Subjects You Can Teach
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Science and the Physics of Vacuum Pressure
Roarockit Skateboards are made with atmospheric pressure to press the veneers over a mold into shape. Include your own relevant experiments about the physics and practical uses of vacuum.
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Woodworking without Power Tools
Maple veneer (especially Canadian-grown) is known to be the best in the world for skateboards and is included in Roarockit deck kits. Learning about grain direction, strength of wood, preparing, gluing and finishing are just a few of the lessons possible.
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Environment: Skateboards are Green
Skateboards have a “green” approach to many topics, including transportation, locally acquired materials, hand built, non-toxic materials, and leave only a small carbon footprint.
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Art & Design
This section is generally the area that can be expanded the most and can fill an entire semester. Include deck graphic concepts, the history of deck art, design and application, and many more topics.
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Business and Entrepreneurship
Create an ongoing program by building multiple decks with the reusable tools and Thin Air Press Kits. Create a company store, manage the funds, find sponsors, this can all be part of an ongoing program.
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Leadership, Teamwork, & Mentorship
Once students have the skills to build a skateboard deck, they can then assist or teach others through mentorship, outreach, summer camp and after-school programs.
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How to Do It
Teacher’s Kits are the very best way to become familiar with the deck building process, available in Lil'Rockit, Street Deck and Long Board sizes.
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Taking it Further: Custom Building
All over the world, thousands of custom decks such as pool boards, drop decks, dancers and downhill boards have been designed and pressed using the Roarockit system by enterprising builders.
Photo by Matthew Blackett, Spacing Magazine
Our Education Design Specialist, Craig Morrison is a retired high school teacher in Toronto Canada who founded a highly successful and award winning business-based art and design program. The full-time curriculum at Oasis Skateboard Factory is focused on skateboard deck building and entrepreneurship. Since 2008, Craig has offered his students a curriculum to allow them to earn their high school compulsory and elective credits leading to graduation. Now supported by teachers Lauren Hortie and Erin Zimerman, students continue to gain entrepreneurial experience by creating their own brand and running a skateboard business and professional design studio. Students have proven to respond incredibly well to this ground-breaking Toronto District School Board program. The high graduation, attendance, course completion and literacy rates show that learning through skateboards is truly a recipe for Student Success!
We invite you to visit oasisskateboardfactory.ca, for a progress report on this exciting program.