US EditionSchool First to Get New $200,000 Skate Park
- Folkestone Academy became the first state school in Britain to open its own skate park earlier this month in Folkestone, Kent.
- The skate park was developed due to a rise in young people losing interest in competitive sports and was funded mainly by Friends of Folkestone Academy.
- Created by the British-Norwegian firm Betongpark at a cost of $198,000, the skate park features a concrete bowl and is accessible to pupils during term time and to the general public on weekends.
- Neil Ellis of Skateboard GB said the skate park is a major step forward and confirmed it is the first with a 'concrete bowl' at a state school while noting Kent is becoming the UK's skateboarding capital.
- Folkestone Academy reports the skate park has increased attendance and engagement among students disinterested in traditional education, indicating positive educational and community effects.
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