BIKE TECH IN SCHOOL

 

OVERVIEW

Think of PBT as the umbrella organization that fosters bicycle education, enhances lives and builds communities. Under that umbrella is Bike Tech in School, the classroom where it all gets rolling.Bike Tech in School teaches students the necessary skills to work as a professional bicycle mechanic and provides a stepping stone to a multitude of cycling industry careers including engineering, fabrication, marketing, filmmaking, graphic art, sales and writing for publications.

 

CLASSES PROVIDE:

  • Standards-based curriculum on the mechanics of the bicycle

  • A hands-on, multi-sensory learning environment

  • Opportunities for increased personal health, safety, and environmental stewardship

  • Specific career training to compete in today’s job market

  • Top-notch instruction that reinforces core skills

  • The tools to embrace cycling as a form of sustainable transportation and lifelong recreational activity

INITIATIVES & SPECIAL PROGRAMS

 

CLASSROOMS

Today’s educational system is thirsting for programs that are technical, experiential and trade-based. Bike Tech in School uses those hands-on techniques to teach CORE and STEM classes and introduce students to career pathways. Using the bicycle as a platform, students study math, geometry, physics, history, the environment, city planning, life skills and more.

 

SAMPLE CERTIFICATE

Students can earn a PBT Certificate as an entry level bike mechanic/assembler endorsed by members of the bicycle industry.

As the student enters the bike industry, employers know the training is standardized and supported by the cycling industry.

 

SCHOOL & RETAIL ROLES

LOCAL BICYCLE SHOPS AND SCHOOLS PLAY AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN PROJECT BIKE TECH!

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