In education there is a recognition that grit, or perseverance, is a quality to be learned, and that focusing on a long term goal makes it possible to keep trying when you do not experience immediate success. Nothing teaches that better than learning to ride a bike. |
Bike Club is a 2-week after-school bicycle safety program. The program was developed in partnership with NCJC and teaches children K-3rd grade how to ride a bicycle and to ride safely. Bike Library staff and volunteers guide children through bicycle safety curricula using refurbished bicycles that then are given to each student upon completion of the program. We work with elementary school students who are already enrolled in NCJC after-school programs to ensure that children who need access to functional, properly fitting bicycles get them. This gives the kids opportunities to develop cycling skills from a young age.
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The Bike Library is uniquely positioned to assist in youth bike initiatives. We have a sufficient number of donated children’s bicycle to contribute, however, the bicycles need minor to extensive repair. The Bike Library hosts professional repair and maintenance clinics to train volunteer mechanics who can contribute to refurbishing children’s bikes. Additionally, we cultivate the strong volunteer relationships that we need to make these programs possible. Want to help out? Donate kids bikes or contact us about volunteering.
Bike Club happens 9 am - 12 pm, Monday - Thursday during the Summer
During the Summer of 2019 we held six sessions of Bike Club with an average of ten participants per session. Bike Library volunteers were on hand each day helping with education, drills and encouragement. Bike Club was held at Pheasant Ridge, Mark Twain Elementary, Garner Elementary, and the Broadway Center. Students in these programs learn how to ride, how to ride safely and obey traffic rules, understand how to determine routes to destinations, and develop competence for basic bicycle repairs and maintenance.
During the Summer of 2019 we held six sessions of Bike Club with an average of ten participants per session. Bike Library volunteers were on hand each day helping with education, drills and encouragement. Bike Club was held at Pheasant Ridge, Mark Twain Elementary, Garner Elementary, and the Broadway Center. Students in these programs learn how to ride, how to ride safely and obey traffic rules, understand how to determine routes to destinations, and develop competence for basic bicycle repairs and maintenance.