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THREE ACTIVITY PROGRAMS

1. OREGON BICYCLE RACING REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CAMP

In a four-day development camp, children were exposed to the finest local and national bicycle expertise, which is rarely available. In addition to exceptional training in all areas of bicycle racing, the children expand their creative sides by participating in art and journaling activities. Special services often unavailable to children such as yoga and massage were also provided. Year-round component members participate as mentors in this program and attended for free.

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Program Elements

  • Bike ergonomics

  • Bike racing

  • Bike safety

  • Bike maintenance

  • Creative writing

  • Art: Drawing

  • Famous bicycle role models

  • Watch inspirational videos

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Program Outcomes

  • Positive peer group

  • Physical fitness

  • Artistic experience/expression

  • Bike racing as passion

  • General self-efficacy

  • Skill: Bike safety

  • Skill: Bike racing

  • Skill: Bike form

  • Skill: Bike maintenance

  • Prevention: time spent in

  • Pro-social activity

 

Key Data

  • Number children served: 80

  • Age of children: 7 – 22

  • Gender: female 35% male 65%

  • Ethnicities: 69% African American, 12% Haitian, 2% Native American, 17% Caucasian

  • Length of program: 4 days

  • Length of sessions: residential

  • Staff to child ratio: 1:2

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2. BICYCLES AND IDEAS

Children participate in the year-round bicycle team Word-RCB present the Kids of b.i.k.e. by Cyclisme, which involves much more than riding or working with bicycles. While on their way to becoming exceptional bicycle racers, these children accrue an impressive array of emotional, behavioral, and cognitive assets. They are achieved through sustained contact with competent and caring adult and college-aged role models. These people provide physical training, all manner of bicycle expertise, academic tutoring, and social skills through one-on-one mentoring. In addition to a social mentor, each team member is paired with a career mentor in a large organization where they learn actual job skills and make a real contribution. Because guided practice makes perfect in bicycle racing and in life, the program participants are given the opportunity to be teachers and mentors themselves in the Kids on Bikes summer day camp, Oregon Bicycle Racing Regional Development Camp, and Rollers 101 programs. Their time with a career mentor provides the practice for their move into the professional working world. All of these components are provided at no cost to participants, who are economically challenged.

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Program Elements

  • Weights Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 - 7 am

  • Homework Wednesdays from 7 - 9 pm

  • Ride Saturday and Sundays

  • Team dinner

  • Field trips

  • Individual basis: Swim or ride

  • Mentors in summer program

  • Rollers coaches

  • Mentors at Spring camp

  • Have a mentor

  • Leadership development

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Program Outcomes

  • Emotional

  • Responsibility

  • Self-control

  • Self-esteem

  • State and trait happiness

  • Cooperation

  • Optimism

  • Interpersonal relationship skills

  • Social responsibility

  • Fun


Behavioral

  • Skill: Bike safety

  • Bike racing

  • Bike form

  • Bike maintenance

  • Reduced behavior problems – internalized and externalized

  • Appropriate free time

  • Activities

  • Biking as a passion

  • Positive peer group

  • Physical fitness

  • Better eating habits

  • Better grades

  • Dress for success

  • Leadership practice (mentors)

  • Prevention: time spent in Pro-social activity


Cognitive

  • Achievement motivation

  • Communal orientation

  • Hope - Future sense of self

  • General self-efficacy

  • Appreciation for diversity

  • Diverse knowledge base


Key Data

  • Number children served: 40

  • Age of children: 8 – 19

  • Gender %: male 55%

  • female 45%

  • Ethnicities: 45% African American, 7% Haitian, 32% Native American, 16% Caucasian

  • Length of program: year round

  • Length of sessions: see description

  • Staff to child ratio: 1:4

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3. ROLLERS 101

Positioned in youth and community centers around Portland, children have the opportunity to learn about the sport of bicycling through riding stationary bikes (Rollers) with one-on-one training. Bicycling magazines and videos are also available so that children may witness what the sport is really like. Year-round component members participate as trainers in this program.

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Program Elements

  • Stationary bicycles

  • Selling cycling

  • Video: Bike race

  • Bicycling magazines

  • Trainers: 1:1

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Program Outcomes

  • Physical fitness

  • Fun

  • Bicycling as hobby/sport

  • Teamwork skills

 

Key Data

  • Number children served: 50/year

  • Age of children: 12 -16

  • Gender: male 50% female 50%

  • Length of program: Drop in

  • Ethnicities: 50% African American, 50% Caucasian

  • Length of sessions: 20 minutes to 2 hours

  • Staff to child ratio: 1:1

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