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Skateboards & all safety
equipment provided
Group skateboarding lessons
The School of Skate operates skateboarding schools across London and Bournemouth. We started group skateboarding lessons in 2017 when the new skatepark opened in Charlton Park, in London SE7.
We have since expanded, starting group lessons at Folkestone Gardens skatepark, Deptford in 2020, and starting Victoria Park skatepark, Peckham Rye Park. and Whitegrounds, London Bridge in 2021. We provide both beginner and progressing skateboarding lessons. We teach boys, girls, and adults from 5 years old upwards with a wide range of abilities. We can provide skateboards & all safety equipment, or you can bring your own. We provide insured & DBS enhanced checked skateboard instructors.
Private skateboarding lessons
Whilst based in South London we provide private skateboarding lessons at skateparks across most of London. We have run birthday party lessons, Scout group lessons, and local Council events. We can arrange to bring portable ramps & rails to your venue. Please contact us if you have any questions about our services.
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Beginner skateboarding lessons
Not everyone wants to do a laser flip down 16 stairs. At the School of Skate we recognise that the vast majority of us are beginners, who have more modest goals, so we focus on helping you stand up on your board, ride along, and falling (with style). The beginner classes take you to the point of being able to do The Drop In.
When you’ve learnt to drop in you can do your Beginner Grading, get the T-Shirt, and join the Progressing Group.
Progressing skateboarding lessons
We provide progressing group and private lessons. After you’ve learnt the basics we can take you forward to follow either a street or transition pathway. With street, you can learn to ollie, and grind (we have specialised equipment made just for this), and onto more advanced skills like the kickflip. With transition you learn to skate ramps and to carve bowls, and can learn lip tricks and airs.
If you’ve got any questions about progressing your skateboarding beyond the basics you can drop us a message.
Skateboard Buyers Guide
Before you can learn you need the right skateboard
We always suggest you come and try one of ours. We’ll show you what size you need, how to adjust it and how much to spend. But if you can’t do that please see our sizing & buying guide.
Here is Gabe’s first line ever and couple new learns while he was having a private with coach @_nilovisca 🙌🏻 soon he’ll be teaching us!! 😁 #skatemotivation #skateboardingisfun
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Bournemouth summer skate school is go tomorrow at King's park skatepark with Darwin. Weekday mornings til the end of the summer holidays 🛹☀️
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Coach @ricksmee_ testing out his new ride on rail with the @folkestonegardensskatepark locals this morning
Come join the progressing group lessons this summer to give it a go!
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We have plenty of availability at our summer lessons! Summer lessons run weekday mornings. We now have increased capacity at our progressing classes in Deptford & Peckham, and new summer holiday lessons at Bromley.
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Here's Kit looking chuffed. He's our first student to pass his beginner grading at Bromley. He's got his drop ins on lock and got his #schoolofskate t-shirt🛹👕
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Latest copies of @theskateboarderscompanion available free at your progressing class next week!
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We are handing out @theskateboarderscompanion magazines to our progressive students at Charlton!! Book with us to get yours 😉 #skateboardingisfun
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Very proud of our most brilliant pro student @gabriel_e_grant at Charlton today🙌🏻 He learned 4 new tricks when having a private lesson with coach @_nilovisca in just an hour🤯 #nosegrab #bsnosegrab #nosegrab180 #backsidenosegrab #backsidenosegrab180 #indyair #backsideindy #indy180 #bsindyair #pop #popshuvit #shuv #popshoveit
Coach @_nilovisca taught some Finnish visitors to London and here they are practicing the fakie back in Finland
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We're pleased to announce we are running some free lessons at the @clown_skateboards jam on the 30th July at Church House Gardens in Bromley.
Clown are kindly donating 20 skateboards for the session. You will get a deck, grip & an undercarriage and 30 mins with an instructor to set up your board. You'll then get a 60 minute beginner lesson.
If you're not a beginner, please note we have added a progressing lesson after the beginner ones at 2pm (but please bring your own skateboards).
Pre-book on the website please! Link in bio.
As well as the lessons and skate jam (yes prizes), there will be skateboard painting workshops and poetry workshops, plus Punch and Judy and storytelling for the kids.
Check out @nbnumeric @altar_skate_shop @se15sk8 @hotel_skateshop @eloweeese and #clowninaction
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A little #skatethursday creativity from @nickzorlac
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@najeebtarazi showing us the process of building resilience. #skateboarding
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