Youth Programs

Riding a bike? Fixing a bike? We got you covered! For high school and middle school aged students, we have programs ranging from a girl's only program to a co-ed program where you can earn your own bike, to a program where you learn how to become a real bike shop mechanics or sales employee.

All the programs are low cost programs geared towards anyone who really loves bikes. Whether you are into the mechanics or more into the idea of riding a bike safely around the city, you should stop in, give us a call, or drop us an email to find out more about our programs and what you can take home with you... because it will probably be a bike and the skills to fix it.
Read on for the specifics of each program!

---

Earn-A-Bike
Want to earn yourself a bicycle (to keep!) while learning how to fix it in this fun after school program? We go for rides, learn a lot of bike mechanics and bike safety, and explore some environmental issues. You pick out a bike, we teach you to rebuild it, and then you keep it!

Find out more!

---

Girls In Action

Girls In Action is our standard Earn-A-Bike class plus some! Girls ages 12-18 have the opportunity to engage in an interactive bicycle mechanics, bicycle riding safety, and gender equity social justice curriculum. This course is an excellent way for girls to gain skills and make friends in the rich community of female cyclists and mechanics at BNB. And of course, as with all other Earn-A-Bike classes, program graduates ride away on their very own refurbished bicycles!

Find out more!

---

On My Way On My Bike

On My Way, On My Bike is an introductory summer program focused on health, fitness and cycling. Each summer BNB partners with a different organization, to add bicycle mechanics and riding into existing summer camp activities. BNB has not yet chosen its partner for the summer of 2012. Please check back for announcements regarding this program and how to register.

---

Vocational Training in Bike Mechanics

Interested in the bicycle industry but don’t know where to develop your skills? Bikes Not Bombs offers a bike mechanics job training course designed to graduate participants into jobs at local area bike shops upon completion.

For more info see the Vocational Training page.

---

Youth Instructors
Graduates of BNB's programs can become paid staff or volunteers as youth instructors of On The Bike, Earn-A-Bike, and Girls in Action, or as BNB Bike Shop Mechanics. The current training builds on past efforts to let young people take the lead whenever possible.

---

Earn-A-Bike Instructors - Work with youth!
We'll teach you the bike mechanics, and then you will help teach young people to rebuild and earn a bike to be their own! Go on fun rides and teach safe riding and environmental issues. Female and male volunteers needed. Spanish language skills or youth-work experience are helpful, but no experience required.

See the Volunteer Teacher page.

---