Program Goal
Reduce risk and remove barriers for at-risk First Nations youth 14-17, through hands-on learning, bike experiences and lessons in leadership and self-esteem.
Intended Outcomes
In partnership with the communities of Morley, Eden Valley and Tsuut’ina, Full Cycle aims to:
- Deliver in service training and support for teachers and community leaders
- Facilitate skill building bike experiences that develop a sense of adventure and discovery
- Develop participants’ social skills, including leadership and self-esteem
- Promote sustainable, self-supported modes of travel
- Empower hands-on learning through bike mechanics
- Build trusting relationships that connect youth with supports as they transition to adulthood
Things we’re learning
- With the program embedded within the community school spaces, it encourages youth participants to attend school and to engage in healthy activities that build community and enhance youth resiliency.
- Through bike trip experiences, youth have the opportunity to travel in a way that is sustainable, self supported and provides connection with the natural world.
- For many youth, the relationships they build during the program last well beyond graduation, creating a sense of belonging and increasing access to community resources.
