April 16, 2019

Journalism Workshop w/Marcus Bandy

April 13th, 2019 Former professional skateboarder, English teacher from the LA Unified School District and founder of Wheelbase Mag Marcus Bandy (@bandiesel) volunteered his time and […]
April 9, 2019

Broken Decks Are Cool Workshop #3

March 20, 2019 Art workshops are some of the most popular activities for Next Up participants. Annette Castellanos volunteered her time, wisdom and experience to teach […]
March 26, 2019

Photography Workshop: Paulo Macedo of Street League

March 26th, 2019    Master lensman Paulo Macedo (Street League photographer), volunteered his time and expertise with Next Up to teach an intro workshop of skateboarding […]
March 20, 2019

Grip Tape Art Workshop with Spank Grip

March 14, 2019 Lawrence, the founder of Spank Grip, paid a visit to Next Up to instruct a “Griptape Art Workshop”. He is an incredibly talented artist, […]
March 15, 2019

Field Trip: Diamond Supply Co. Headquarters

Next Up youth who participated in the Google Sketch workshop (with Cory Keen of Keen Ramps) were invited to skate the private Diamond Supply Co. park. […]
March 8, 2019

Digital Media / Podcast Workshop

March 7, 2019 During our Digital Media/Podcast Workshop (led by Janete Weinsten), 12 Next Uppers were able to have hands on experience on how to create […]
February 23, 2019

Keen Ramps 3D Modeling Workshop w/Cory Keen

February 22, 2019 10 Next Up participants had the privilege to participate in a Google Sketchup workshop, hosted by the founder of Keen Ramps, Cory Keen. […]
February 18, 2019

Field Trip to Volcom Skatepark in Costa Mesa,CA

Costa Mesa, CA – February 16, 2019 Next Up participants excitedly loaded up in the van – this time headed to the Volcom skatepark in Costa Mesa […]
February 12, 2019

El Sereno Field Trip

Los Angeles, CA – February 9, 2019 To kick off the 2019 activities, Next Up participants made the journey from Anaheim to Los Angeles in hopes […]