The project “N8, just Sk8” is a youth exchange within the Erasmus+ programme, Key Action 1. It will be running at the beginning of September for 11 days (travel days included) in Barbarolo close to Bologna, Italy.
It will involve young people in sport activities, in particular with the tools: roller skate, skateboard, push scooter; for skating and parkour.
Skaters say that this sport is a life style, a philosophy. It is a very attractive sport for young people and it can be combined with many other sports or activities (music, art, street-sports/art…).
The project wants to reflect the skating culture, lifestyle and obstacles and joy connected with these sports. Skating is a challenging physical and mental activity where the barriers to improvement are almost entirely internal. Skating empowers youth through constant, self-adopted challenges which can be overcome through practice, dedication, and commitment. At the same time, this activity helps young people to fight against marginalisation, racism, xenophobia and promotes tolerance, mutual understanding and brotherhood among the group of people dedicated to this life-style.
These traits, learned through skating, last a lifetime and are relevant to many environments and life situations.
Normally skating is an underground sport and, in many countries, people are not allowed to skate on streets. Skating youths participate in this activity with or without dedicated skate spaces. As a result, in many communities without skate parks or with inadequate skate parks, skating youths recreate in the streets and other inappropriate areas. That can be a risk for the skaters but also for the others who can be injured.
In areas where skate parks and skateboarding areas are plentiful and designed properly, skaters recreate in an appropriate space and are significantly less exposed to the risk.
Skateboarding activity and culture struggles to be recognized by public agencies and the broader community, and thus the skaters may become marginalized members of the community. That’s why this project can have a big impact not only for participants directly involved but also at local level in the participants’ communities.
During these intensive 11 days participants will have a chance to skate and rollerblade, improve their style, learn from the others or teach the others, learn about different skating cultures in other countries, the importance of sport, meet some skate experts and local organizations! And this all in a lovely atmoshpere of small italian village Barbarolo!
It will involve young people in sport activities, in particular with the tools: roller skate, skateboard, push scooter; for skating and parkour.
Skaters say that this sport is a life style, a philosophy. It is a very attractive sport for young people and it can be combined with many other sports or activities (music, art, street-sports/art…).
The project wants to reflect the skating culture, lifestyle and obstacles and joy connected with these sports. Skating is a challenging physical and mental activity where the barriers to improvement are almost entirely internal. Skating empowers youth through constant, self-adopted challenges which can be overcome through practice, dedication, and commitment. At the same time, this activity helps young people to fight against marginalisation, racism, xenophobia and promotes tolerance, mutual understanding and brotherhood among the group of people dedicated to this life-style.
These traits, learned through skating, last a lifetime and are relevant to many environments and life situations.
Normally skating is an underground sport and, in many countries, people are not allowed to skate on streets. Skating youths participate in this activity with or without dedicated skate spaces. As a result, in many communities without skate parks or with inadequate skate parks, skating youths recreate in the streets and other inappropriate areas. That can be a risk for the skaters but also for the others who can be injured.
In areas where skate parks and skateboarding areas are plentiful and designed properly, skaters recreate in an appropriate space and are significantly less exposed to the risk.
Skateboarding activity and culture struggles to be recognized by public agencies and the broader community, and thus the skaters may become marginalized members of the community. That’s why this project can have a big impact not only for participants directly involved but also at local level in the participants’ communities.
During these intensive 11 days participants will have a chance to skate and rollerblade, improve their style, learn from the others or teach the others, learn about different skating cultures in other countries, the importance of sport, meet some skate experts and local organizations! And this all in a lovely atmoshpere of small italian village Barbarolo!