Episode 12 - John Dahlquist

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)   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.