Bike Club Collaborations
The Recyclery collaborates with local Chicago schools to run after-school bike programs for students in grades 4-5, 6-8, and high school. We currently partner with Gale Community Academy, Family Matters, Sullivan High School, and After School Matters to bring hands-on cycling education to Rogers Park youth.
Youth Open Shop
We run a special Open Shop for youth ages 11-18 in spring, summer, and fall. This peer-led program is supported by teens from our Sullivan High School bike club, who help local youth get their bike repair and servicing needs met. Youth Open Shop runs 3:15-5:15pm, mid-March through mid-November in Rogers Park.
Gale First Grade Bike Day
Each year The Recyclery refurbishes bikes for every first grader at Gale Community Academy in Rogers Park. In the spring we hold a Bike Day celebration where all the first graders are matched with their bikes, and Recyclery volunteers and older students help beginners learn to ride a two-wheeler for the first time.
