Blog

My Story in GAP

May 11, 2023

I started GAP in late February and in the beginning of the program I was very shy and didn’t talk very much but with each week and getting to know the staff, my confidence grew more and more with each day of GAP.

Bracing for Impact: Evaluating youth development programs in the new normal

March 20, 2023

Lately I’ve been hearing the voice of Ross Gellar in my head an awful lot. While he had many great lines over the seasons of the TV show Friends, there is one scene in particular that feels really relatable right now.

Bike Graduations- More than a bike

March 20, 2023

One of the flagship programs of Two Wheel View is our Earn-A-Bike program. Earn-A-Bike is a unique program that focuses on Social and Emotional Learning using the bike and bike maintenance as the teaching tool.

Pushin’ pedals: Culture, Resilience and Lessons from 2020

March 20, 2023

I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on what it means to be resilient. Certainly, our personal and organizational resilience is being tested this year.

Friendship in all its forms: why diverse social networks build resiliency in youth

March 20, 2023

Social and emotional learning in a TWV context

March 20, 2023

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is a process of attaining the knowledge, attitudes, and skills we need as humans to ‘understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.’

The impact of mentors on young people’s future success

March 20, 2023

There is a large body of evidence that supports the value of quality mentoring, including an analysis of more than 70 mentoring programs that found positive outcomes across social, emotional, behavioural, and academic areas of youth development.

Two Wheel View as a multi-purpose place of greater community value

March 20, 2023

Two Wheel View is more than just bikes and bike clubs. A lot of our value comes from the physical spaces we inhabit.

Teaching methods used in Two Wheel View programming

March 20, 2023

As a youth development after school program, we use the bicycle as a tool to build resilience and develop social emotional learning in youth.

Our vision for partnerships and community building

March 20, 2023

In a world where the definition of community has changed drastically – from the people who lived on neighbouring farms within a short distance to more than one billion people who are active on Facebook – is it more important than ever that we focus on building positive relationships with the world around us.

Providing youth with life skills using the bicycle as a tool

March 20, 2023

The impact of youth development programs on local community building

March 20, 2023

When it comes to providing positive outcomes for young people, combining the resources of family, community and schools has proven to be the recipe for success. However, we believe youth development programs do more than just change the lives of the kids – they also impact the community in positive ways.

How our development programs foster resilience in vulnerable youth

March 20, 2023

Using the bicycle as a tool, our programs foster resilience in youth by building age appropriate competencies such as teamwork, problem solving and leadership.

How TWV supports long-term positive outcomes for youth

March 20, 2023

Our values – adventure, respect, authenticity, resilience and community – weave together throughout our team, our office and workshop, and our programs.

The link between authenticity, self-esteem and leadership in TWV programming

March 20, 2023

The values of our organization are all in some sense inseparable, but no two go hand-in-hand like authenticity goes with respect.

Our approach to developing a culture of respect

March 20, 2023

Respect is one of Two Wheel View’s most important values and it sits at the foundation of everything we do as an organization.