Upcoming Classes and Registration for BWorks
We update these listings every few weeks, so this is a great page to keep bookmarked to have the best chance of signing up as new sessions are announced. You can also sign up to be placed on our master waitlist here. Have a question about our programs? Email evie@bworks.org and we’ll get back to you soon.
All of our classes are free for students! Please consider a donation to help us keep these programs free!
Earn-A-Bike
Earn-A-Bike@GraniteCityLibrary | 2 p.m. Saturdays Aug 16 to Sept 27
Earn-A-Bike@U.City | 6 p.m. Thursdays Aug 21 to Sept 25
Earn-A-Bike@BWorks | 10 a.m. Saturdays Sept 6 to Oct 13 (join waitlist)
Earn-A-Computer
Earn-A-Computer@BWorks | 6 p.m. Thursdays Sept 4 to Oct 9
Earn-A-Computer@BellefontaineRec | 1:30 p.m. Saturdays Sept 6 to Oct 11 (join waitlist)
Learn-To-Ride
Learn-To-Ride@BWorks | 6 p.m. Thursdays Oct 2 to 23 (join waitlist)
Learn-To-Ride@BWorks | 12:30 p.m. Saturdays Oct 4 to 25 (join waitlist)
Learn-To-Ride@BWorks | 6 p.m. Tuesdays Oct 7 to 28 (join waitlist)
Alumni Adventures
To The Watershed + Edwardsville Criterium | 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug 16
SOME BACKGROUND
Earn-A-Bike is our hands-on class for students ages 8-17 who can already ride a bike on their own. Over the course of six two-hour sessions with our dedicated instructors, students hone basic bike maintenance and safety skills. They earn a refurbished bike of their choosing plus a lock, lights and helmet upon successful completion of the course.
Earn-A-Computer introduces young people to the inner workings and possibilities of computers and the internet — all while getting set to take home a refurbished desktop computer with monitor, keyboard, mouse and flash drive at the end of six class sessions. Like our other offerings, this free course is geared for students ages 8-17. Each class session is an hour and a half long.
Learn-To-Ride courses, which are open to students ages 8-17, are focused on learning to get up on two wheels. St. Louis BWorks provides all needed materials and instructors to help students achieve this goal (e.g. loaner bikes, plus helmets to keep). After successful completion of this four-week program, Learn-To-Ride students can go on, if they wish, to enroll in an Earn-A-Bike class (and then earn a bike!).
LATEST HIGHLIGHTS
A total of 435 BWorks students have already graduated from a multi-week program so far this calendar year or are currently enrolled, as of July 28. Another 14 cohorts will kick off in August and September!
We continue to grow our Earn-A-Bike, Learn-To-Ride and Earn-A-Computer program offerings, both at our headquarters in Soulard and in partnership with schools and other community organizations all around the St. Louis region.
None of this would be possible without our dedicated volunteers, energetic staffers and generous donors. Have a question about our programs? Want to help assist with a youth series? Eager for resources to help spread the word to area families? We’d love to hear from you. Email evie@bworks.org!
P.S. We are currently in particular need of small adult-size bikes and 24-inch-wheeled bikes. Our great students range in age from 8 to 17, and their heights are just as diverse! Every single bike they choose is one donated by a member of the local community and then beautifully fixed up like new by our team of staff and volunteers. Please keep those wonderful sets of wheels (and computers!) coming our way — and our kids having fun and learning!
