Frisco, CO (August 23, 2022) – Project Bike Tech is gearing up for the new school year and beyond – or hitting the pedals. In late July, PBT held the first meeting of what will be a joint strategy session for the board of directors and an annual training seminar for both new and existing faculty.
“I think everyone who participated in the training really enjoyed their time there and was ready to tackle the new school year,” said Mercedes Ross, executive director of Project Bike Tech. “It was a great opportunity for our veteran teachers to refresh and for our incoming teachers to immerse themselves in our practices and procedures. It was also a great opportunity for our board members to adjust our strategies going forward. Everyone enjoyed themselves. We spent three days together, and teachers and Project Bike Tech staff will help teachers and staff for years to come.” It allowed them to form new and meaningful relationships.
This first-annual teacher workshop was held in Boulder, CO, and used the Boulder High School Lab—Boulder High’s existing Project Bike Tech school. Teachers reviewed the revised Level-1 syllabus, received practical guidance on teaching courses and had time to ask questions of industry experts and interact with teachers.
“The aim is to provide training each summer for new teachers entering the program and for teachers who want to tackle the Level-2 curriculum to help them prepare for the coming school year,” Ms Ross said. “The Quality Bicycle Products Training School is extremely grateful to professional mechanics, Jeff and Ryan from the U of K Institute, for bringing their world-class training methods to our hands-on workshop sessions.”
Project Bike Tech uses bicycles and bicycle mechanics as a vehicle to educate key scholars, improve lives, create career opportunities, and inspire new generations to fall in love with cycling. The only program in the country, Bike Tech is an accredited high school elective that teaches key academic concepts in school, provides a plug for multiple careers, and encourages lifelong involvement with the outdoor recreation industry. The second annual training weekend will be held in July 2023.
About project bicycle technology
In the year Founded in 2007 in Santa Cruz, California, Project Bike Tech, a UC-accredited college-and-career-ready class, Bike Tech in School, uses bicycle mechanics as a vehicle for common CORE and STEM classes for high school students. Bicycle Tech is a college- and career-ready class at the school that teaches students the skills necessary to work as professional bicycle mechanics and provides a stepping stone to many careers in the bicycle industry. The PBT curriculum also includes employment preparation activities, resume writing, interview strategies, portfolio building, and workplace safety. Project Bike Tech is a thriving program that has successfully impacted over 3,000 high school students in Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Vermont and West Virginia.
