"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. "
Read MoreBuilder Profile: Lee Thomas and LAYO Longboards
"I had a Roarockit vacuum bag for veneering various drawer fronts on my furniture and noticed that the box mentioned skateboard building. I looked up your website, which is a wealth of knowledge, and purchased a 20x70 bag and 3 sets of veneer"
Read MoreArtist Profile: Windy Island Designs
These shells are made with skateboard veneer!
Read MoreColor Veneer Sampler - updated (again!)
A rainbow of 40 multi-colored maple sheets
Read MoreBuilder Profile: Stephanie and her Wittleboardz
They're "travel-size" boards!! "Ride 'em and Hide 'em" is our motto. Wittleboardz will get you where you're going & when u get there, slide them in your backpack & zip it up as if they were never there!
Read MoreTeacher 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.
Read MoreRider Profile: Kolby Parks
"With this latest board he went above and beyond... a beautiful piece of art. I told him when he showed me the finished product that I almost didn't want to ride it because it was so beautiful."
Read MoreTeacher Profile: Mike O'Brien
"So far I believe that we have built over 240 longboards, and we have a 100% satisfaction rate."
Says Mike O'Brien of his program at Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School
Read MoreSkateboard builds on TV news in France
Sarah and Nico of Roarockit.eu were interviewed while leading a build session at the Urban Cultural Week in Bruge, France
Read MoreMary's students want to come to school!
These students willingly come to class, build skateboards and earn high school credits - WIN-WIN-WIN!
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