Action sports integrated recently in high schools

Archive courtesy Glen PurdyWoodward U. student Glen Purdy doing a tuck no hander.

When Dave bean at the Gould Academy arrived 13 years affects the feedback he normally heard on the skater on campus something done was wrong. But these days when Gould campus, snow bean, is based on a wall outside the dining room over 20 skateboards.

Bean, English teacher and Skate Team Manager, Gould, the sight gives new meaning to the term boarding school. Although Gould--skateboarding-a private school in Bethel, me., founded in 1836, which, as a team sport Varsity - one of the first have a growing number of schools of the country blending action sports and academics started.

Last month Woodward welcomes an inaugural class of 10 students on the campus of ramps, bowls, trampolines and other training equipment Tehachapi West, Windells Academy, Mount Hood, Oregon, is in his second year. And a school in Arizona, specially now established for skateboarding in 2008, has 14 students. Although each school it is applied, a different approach to learning a thing you have in common: all have skateboarding, perhaps the most unstructured action sports.

""The general trend in the skating was community as a whole towards training,"says Morgan Ketterman, RIP, which works out in marketing to kids, a day school for skateboarders in Mesa, Arizona to step and say we are training for skateboarding is the thing that everybody gets."

Kids that RIP as a gymnastics training facility founded. 2004 Owner Geoff Eaton skateboarding added to the program and built an indoor Skate Park. In 2008 Eaton school program creates a home for his two sons, Jett and Jagger, both of which are experienced skaters. This year kids has that RIP 14 students (two girls and 12 young) from the third to eighth grade.

Students spend the teachers hours of 8: 00 to 2: 30 on laptops under the direction of two certified work. With a policy no homework, skater session from 15.00 to 19.00 with instructors specialize in separate disciplines such as street, Vert and shells. The program integrates gym workout and the skaters spend time on trampolines, also.

"The school is to offer an alternative to public school" Ketterman says. "Perhaps is the possibility of becoming a pro."

Woodward and Windells also offer the possibility of a path to the pro ranks.

Courtesy Glen PurdyStudents can participate with a degree of Woodward or Windells College if you choose.

Two years ago, Windells extends its summer camp program for snowboarders at the foot of Mount Hood a boarding high school age snowboarders and Freeskiers to offer. Last year added skateboarding school.

Students at Windells life in huts and complete coursework with the help of certified teachers. There may be no classrooms but Windells' campus is mines for training one action sports playground with a BMX track, a 25,000 square foot Skate Park and a building full ramps and foam. Close to nearby Timberline ski area has a halfpipe and terrain parks.

Like Windells Woodward expanded a summer camp program. Students choose between Woodward U., a boarding school for high school age students in California or anywhere Woodward, independent study without any real physical campus.

The Woodward anywhere program enrolled Curren Caples, Louie Lopez and Mitchie Brusco sponsored teenage skaters. Her career aspiring require regular travel what would mean, missing too much school. But the program allows you to complete coursework on your own time.

Glen Purdy was one of seven students in January-skaters, BMX and inline skaters-ninth through 12th grades, at the Woodward U., two hours north of Los Angeles showed. Purdy, a junior from New Jersey, lives in a cabin and works tricks with teachers toward a high school diploma while honing his bike facilities hectares indoor and outdoor bowls, ramps, street Plaza, and foam pits and Resi ramps.

"I me come per one day see to do," says Purdy, its style and confidence floated, as he double truck driver Fakie and 360 bar spins works.

Can students to pursue a professional career as Purdy at Woodward or use the school's digital media acquires skills in the action sports industry than photographers, videographers and filmmakers to work.

"I left the school of thought was not every child a professional skater or BMX rider, be", says Neal Hendrix, Woodward brand manager. "The idea is to keep you if you have any career different attributes in these sports."

He graduated from Woodward or Windells students can attend college if you choose.

Gould will continue 100 percent of students to College, according to the bean. 250 Total students take approximately 10 percent on school Skate team, the Maine Skate series.

Bean says that emphasize skateboarding program competition, but not. Instead he lessons from skateboarding and snowboarding believes academics supplement. "It's all about learning styles", says bean. "If you understand how you learn, you understand how to find out all settings."

It's a feeling Purdy can relate. Woodward, move across the country was from friends and family, an education. "Not only riding and academics," he says, "but you learn a lot about life."

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