Summer Cycling Day Camp

Interested?
Registration is OPEN for North Philly.

Registration is FILLED for 40th Street.

If you have any questions about Summer Camp, please email camp@neighborhoodbikeworks.org.

All applications, deposits, and payments must be mailed or dropped off:

Attn: Summer Camp

Neighborhood Bike Works

3916 Locust Walk

Philadelphia, PA 19104

About the Program

Neighborhood Bike Works (NBW) has offered Summer Cycling Day Camp at our 40th Street Shop since 2002 and a half-day Summer Camp at our North Philly Shop since 2011. Our popular camp offers youth, ages 8-14 the opportunity to recondition and earn a bike, helmet, and lock in just two weeks! Youth complete the Earn-A-Bike curriculum, participate in fun outdoor activities, go on educational field trips and learn about safe cycling, nutrition and healthy lifestyles. Classes are limited to 12 campers per session. Campers MUST already know how to ride a bike and MUST be able to ride a bike for 20 minutes without a break.

NBW's Summer Camp is jam packed with activities that are fun and educational. Whether it is a half-day or full-day camp, you can be assured that your child is bound to have a unique experience, will make new friends, and will be introduced to plenty of learning opportunities through our notable bicycle education program and dynamic field trips that include science, art, history, and exploring treasured Philadelphia landmarks. All of our field trips are travelled to and from by bike! NBW will provide your child with a helmet and bike to use for the trips while s/he works on repairing the bike that s/he will earn. Click here to view a sample schedule from one of last year's 40th Street sessions.

North Philly Summer Camp - HALF-DAY

Session Spots Still Available - Updated at the start of each business day.

Session	Spots Available
1	7
2	11

NEW: In partnership with Tree House Books -- located right next door to our North Philadelphia Bike Shop -- NBW and Tree House Books will each offer a $25 DISCOUNT to families who enroll their child in BOTH camps for one full session which will allow him/her to attend a full day program. NBW will operate camp in the morning Monday – Friday (8:30 am - 1:00 pm) and Tree House Books will offer camp in the afternoon Monday – Thursday (1:00 pm - 4:00 pm). Youth enrolled in both camps will receive breakfast and lunch. The total cost for BOTH camps is $375. Financial Aid is available through Tree House Books (please check their website) and NBW (see below).

Application Materials (click each name to download)

NBW North Philly Summer Camp Application

NBW Youth Waiver

NBW Summer Camp 2013 Financial Aid

Location:

1426 West Susquehanna Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19121

Camp Dates:

Session 1: July 8 - July 19, 2013

Session 2: July 22 - August 2, 2013

Days/Hours:

Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 1:00 pm

*NOTE: Tree House Books will not be open on Fridays, therefore, campers will be dismissed at 1:00 pm on Fridays. The second Friday of each session will include a graduation ceremony for which family members are encouraged to attend. Graduation will be on Friday, July 19 and August 2 at 12:00 pm. Additionally, there will be an end of the summer party in partnership with Tree House Books on Friday, August 2 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm for all summer camp participants and family members to attend.

Cost:

Total cost is $200 for the half-day two-week session NBW Summer Cycling Day Camp. A $50 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve a spot. This includes trip admission fees, a reconditioned bicycle, helmet, lock, t-shirt, and breakfast. Financial aid is available (see below). Although our after-school classes are always free of cost, the Summer Camp carries a fee because of additional staffing and field trip costs.

40th St. Summer Camp - FULL-DAY

Session Spots Are FULL - If you would like to be placed on the Wait List, see details below.

Session	Spots Available
1	FILLED
2	FILLED
3	FILLED
4	FILLED

Location:

3916 Locust Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104

Camp Dates:

Session 1: July 1 - July 12, 2013*

Session 2: July 15 - July 26, 2013

Session 3: July 29 - August 9, 2013

Session 4: August 12 - August 23, 2013

*NOTE: Session 1 will be 9 days total due to the Independence Day holiday on Thursday, July 4, 2013. NBW will be closed. Cost for Session 1 is reduced by $50.

Days/Hours:

Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Cost:

Total cost is $550 for the full-day two-week session. A $50 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve a spot. This includes trip admission fees, a reconditioned bicycle, helmet, lock, t-shirt, breakfast and lunch. Financial aid is available (see below). Although our after-school classes are always free of cost, the Summer Camp carries a fee because of additional staffing and field trip costs.

How to Register Your Child for Summer Camp

All application materials are available on our website and in our shops. Please download the materials under the North Philly or 40th Street camps above. Please take note of the session available dates as some sessions tend to fill up quickly. All materials and the deposit must be received at the 40th Street Shop (3916 Locust Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104) either in person or by mail in order for your child to be registered. Registration is First Come, First Serve.

Wait List

Our camps tend to fill up quickly. In order to reserve a spot, your non-refundable deposit is due at the time that you submit your application materials. If your first choice session is filled up, you have the option of signing up for a different session or being placed on the wait list. You must still send all application materials as well as the deposit to Neighborhood Bike Works. We will keep all materials on hold as well as the deposit. In the case that there is a space available, we will contact you immediately. If your child is not able to enroll in Summer Camp, we will refund the deposit.

Financial Aid-Policy

In an effort to stay true to our mission to provide youth from underserved neighborhoods of Philadelphia with great opportunities through cycling, we offer full and partial scholarships to families who would otherwise not be able to attend camp. This year, Neighborhood Bike Works is able to provide a limited number of FULL or PARTIAL scholarships based on family need. The application process is simple so we depend on the discretion of the applicant to decide the degree of their need before they apply. Please remember that those who can pay - even a portion - will help make it possible for those who cannot. We believe this is what makes NBW summer camp so special. Whether or not you are receiving financial aid, we ask that everyone submit a non-refundable deposit.

Neighborhood Bike Works is committed to providing youth bicycle education to all individuals regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, income, sexual orientation or identity.

Are you planning on applying for Financial Aid? Click HERE to get helpful tips so that you and your child can start planning early.