Skateworks

"The Little Wooden Bridge from the street to the classroom" Jon Burns, founder
What is Skateworks?

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Skateworks is a children's development project group devoted for the development of co-educational learning facilities for Street Children in Ethiopia built around the hook of
skateboarding. Skateworks central project is the construction of a camp for Ethiopian Street children that bridges the gap between the street and organised education. Skateworks project
consists of a trade school built around a skateboard park that provides vocational training with a certification in metal fabrication combined with Skateboarding classes. Skateworks is 80%
education & 20% Skateboarding. It is the combination of these skills that will help street children to gain employment, feel positive about them selves and give them the communication &
goal setting skills to move forward into formal education and to earn a living as a functional part of Ethiopian society. During the 12 week certification course, independent non for profit
health providers will visit the camp, give a thorough physical health and dental check and immunise those that have not had their injections. Complete records will be kept at the camp with
complete transparency for education, health and Police checks as needed and or required. This data base will be online for these government bodies to access and complete transparency
will be paramount and all government bodies will have an open door access to the camp at all times. All operatives and visitors will be required to have a current validity full USA, Australia,
Ethiopian & UK Police check document.

Why Skateboarding?
Skateworks outreach projects in Ethiopia has used the connectivity and the hook of skateboarding to not only bring street children back to education but to also crush religious and cultural
divides in a marginalised land interwoven by some eighty languages and two hundred dialects of those languages. Previously ravished by war & still to some degree famine Ethiopia is a
rapidly growing nation. However Street Children still slip through the cracks with no means or bridge to take them from the streets to and steady job & the security & growth that
employment embodies. Skateworks provides that bridge. The inherent benchmark setting and goal attainment aspect of skateboarding is invaluable as a learning tool. Especially when
combined with skateboardings connectivity and inclusiveness. Skateworks projects in The Harrar region which suffers rampant division between Islam and Christian, Oromo and Amara
peoples has time and time again revealed stories of potential leaders, teachers, guides and mentors in their communities when connected through skateboarding. Barriers are broken
down and it is replaced with the level playing field that only sport and especially skateboarding can provide. Through setting a goal and repeated effort while tweaking technique the
process can be likened to life efforts emotionally, creatively, educationally & certainly within not only the attainment of employment but more importantly keeping it. Skateboarding is the
little wooden bridge from the street to the classroom, Jon Burns, founder of Skateworks

2015 speech for Australian International Education Conference (aiec)

Why Metal fabrication as a trade?

Timber is not as plentiful in Ethiopia as metal and the cost is somewhat prohibitive so metal fabrication is used for everything from fences, to doors, windows most housing fabrication,
carts and cars. If one was to pick the most employable trade in Ethiopia it would be metal fabrication, far exceeding plumbing, electrician, builder of which mainly are governed by new
building projects whereas metal fabrication is governed by repairs and is much more widely sought after in and economy like Ethiopia.

What has Skateworks achieved so far?

Skateworks was Project in focus, Opening plenary keynote speaker & advisory member in the Focus on Africa advisory panel to the Australian Federal government on of shore

education initiatives at the Australian International education conference in Canberra. Number one education initiative utilising sport in Eastern Africa. Skateworks is the largest
skateboarding education initiative for young girls in Eastern Africa. Largest return to home initiative for East African Street children.

Skateworks Non For Profit Tourism

International family stay when working with
children projects in mutual value exchange.

Skateworks Tradeworks Vocational

training facility combining education
with the hook of skateboarding
A purpose built metal fabrication training
certification unit for 12 week course and
certification utilising the hook of
skateboarding.

Skateworks student Accommodation

Accommodation with toilets for 12 week stay
Ethiopian Street youth during their course
and certification.
Skateworks Cafeteria for students
Where three meals a day for children, staff &
Visitors are prepared and served.

Skate-able purpose built Skate Soccer

for the development of a team from the
streets
Skate-able aims to offer facilities so a skate
soccer team can be developed to compete
in the currently existing african skate soccer
leagues and hopefully make it to the
disabled Olympics.

Skateworks Project Architectural Visualisations

Suite 3 Building 88 Wellington St
St Kilda 3182 Melbourne Victoria, Australia

Skateworks Non For Profit Tourism

Administrative building & health unit where
other non for profit groups can join us and
give health checkups, immunisation & dental
checks. All records are kept with the school.

Jb

Prospective Buildings With finalised

elements for stages 1, 2 & 3 of final build
Not final designs for buildings or skatepark
and subsequent placement on land. Subject
to final land purchased for Skateworks.

