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
Fall Session:Oct. 26 - Dec. 17
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 EAB classes, program graduates ride away on their very own refurbished bicycles! For girls only. Classes run Mon-Thurs, 3:30 - 6:30. Program cost is $25-$50 sliding scale for the whole session (scholarships available).
Girls are also welcome to take a co-ed Earn-A-Bike program.
Apprenticeship Job Training
Beginning January 2010.
Interested in the bicycle industry but don’t know where to develop your skills? Bikes Not Bombs is offering an 80 hour bike mechanics apprenticeship course designed to graduate participants into jobs at local area bike shops upon completion. BNB offers 9 class placements, for teens (15 and up) and adults that are serious about becoming professional bike mechanics, but don’t have formal training. In past years graduates have taken jobs at Bikes Not Bombs, Broadway Bicycle School, Ferris Wheels, Community Bike Shop, Cambridge Bike and other bike related businesses.
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!
August 24-September 4, 2009
Monday-Friday from 6:00-8:00pm
We'll give you a full course in 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.
