throughout the district.
Ms Winslow said accident statistics show there were a lot more scooter injuries occurring simply because there were a lot more children using scooters.
Surveys done in Queenstown show while the number of pupils ''scooting'' to school is relatively low compared to other travel methods, more pupils would like to scoot to school given the chance.
Remarkables Primary School principal Deborah Dickson said it was the perfect time to teach pupils the skills they needed to control their scooters and stay safe.
''We are lucky to have the opportunity to trial this workshop in Queenstown, and at Remarkables Primary School where scootering has become very popular.''
