Learn about how this teacher uses hands-on learning through skateboard building to engage his students without access to a woodshop!
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Behind the Scenes: Train-The-Trainers Session with David Laatz of Undertoe Skate Co.
Learn more about what goes on in one of our Train-The-Trainers sessions and how David of UndertoeSkateCo. is using what he learned!
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Craig Morrison, Founder of the Oasis Skateboard Factory (retired!)
We celebrate Craig’s retirement this month but will miss him. We have curated a mini-history of the early days of this amazing journey.
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Teacher Profile: Kristian Basaraba and Sal's Skate Shop
Read about Kristian and how he created a “SK8trepreneur” program at his school, melding entrepreneur skills with skateboard culture in order to engage students.
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Builder Profile: Open Source Skateboards
Beau Trifiro of Open Source Skateboards tells us all about how he builds his own custom boards, teaches classes, and designs custom software that anyone can use to design their own custom skateboards and molds.
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Teacher Profile: Dan Wall in the UK
Dan Wall is a secondary school teacher that uses skateboarding and skateboard building as a way for his students to learn valuable life skills.
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Oasis Skateboard Factory Grad Night 2017
Graduation time for the Oasis Skateboard Factory (coolest school in the TDSB)
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Teacher Profile: Dominic Yarbrough and Costanoa Continuation High School
"I have never, in my entire career, had 100% engagement 100% of the time until now. Simply doing something that the students are truly interested in and is real/relevant to them shows them that they are valued in the classroom. I want them to be active participants in their learning rather than merely recipients of facts. "
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Teacher Profile: Beau Trifiro, Open Source Skateboards
"In my programs, we don’t do math and science just for “practice” – we actually use it to create our boards." says Beau Trifiro of his STEM/STEAM programs.
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