Our group plans to bicycle 300+ miles over the course of 4 days to attend the 2017 Youth Bike Summit hosted in Arlington, VA.
Leader
Pio Tsai
Location
40 Irving Pl New York, NY 10003
In 2017, the Youth Bike Summit will be held in Arlington, VA, around 300 miles from NYC. A group of high school students and teachers plan to cover that distance on the bicycle, stopping along the way to learn and absorb the storied significance of historic towns. At the Youth Bike Summit, each student engages a diverse community of bicycle enthusiasts exercising their unique set of skills to both teach and learn from others like them.
The Bike School follows the CTE learning model through a bicycle-focused curriculum. As our mission statement explains:
The Bike School dedicates itself to the pursuit of knowledge through experiential learning, critical thinking, and technologically relevant programs that challenge and encourage students to lead enlightened, productive, and civically engaged lives. The bicycle's universal appeal attracts and encourages a heterogeneous group of learners to create diverse, equitable, healthy, and sustainable communities. Bike School inspires learning in a holistic manner by connecting students to the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of their journey through life, and nurtures inquisitive, self-reliant, and confident minds.
1. Plan route
2. TRAIN, TRAIN, TRAIN
3. Develop presentation for Youth Bike Summit
4. Develop learning plan in conjunction with planned route
5. Plan meals and obtain ingredients
6. Prepare travel packs
7. Take the ride!
This trip allows students to experience the joy of riding and the challenges that arise from planning a long-distance bicycle trip.