Show notes
Episode 12 with John Dahlquist, skateboarding teacher and Vice Principal of Bryggeriets Gymnasium (high-school) in Malmö, Sweden. Together we talked about him growing up in Malmö, skating and filming with Pontus Alv back in the day, launching Bryggeriets Gymnasium as the first ever "skateboarding high-school" in 2006, the challenges of teaching skateboarding to teenagers, the concept of classroom, the incredible talent that has been coming out of the program and why skateboarding is a powerful educational tool. Intro (00:13) Growing up in Malmö (02:27) Funny story about “In search of the miraculous” by Pontus Alv (10:01) Bryggeriets: a skatepark first, then a high school (12:31) Famous Bryggeriets alumni (20 :58) Teaching skateboarding (25:00) How to get into Bryggeriets (32:23) Working individually with each student (36:59) Question from Danijel Stankovic (42:10) More and more girls at Bryggeriets (45 :55) Teaching skate culture (49:00) The concept of classroom (54:51) Similar programs like Shifty in Bordeaux, France (58:34) Last words (01:02:56) Conclusion (01:05:06)
