CreateAskate (http://createaskate.org)
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Nonprofit teaches kids life skills by making skateboards.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this safe informational site is the home of skateboard manufacturer Paul Schmitt’s nonprofit CreateAskate project, a school program designed to get kids excited about learning. The site offers interesting background info on skateboarding and details about the create-a-skateboard program. School administrators -- not kids -- may register at the site and order skateboard materials, which cost just $15 per student. Schmitt, who began making his own skateboards at the age of 14, founded CreateAskate to teach kids basic math, science, and art concepts and give them a sense of accomplishment.
Educational value:
The site offers interesting background information on the history of skateboarding and how professional skateboards are made, including videos of maplewood being harvested and made into veneers. A full outline of the program on the site gives examples of the biology, geography, chemistry, ecology, and art lessons kids will learn if their school participates in the program.
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