High School? Bike school: meet the school where bike fabrication is part of the curriculum

Seniors at Benson Polytechnic High School weld their own custom bicycles

Students at Benson Polytechnic High School applied studies includes building a bike frame
(Image credit: Dan Harrison)

All of us here will agree that the bicycle is a beautiful invention. It’s a vehicle for physical and mental health, freedom, a sustainable future and, if you’re a student at Portland’s Benson Polytechnic High School, a vehicle for learning. 

Benson Polytechnic High School is a technical public high school in Portland, Oregon, where, in addition to a standard high school curriculum, students are given a special emphasis in a technical area. 

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