<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 and a Child Protection workshop run by safeguarding virtuoso Vuyo Cekiso, from the Skateistan South Africa team. To round 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 together 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.&nbsp;</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>

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<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 Skatesensia Berlin added that they are also a great way to engage a group with varying skateboarding abilities so that everyone can interact and build their skills while participating in the same activity.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
