Category Archives: Cool Schools

Skateboarding Gives Back: Next Up Foundation, Non Profit

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Jennifer Willis

Brazilian skateboarder, inspired by his own challenges, created non profit programs to help improve the quality of life for kids in underprivileged neighborhoods in Brazil and Orange County, CA. Such an inspiring story about a program that helps youth overcome … Continue reading →

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Another School is Cool – Hayes Elementary School, Minn

Posted on April 22, 2009 by David Willis

Minn. School Adds Skateboarding To Curriculum Schools Buys 30 Sets Of Skateboards, Helmets "There’s no, ‘I can’t,’ anymore," he said. "They just want to do it."  The students are the first in the state to learn to skateboard as part … Continue reading →

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