Build Your Own Skateboard Camp

Our annual collaboration with the Boys & Girls Club of Brattleboro!

Build your own skateboard! Spend your mornings at HatchSpace building and decorating a custom skateboard, then head to the Boys & Girls Club for lunch and an afternoon of skating in their indoor skatepark and around town.

This youth empowerment camp combines a STEM-based curriculum focused on fundamental construction skills with the recreational activity of skateboarding. Whether you’ve never stepped on a skateboard before or you’re a novice looking to improve your skills, this camp is for you!

Itinerary:
Students begin and end each day at the Boys & Girls Club. Students travel from the BGCB with a staff member to HatchSpace in the morning, then back to the Club for lunch and an afternoon of skating.

At HatchSpace (Mornings): At HatchSpace, students will learn to sort and glue up wood veneers, then use a vacuum forming technique to bend their boards. They’ll cut, shape, and sand the decks using a bandsaw and power sanders. Next, they’ll decorate their boards with custom artwork before attaching the wheels to complete their build.

At the Boys & Girls Club of Brattleboro (Afternoons): After returning to the Club for lunch, they’ll spend the afternoon learning how to push, ride, fall safely, turn, and gain confidence and control on a skateboard. Skating sessions will take place in the Club’s indoor skatepark as well as at local skateparks throughout the region.

Monday – Friday, July 27-31  |  9am – 3pm
Location: Camp starts and ends at the Boys & Girls Club of Brattleboro. Student transportation (within walking distance) between the BGCB and HatchSpace is supervised.
REGISTRATION OPENS APRIL 1: Boys & Girls Club of Brattleboro

Cost: $200. Students do not need to be a member of the Boys & Girls Club to participate!