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EARN-A-BIKE
BICYCLE LEADERS
BICYCLE RIDES & TOURING
OUR SUMMER PLANS
YOUTH OUT SPOKE'N
PROGRAM CALENDAR
STERLING QUINN :
Friends of Bike Works may know Sterling as the yo-yo performer from our auction. Or perhaps you know him because you’ve seen him in the hardcourt bike polo scene that’s been exploding around Seattle. Sterling came to Bike Works in 2002 as a nine year old excited about earning a BMX bike. Now we are thrilled to announce that this former youth/yoyo champion/bike polo talent/bike repair pro is joining Bike Works as our newest staff member! Sterling is serving an AmeriCorps term as our Program Assistant, helping to run all of our youth programs for the upcoming year. As an alumnus of many of these programs, Sterling brings valuable personal experience, in addition to his passion for bicycles.
Several years ago, Sterling gave up Bike Works to focus on the world of yoyos. As a senior in high school, he began to commute to high school from across town and wanted a road bike. After completing our Earn-a-Bike program, youth can come to the weekly free drop-in, where they can continue to earn bikes and parts until they turn 18. So Sterling returned. We convinced him to take the Advanced Mechanics Class and began to come around on the weekends for bike polo. He ended up in the Polo Camp that summer and, to our joy, soon signed up for the Advanced Bicycle Tour down the Oregon Coast - 450 miles of some of the hardest, most epic landscape in the West – from Astoria, OR to Crescent City, CA. Sterling has told us that this trip was a life changing experience. “I pushed myself harder than I ever had. This was possibly the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I made new friends, and I got a much needed break from my parents, normal life, and technology. This trip is the best thing I’ve done in so many ways.”
Sterling continues to challenge himself, often on the bike polo court. This summer he was an assistant instructor for our Polo All Day Camp and competed at the Polo World Championships here in Seattle! Of course, Sterling is already a champion to us here at Bike Works and we couldn’t be more pleased to have him join our staff this year .
 
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2012 Summer Calendar
Download a PDF version here.
All summer camps at Bike Works include the necessary equipment to participate: bicycles, helmets, pads, tents, sleeping bags, etc. All you provide is yourself!
| PAD (polo all day) Camp: (14 – 16 year olds) |
June 25 - June 29 |
Want to try team sports but in a non-traditional setting? Join our polo camp where we will play bike polo every day and learn new skills! Some of our training and game days will be with members of the 206 Seattle Bike Polo Team. Don’t sleep on this sweet new game!
Camp starts at 10am and goes until 4pm.
Cost: $50/$200/$300/$450
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| BAD (BMX all day) Camp: (11 – 13 year olds) |
July 9 - July 13 |
Do you want to learn how to ride different styles of BMX? In our amazing new BMX bike riding camp we ride different tracks and settings every day! Get ready to learn some new skills.
Camp starts at 10am and goes until 4pm.
Cost: $50/$200/$300/$450 |
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| Bike Touring 101 Camp: (12 – 14 year olds) |
July 16 - July 20 |
This is a one-week bike touring trip on beautiful Whidbey Island. The overall trip themes and educational curriculum will include: transportation by bicycle; camping and cooking in the outdoors; and leadership. Have you ever wanted to travel by bicycle and get out under the stars on your own pedal power? If so, then this is the trip for you!
Cost: $100/$300/$450/$750 |
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| Advanced Bike Touring Camp: (14 – 18 year olds) |
July 23 - August 3 |
A more epic two week bike tour for our older and more advanced students that includes touring down the California coastline to San Francisco! The curriculum will be based on experiential education, leadership, orienteering, risk management scenarios and case study campfire readings. If you want an adventure, this is the chance of a lifetime!
Cost: $100/$450/$650/$950
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| EAB (Earn-A-Bike) Camp: (10 – 13 year olds) |
August 6 - August 17 |
Learn about bike repair, earn community service hours, works towards earning your own bike, and enjoy rides to the lake to cool down after hot days in the classroom fixing up recycled bikes. This two week camp runs Monday-Friday from 10am to 4pm. Cost: $100/$350/$500/$850 |
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| Intro to Bike Touring Camp: (10 – 12 year olds) |
August 20 - August 24 |
A five-day camp that includes a bicycle tour to Bainbridge Island! The first two days of this camp will be from 10am to 4pm and include day trips and activities on leave-no-trace, bike touring and camping skills. On Wednesday morning we depart for our bike adventure and we return on Friday afternoon. This camp is a great introduction to bike touring for those who are ready to ride and learn!
Cost: $75/$250/$400/$550 |
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| RAD (Ride All Day ) Camp: (9 – 11 year olds) |
August 27 - August 31 |
Do you want to learn how to ride a different style of bike every day? In our introductory bike riding camp for younger students we do it all, including: BMX, MTB, Polo, and Road Riding!
Camp starts at 10am and goes until 4pm every day.
Cost: $50/$200/$300/$450
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** PAYMENT INFO** All program fees and deposits are nonrefundable. In the event that a student needs to withdraw from a course they have already paid for, every attempt will be made to place them in the next available course, if possible and at the discretion of the Program Director
You choose the price most appropriate for your needs:
Scholarship Price/60% Subsidized Price/40% Subsidized Price/Actual Cost
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