SILVER STALLION DEVO/CLUB RIDES

Organized by Scott Nydam
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Catalyzing Native Youth Ridership!

In partnership with Gallup McKinley County Schools (GMCS) School Counselors and Social Workers, Silver Stallion is providing after-school, coach-mentored DEVO (development) mountain bike rides throughout the Navajo Nation and Gallup. In this support of mental health specialists,  DEVO rides take place in a safe, courageous atmosphere built on trusted relationships for both students and coach volunteers to explore mountain biking. DEVO builds foundational skills, lifelong relationships to the bike, landscape and one's own agency and sense of efficacy to literally move forward within life's opportunities.

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Scott Nydam posted an update
about 1 year ago

We're excited to share what's now getting to be a long history of our DEVO (development) after (middle) school ride program expanding with the Gallup McKinley County School system. This program,  in partnership with the SW/Counselors and mental health specialists, has become our strongest, most impactful programming and the heart of organization.  Now gaining GMCS "Club" status, DEVO has grown to 4 middle schools on Navajo Nation and soon another 4 in the Gallup area. GMCS is largest  native student body school district in the United States – and we're ridding bikes!

Please have read below (and click on the IN THE DIRT documentary film trailer on YouTube) to see all to which many have already contributed to and continue on the ride! Thank you all for the support that has brought us here to a tipping point! 

Ahexhee, thank you, from the Stallion Crew, kids and families


DEVO PROGRAMMING HISTORY

  • Winter/Spring of 2020 Silver Stallion began partnership with Durango Devo to support Stallion Devo program development including Coach Training workshops 
  • During Covid-19/Spring of 2020 Silver Stallion started middle school mtb rides with use of DEAP Charter School Outride R4F bikes and the GMCS School Social Workers/Counselors in Navajo, NM. 
  • Silver Stallion established an MOU agreement with GMCS (Winter 2021-2022) to start operating after-school “DEVO/CLUB Rides” within the district.
  • 4 GMCS District programs were started:  Navajo Mid (Fall 2020), Tohatchi Mid (Fall 2021), Crownpoint Mid (Spring 2022), Thoreau Mid (Fall 2022)
  • Winter of 2022-2023 GMCS purchased 100 Giant  hardtail mountain bikes and Giro helmets divided between the 4 programs.
  • Spring 2023 GMCS established the after-school mtb ride program with district "club" status providing 
  • Fall 2023 GMCS purchased an additional 100 bikes/helmets offering mtb club rides to all 8 total middle school 

 DEVO PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW

  • 250+ total student participants
  • 6 semesters of programing
  • 4 current middle school programs
  • 4 prospective middle school programs
  • 191 total students in 2022-2023 school year
  • 74 average weekly participants
  • 31% female student participants

SCHOOL LOCATIONS

  • Navajo  
  • Tohatchi  
  • Crownpoint 
  • Thoreau 
  • Ramah  (proposed Fall 2023)
  • Gallup  (proposed Fall 2023)
  • JFK  (proposed Spring 2024)
  • Chief Manuelito  (proposed Spring 2024)

SILVER STALLION COSTS

  • TRAVEL: 
    • $51.03 Daily
    • $255.15 Weekly 

  • COACHING:  
    • $250.78 Daily
    • $1,253 Weekly
  • TOTAL:  
    • $20,193.50 / Semester

IN THE DIRT  DOCUMENTARY FILM  

"TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE . . . AND GROW PROGRAMMING!"

Please keep an eye on IN THE DIRT premiering September 29, 2023 at the Crested Butte Film Festival. Host your own viewing!

Ahexhee again, and looking fwd.