Skateworks Project Architectural Visualisation

Prospective Buildings with finalised

elements for stages 1, 2 & 3 of final
build
A breakdown of needed buildings &
amenities for camp. Administration, toilet &
shower amenities, Cafeteria. Youth
accommodation, skatepark with
competitive bowl & street course,
Non for profit tourist cabins
& laundry

20 Mar 2016

Jon Burns

Non construction drawings. Concept only

Skateworks Project Trade outreach Gallery

Our Outreach Metal Fabrication Classes for Ethiopian Street Children and Youth
Up until this point Skateworks has developed a program of outreach vocational metal fabrication classes for Ethiopian Street youth free of charge so Street youth can gain the
necessary skill sets allowing re entry to the Ethiopian employment sector and back to their homes with pride and future that is bright and motivated through skateboarding.

We need a permanent home. Help build our school

Skateworks Project Trade outreach Gallery

A creative should is released.

Girls conquering goals with skateboarding

Connecting divided tribal groups

Building bridges so the sun never sets

Trail blazers of all ages & genders

A teacher created & a student sets higher

goals

Connecting boys & girls with one aim, to

grow leaders & teachers

Climbing Mountains together

Bringing Christian and Muslim together

Taking skateboarding & education across the
country. 517KM Skate across Ethiopia

Religiously divided villages connected

through skateboarding.

Connecting boys & girls with one aim, growth

Creating teams & skate families

Creating role models & young leaders in

the community

Connecting youth & older community

mentors

Connecting & consulting with religious leaders

Creating joy through skateboarding

Diminishing the age gap with one goal through skateboarding

Gallery of Outreach Connecting people through Skateboarding

Timber is not as plentiful in Ethiopia as metal and the cost is somewhat prohibitive so metal fabrication is used for everything from fences, to doors, windows most housing fabrication, carts and
cars. If one was to pick the most employable trade in Ethiopia it would be metal fabrication, far exceeding plumbing, electrician, builder of which mainly are governed by new building projects
whereas metal fabrication is governed by repairs and is much more widely sought after in and economy like Ethiopia.

Skateworks green footprint

Recycledfun

Recycled fun is a global network of collection bins throughout Skate, Surf and clothing stores situated nationally in Australia and the USA. The collection bins are there for the
collection of used Skate gear such as full skateboards, skate pads & helmets. This pre loved equipment with your children's hopes and dreams wrapped up with them is
shipped and distributed throughout Ethiopia, Aboriginal Australian & Indigenous Indian children's groups throughout the United States. Recycledfun enjoys huge support from
the International skateboarding community at large

Josh Rodrigues supports

Andre Barros supports

Bucky Lasek supports

Pat Black supports

Lee Leal Supports

Steve Caballero

Bobby Burnquist

Pedro Barros

Eddie Elguera

Upcycled & Recycled building materials

Recycled fun is a global network of collection bins throughout Skate, Surf and clothing stores situated nationally in Australia and the USA. The collection bins are there for the
collection of used Skate gear such as full skateboards, skate pads & helmets. This pre loved equipment with your children's hopes and dreams wrapped up with them is
shipped and distributed throughout Ethiopia, Aboriginal Australian & Indigenous Indian children's groups throughout the United States. Recycledfun enjoys huge support from
the International skateboarding community at large

Mud filled drink bottles for walls

Low cost, Non-Brittle (Unlike bricks),
Absorbs abrupt shock loads, Bio climatic, Reusable, Less construction material, Easy to
build, Green Construction

Recycled Polystyrene light

cement blocks for walls
85% recycled polystyrene foam (styrofoam) & 15% cement. Like other ICF
products, the blocks interlock to form the outside structure of a
building.Cement is then poured inside the forms,creating a solid &
interconnected structure. ICF can be used in virtually any type or size of
building, residential or commercial.The advantages of ICF include increased
insulation properties, soundproofing, disaster, pest, and moisture resistance.

Old Tyres as landscaping

The advantages of using tyres include cost & sustainability
(diverting an item from landfill with minimal if any
processing).Public facilities involved in landscaping & erosion
control should explore some of the applications of reusing tyres
where possible and feasible. Positive public examples of tyres
in the landscape go a long way in educating the public & giving
real-life examples of what can be achieved.

Upcycled shipping containers for modular buildings & growth

Environmentally friendly/weather resistant: Structurally strong and weatherproof,

shipping/freight containers are an ideal base from which to construct a habitable
space, without placing the same burden on the environment as conventional
construction methods,the Cube Modular Homes websitepoints out.
Time: Construction time on-site can be as little as seven days to fully
weatherproofed condition, says NewZealandbasedAddisContainers.
Footprint: Having a smaller footprint means container homes are lower-maintenance,
require less energy, are more flexible in where they can be built and minimise waste
compared to traditional homes and construction methods.

Prepared by Jon Burns

Skateworks founder & Executive Director
Skateworks Project Suite 3 88 Wellington St St Kilda 3182
Melbourne Victoria Australia. 2nd March 2016 All ideas and
concepts are held by copyright under the International
copyright act. Australia, USA & United Kingdom
Copyright. Article 12 of the 1886 Berne Convention for the
Protection of Literary and Artistic Works uses the term
"piracy" in relation to copyright infringement

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Skateworks
The little wooden bridge from the street to the classroom

skateworks-project.org