Programs

Interested in how to teach skateboarding lessons for all ages and abilities? Get tips on warm-ups, skill-building activities, and games, with our structured skate lesson examples and other resources. Read about techniques for handling large groups, encouraging beginners, and making the skatepark safe.

Find out how you can start running creative educational activities with children, with some easy lesson ideas you can run before/after skate sessions. Create programs are a type of informal education, using art and hands-on activities to explore larger topics like the environment, culture and respect.

Looking for ways to involve local or foreign volunteers as role models in your programs? This section gives examples of what a structured youth leadership program looks like, common challenges, training tips, and ways to keep youth leaders motivated.