Empowering at-risk youth through skateboarding
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Adphorisms
Advertising is art when it combines a visual idea and a verbal idea in a new way. Not all advertising sells and selling is not a skill that improves advertising Advertising is an art form evolved through degeneration of attention. Theatre, film, advertisement Advertising is the shortest form of drama Advertising combines words and pictures…
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The Rabbit Hole Problem
The recent Apple test on AI models (see Guardian report here) reports that “these models fail to develop generalisable reasoning capabilities”. What does this mean?Imagine a huge Easter egg hunt. There are a billion rabbit holes, each one a billion miles long, with billions of branches. The egg hunt requires you to find a single…
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What art is
Art is a new connection of ideas.. An idea is any imagined event. Ideas are the artist’s material. An idea can be trivial or complex. “Let’s go to the park” is an idea. This event has been imagined and has happened many times. “Maybe the earth goes around the sun in an elliptical orbit” is…
Learn to skate
Skatepark welcomes youth of all ages and experience levels. Whether you’ve never been on a board before, or you can already do tricks, there’s a place for you and something to learn.
Make new friends
Skateboarding is a social sport! Come hang out and meet some new friends to cheer you on while you skate. We have a strict no-bullying policy and maintain a supportive environment.
Skateboarding can teach people discipline, patience, and resiliency. It’s a great sport for kids with a lot of energy! We’ll help build up some structure and support in your life, all while you meet new people and have a ton of fun learning how to skateboard.
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