Hi Erik and all,

We at Community Bike Works in Allentown PA have been offering online Earn a Bike for students (ages 9-18) for a few months now. Would be interested in involving our program staff this discussion if others are up for a more in-depth conversation.

One takeaway I can state confidently is that staff found it really worthwhile to have kids stop by our bike shop at least twice (to pick out a bike, and then pick it up after they’ve earned it in their online classes), and ideally a third time (for a bike rodeo). We focus on mentoring in addition to bike mechanics and safety, so coming by the bike shop for these appointments allows them to meet staff and get a sense of being a part of our bike shop. These visits are by appointment, so it’s all controlled for health/safety.

Would love to hear from others as well!

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Kim Schaffer, Executive Director (she/her)

Community Bike Works

www.communitybikeworks.org

cell: 484.554.8971

Celebrating 25 Years of Earn a Bike!

From: Thethinktank <thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org> On Behalf Of Erik Anderson
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Subject: [TheThinkTank] Online bicycle education offerings

Hey all,

Sorry if this was discussed already and I missed it, but we are wondering if any of you have made a foray into offering bicycle education online, and what your triumphs and challenges have been. We use google workspace for many things, so we have plenty of presentation tools (meet, slides, classroom) but would love to hear about this community's exploration here.

Always,

Erik Anderson

Staff coordinator

Ohio City Bicycle Co-op