Skateistan

There's nothing cool about back to school... ...or is there? Our school over in Johannesburg, South Africa, maybe be the coolest school out there, where kids can learn, create and of course skate at their own concrete skatepark! Let's get more kids on board and excited for back to school by... well you getting on board too! Donate today Skateistan.org #Skateistan #Skateboarding #Back2School #SouthAfrica #Johannesburg

Where's your happy place? Across all our Schools and Projects, we give at-risk youth the environment and resources they need to find safety, creativity and focus. And we're proud to say that 88% of our participants count Skateistan as one of their safe spaces. What they do with that space is up to them. It could be skateboarding, meditating, or just trying to stand on one leg for a cool photo. Here's to all our locations, but specifically the staff and students at Skateistan Cambodia, where this wonderful photo was taken by @andy_buchanan_photos Donate today skateistan.org #Skateistan #Skateboarding #Cambodia #Mindfulness #Photography

Skateistan is looking for partners! Through our international partnership model, we collaborate with skateboarding-based community organizations around the world to provide access to resources and support for partners to deliver high-quality and locally-led programs, responding to social needs and promoting inclusion in their communities. In 2025, we will prioritize the thematic areas of racial justice and gender equity, and are looking for partners that tackle them through your programs. The partners must be officially registered organizations running social skateboarding programs, or willing to start a new skateboarding program. We will select up to 10 new partners who will be provided with a blend of technical support for programmatic implementation along with training, materials, and financial support (grants ranging from USD 7,000 to 15,000 depending on the program reach and set up). If your organization wants to join us and grow the social skateboarding movement, then please fill out an application. Closes: Sunday, 22 September 2024, 23:59 CEST time We look forward to receiving your application. APPLY NOW https://lnkd.in/e94_bjpy #SkateistanInABox #Skateistan #Skateboarding #partnership #opportunities

What's your favourite thing about skating? Ours is getting updates on all our participants from across the globe, like this photo all the way from Skateistan Cambodia! Our students in Phnom Penh have been busy learning how to shred, teaching each other and spreading the good vibes in their scene. Donate Today skateistan.org Photo: Andy Buchanan #Skateboarding #Skateistan #Cambodia

Have you heard about Tehran? Since 2023, Skateistan has been working in Tehran, Iran! It began as a voluntary effort to create community between the local youth and Afghan refugees, and by 2024 it grew into a beautiful skateboarding and creative learning project. So here's a little postcard, from Iran to you, wherever you are. Stories one of our latest and greatest partner projects. Want to support? Donate today at skateistan.org  #Skateistan #Skateboarding #Tehran #Iran #SkateistanInABox

Did you know, 50% of our attendees across all our projects are girls? Pretty cool right? We think seeing other amazing women skateboarding has something to do with it… like a certain two time Olympic medal champion AND citizen of Skateistan, Sky Brown! Congratulations to all the amazing shredders who competed this year and who continuously show our students that when it comes to women in sports, the sky's the limit! Donate today, and join the movement skateistan.org #Skateistan #Skateboarding #Olympics2024 #SkyBrown #GirlsSkateboarding

Wait! I didn't know a charity could do that! Who'd have thought skateboarding could do so much good in the world? Well... we did. Find out more, and donate today at skateistan.org #Skateistan #Skateboarding #SkyBrown #Charity #Donate #Olympics2024 

Woah! A festival dedicated to skateboarding and urbanism, in the beautiful (and very skateable) French city of Bordeaux?! And it’s free?!?!! Well, that sounds too good to be true! And it was, until just now. Skateistan, Goodpush and a long list of other great skate organizations will be running screenings, talks and sessions at this 4 day long festival! Don’t miss out on your chance to Connect with us in October! See you there! #Skateistan #TheGoodPush #Skateboarding #Bordeaux #ConnectFestival #Urbanism #festival

Woah! Hala Khalaf, our co-executive director, goes in deep on our origin story with Tricia Friedman of the Shifting Schools podcast! Coming this August!

Have you heard? We're heading to Paris! In collaborations with the super talented photographer Juliette Cassidy, and Sheriff Gallery, we will be celebrating our global movement for change, highlighting the positive impact of skateboarding and creative learning on at-risk youth all over the planet! If you happen to be in Paris from the 25th July to the 8th of August why not come through and check it out, we'll be screening our latest film projects too. Oh, and there's a raffle... and everyone loves a raffle. Opening: 25th July Closing & Raffle: 8th August RSVP here - https://lnkd.in/eCUDJDRN #Skateistan #Skateboarding #Paris2024 #Exhibition #Photography