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.
Some reviews of our lessons
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Skateboard Buyers Guide
Before you can learn you need the right skateboard
We always suggest you come and try one of ours at our group lessons. 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.
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Here`s some board control & stabilisation techniques we were drilling today at #skatecamp
1. Carve the cones. Basic control techniques. Switching from toe to heel edges
2. Touch the cones. This drill is to get us used to using our hands on the floor to stabilise while moving
3. Touch the cones whilst carving. This combines the last two drills. An advanced carving technique. Touching the cone behind you as you pass is tricky.
4. Tik tak around the cones. Great for practicing our kick turn technique.
Carving is an overlooked skill. Most learners could spend much more time on this fundamental skill. Recovery from a poorly executed trick is much more likely if you up your carve game.
Difficulty carving can reveal poor foot positioning.
Check your trucks are adjusted correctly for your body size & shape by carving cones. Move them closer together.
#skatecamp #schoolofskate #copelandparkse #copelandssp #learntoskateboard #beginnerskater #peckham
Banging day down at Charlton park at the weekend. Jam was 🔥🔥
@_naijr took the @copelands_sp deck for the switch hard flip 💪
Thanks to @charltonfriends for organising. @gingchilla and @shajeefam for the putting the hours in.. @copelands_sp @clown_skateboards for product. @villagegreengrocers for the cash prizes. @gsandc_london for the bevvies. @pault_edwardoberon
and friends for the sounds
📱@stunews
#skatejam #charlton #greenwich #london #beatsboardsandbbq
Summer skate camp is now booking 🛹
Book a week before the end of June and pay £200; saving a third on the daily price 💷
We are now using our progress trackers at Skate School. We tick off your skills as you learn them, leading to your beginner grading and joining our Progressing class...
Skate camp is Mon - Fri 10am - 3pm. Drop the kids off or stay and work from upstairs on our WiFi
Skate Camp will also be returning to Victoria Park. Dates to be confirmed shortly.
#skateschool #schoolofskate #peckham #london #copelandssp #copelandparkse
We`re running off some copies of our offline progress tracker for you...
You`ll receive this when you join a beginner lesson. Get a stamp when you complete a skill in your class ✅
Of course we`d rather you did this online in our learning system, where you`ll find video tutorials, quizzes and where you`ll submit your assignments for beginner grading
#schoolofskate #skateschool #learntoskateboard #beginnerskater #peckham #progresstracker #kickturn #skateboardlessons
First anniversary jam dump 🎉🎉
First stop Peckham paintbox with @jjjeremyjones to get some 🎨
We did some board designs to auction for @skate_pal
We`ll be hanging these in the park for a while. Thanks @jjjeremyjones @ewa.ink @millsnic @kalid.bg 🙏
Our pro students got involved and did their own designs to set up and ride 🖌️🛹
We did lessons with @schoolofskateuk 👩🎓
@theeditldn came through to talk about attitudes towards the Olympics & sneakers 🥇🥈🥉
Skatejam skatejam skatejam with @gingchilla 📢
We had the best prizes this side of Paris 🏆
Thanks @_chinua__ for coming through with the 🎧🎶
#skatejam #schoolofskate #skatelessons #skateboardgraphics #copelandpark #peckham #skatepark @copelands_sp
Pass your grading by rolling into a flat bank unassisted and submitting your theory assignment 👨🎓
Join the ranks of the progressing students and get:
✅ Shop discounts
✅ Cheaper lessons
✅ Exclusive workshops
Tomorrow we are doing a board graphic design workshop with @jjjeremyjones 🖌️🛹
#beginnerskater #learntoskate
#schoolofskate #skateworkshops #progressingskater #copelandssp
How we teach our students to roll in and be:
🛹 Safe
🛹 Independent
🛹 Able to learn from mistakes
🛹 Awesome
Rolling into a flat bank is a relatively advanced skill for a beginner, but by using some simple safety techniques, we can quickly experiment & learn (sandboxing) and anyone can learn to do it quickly and easily 😉
#learntoskate #sosrollin #schoolofskate #skateboarding #3yearoldskater #beginnerskater