ABOUT US

HOW BIKE CLUB WORKS

Bike Club kicks off each year in September or October and runs for approximately 20-25 weeks, finishing in early May. Each club is made up of 15-20 students and five volunteers — this number includes faculty member(s). Equipment needed to run club activities, such as bicycles, helmets, safety vests, curriculum, drill supplies, maps, etc., along with adult-size bicycles, are provided to each participating school.

The program aims to create better citizens through cycling. Students learn about safe cycling and STEM while focusing on the ABCs: Attendance, Behavior, and Coursework. Each student develops the knowledge and responsibility to take care of a bicycle; airing up tires, checking and adjusting the brakes, adjusting the chain and derailleur, changing a tire, and many other important bicycle-maintenance skills.

Students ride with "ride ambassadors" for two hours each week, which gives them the opportunity to spend time being active outdoors. They work on communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills with their peers, which has aided in their success in school. Students may ride to a fire station, museum, park, restaurant, or another nearby place of interest as they build confidence cycling on the streets of OKC.

All participants who complete the program earn a bike, a helmet, a safety vest, safety lights, a bike lock, and a bike pump, leaving the program with the tangible and intangible tools to ride with confidence.