South Florida Students Learn Math and Science Through Surfing and Skateboarding

Innovative STEAM Program Blends Action Sports with Academics

• 💡 Students in South Florida have the unique opportunity to earn school credit for surfing and skateboarding.
• 🎯 This program, called STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Design, and Math), is designed to teach math and science concepts through hands-on, action-oriented learning.

Integrating Science into Surfing

• 🌊 Instructors, like those with backgrounds in environmental engineering and mathematics, explain that surfing inherently involves science.
• 🧠 Concepts such as the wavelength and frequency of waves, and understanding swell, are directly applied and taught using equations while students are in the water.
• 📊 The ocean serves as an outdoor laboratory, making abstract scientific principles tangible and relatable.

Skateboarding as a Classroom

• 🛹 For those not inclined towards surfing, the program extends to skateboarding, transforming skate parks into learning environments.
• 🧩 The initiative, named Surf Skate Science, operates as a homeschool co-op, encouraging parental participation and shared resources.

Making Learning Fun and Accessible

• 🚀 The program emphasizes that learning should be fun and exciting, aiming to foster a lifelong love for education.
• ✅ Surf Skate Science is open to students from grade three upwards, with provisions for younger children and support for kids with ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, or other behavioral challenges.
• 💰 The tuition is $550 for one 90-minute class per week over 14 weeks, with surfboards and skateboards provided.