Curriculum: The ERG ED®: Rowing in the Classroom curriculum is a nationally recognized and SHAPE aligned Physical Education unit that offers easy implementation and integration for teachers, schools, and administrators.

Teacher Training: Built around a “train the trainer” model, ERG ED® provides PE teachers with everything they need to bring a high quality and fun experience to their students during the school day.

Equipment: With just 20 rowing machines, you can bring this program to thousands of students each year within your community.

Community: From field trips to local boathouses, to nationwide competition, the ERG ED® Community provides exciting, enriching, and life-changing opportunities for all students!

Bring ERG ED® to your city!

Ready to join cities across the country and fundamentally change how youth access rowing in your community?

Here are two ways you can Bring Rowing to the Classroom and Change Lives!

Apply for the Concept2 Grant
Purchase the ERG ED® Curriculum

CONCEPT2 GRANT PROGRAM

With this grant program, two new communities will be chosen to bring rowing to the classroom in a fun, educational, and captivating way that ties cross-curricular themes and social-emotional learning into a phenomenal physical education experience.

Grantees will receive:

- A set of up to 20 Concept2 rowing machines (RowErgs)
- Nationally recognized Physical Education curriculum
- A suite of teaching resources through our online ERG ED® Classroom
- ERG ED® Teacher Training for physical education teachers in your school district
- Invitation to join the ERG ED® Community offering nationwide contests and extra-curricular activities
- Remote support from the Pocock Foundation staff throughout the academic year to troubleshoot program logistics, including program evaluation and reporting

The 2025 Concept2 Grant is accepting applications until June 30, 2025.

Apply for the 2025 Grant here

Learn more about the Grant

ERG ED® CURRICULUM PURCHASE

If you would like to bring ERG ED® to your city and already have the following in place:

10+ Ergometers
School District support (ex: Superintendent, Academic Officer, or Director of Curriculum)
Boathouse support

For more information on what is included in your purchase:

Bring ERG ED® to Your Community Flyer

Purchase the ERG ED® Curriculum

ERG ED® brings rowing into the classroom.

ERG ED® launched in 2010 in three Seattle Middle Schools. By 2014, ERG ED® was an integrated part of the standard physical education curriculum for all Seattle Public School students in Middle and K-8 schools - this was just the beginning.

Through partnerships with school districts and boathouses across the country, the ERG ED® program is leading a large-scale, systemic change in how young people access the sport of rowing.

Today, ERG ED® serves 35,000 students annually across the United States.

The goal of ERG ED® is to introduce the sport of rowing to all young people and to create viable pathways for students to continue rowing.

“Curriculum was easy to follow, engaging and challenging for students. It helped them understand the sport better"

- ERG ED® Teacher
“l liked the effort and doing something new"

- ERG ED® Student
“The Erg Ed program is excellent and our students love it! We always have a lot of excitement around the arrival of the ergs. Students and PE teachers absolutely love the Erg Ed program and curriculum! Thank you for all of your support."

- ERG ED® Teacher
“I enjoyed how fun it was.”

- ERG ED® Student
“I enjoyed the BURN”

- ERG ED® Student
Almost all of my students were engaged, which is hard to do, students who do not generally like PE seemed excited each day for the rowers

- ERG ED® Teacher
"pues casi me gusto todo (“I liked almost everything”)"

- ERG ED® Student