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Behind the Build: Boards of Education!

Put YOUR eyeball on this article about an school desk-inspired art-skateboard.

Roarockit 4/20/23 Roarockit 4/20/23

Behind the Build: Red Feather Skateboard

Read more about the meaning behind this eye-catching skateboard art piece!

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Behind the Build: Fail? Or Student Success?

Failing and succeeding combine to make a learning project for this high school student

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Behind the Build: Knot-Eyed Pyrography

Creative use of knots and wood grain for imagery!

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Teacher Profile: Kristian Basaraba and Sal's Skate Shop

Read about Kristian and how he created a “SK8trepreneur” program at his school, melding entrepreneur skills with skateboard culture in order to engage students.

Taryn O 6/12/20 Taryn O 6/12/20

OSF Student Brand Showcase 2020

Roarockit celebrates Oasis Skateboard Factory students and graduates. See the 2020 Board Builder of the Year reveal!

Taryn O 1/14/20 Taryn O 1/14/20

Oasis Skateboard Factory: Arctery'x Problem Solvers

Huge congratulations to Oasis Skateboard Factory for winning the first place award at the Arctery’x Toronto Problem Solvers Queen St. event in December 2019!

Taryn O 7/26/19 Taryn O 7/26/19

Teacher Profile: Bonnie Thoe-Austin in Minnesota

Bonnie Thoe-Austin is a high school shop teacher that uses skateboard building as a way to engage struggling students by applying math to “real life” using the Roarockit method.

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Student Profile: Zachary Shillolo and Dunbat Skate Shack

Oasis Skateboard factory is an alternative school in Toronto that uses Roarockit technology to build boards in the classroom. Does this school prepare students for the real world?

Jonathan Nuss 6/20/17 Jonathan Nuss 6/20/17

Oasis Skateboard Factory Grad Night 2017

Graduation time for the Oasis Skateboard Factory (coolest school in the TDSB)