Drop-out to Drop-in
Read all about the full-circle moment where Craig Morrison went back to his own high school art classroom 40 years later to teach skateboard building to the next generation of students!
Craig Morrison, Founder of the Oasis Skateboard Factory (retired!)
We celebrate Craig’s retirement this month but will miss him. We have curated a mini-history of the early days of this amazing journey.
Making Matching Fingerboards with Nanodek
See how I used Nanodek to create a fingerboard that matches my handmade Roarockit skateboard!
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.
OSF Student Brand Showcase 2020
Roarockit celebrates Oasis Skateboard Factory students and graduates. See the 2020 Board Builder of the Year reveal!
Teacher Profile: Dan Wall in the UK
Dan Wall is a secondary school teacher that uses skateboarding and skateboard building as a way for his students to learn valuable life skills.
Teacher Profile: Marcus McKinnon in Australia
My goal for this unit was to show students how timbers could be manipulated into curved shapes and how that might be used in everyday society.
Teacher Profile: Beau Trifiro, Open Source Skateboards
"In my programs, we don’t do math and science just for “practice” – we actually use it to create our boards." says Beau Trifiro of his STEM/STEAM programs.