<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>In the afternoon, we covered the fundamentals of Skateboarding Programme Design, including an introduction to Monitoring &amp; Evaluation by Women Win and a Child Protection workshop run by safeguarding virtuoso Vuyo Cekiso from the Skateistan South Africa team. Rounding off the first day, we had a brainstorming session in small groups to </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>identify the common barriers affecting participation in skateboarding programs, community engagement, and </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>outreach and retention of participants. We rotated the groups until everyone had contributed to the topics and shared their thoughts on best practices and solutions to challenges. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

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<p><span><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Skate Games, Inclusion &amp; Skate Lesson Design</span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Skate games are a perfect way to warm up, build connections within a group and encourage participants to get excited for the lesson ahead </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>—what better way to kick-push into the second day of the Leadership Camp? We began by asking the ROLL Models which of them are already implementing skate games within their sessions, what kinds of games they play and why they think they are beneficial.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Denia and Erato from Free Movement Skateboarding (Athens) shared that skate games can be a great way to engage a large group of participants all together — allowing sessions to run more smoothly when working in busy spaces. Lucia from Skatesencia Berlin added that they are also a great way to work with a group with varying skateboarding abilities so that everyone can interact and build their skills while taking part in the same activity. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
