About Family Skate School
Bespoke Instruction:
Tailored approach to meet each family member exactly where they are. We like to incorporate goal setting, bite-sized steps, and problem-solving skills to increase confidence and perseverance.
Family Connection:
Building bonds on the board and in the community. We lead with a fun-first mindset, because the best skater out there is the one having the most fun. We believe learning together strengthens connection.
Upstanding Culture:
We cultivate an inclusive community where you don’t have to step on a board to be part of it. We encourage participation from every angle, celebrating the many different ways our community makes skateboarding whole.
Uplifting Enrichment:
Nurturing the person at every stage of development, not just the skater. Discover the surprising ways skateboarding can support positive growth in children and adults on the inside and out.
Welcome to the Family.
Our Story
Kaily (Bayr)
My partner Alex and I both grew up in Denver, CO, and eventually skateboarding brought us together. In 2020, we founded Cornerstone Skate Foundation with other skaters in our community, to promote accessibility and inclusivity within the Denver scene. With CSF, we partnered with local and international groups to provide free skate lessons, equipment giveaways, access to mental health services, skatepark advocacy, etc.
When our son Marz was born in 2022, we continued to work with city officials and local nonprofits to focus on underserved communities, particularly students aged 6-18, and continue our skatepark advocacy.
In 2024, we made the difficult decision to close Cornerstone to focus on our parenting and family goals.
As Marz’s interest in skateboarding grew, it quickly became our favorite thing to do together. We get to be active outside, and now are able to fully realize the benefits it can have on every stage of development.
Teaching skateboarding again kind of fell into my lap, when I was out with Marz I constantly had moms running up to ask how he learned to skate, if I could teach their kiddos, and even if I could teach them! I realized in becoming a mom how many barriers to skateboarding there actually is, especially for families with young children. I started with “Todd Squad” - a simple skatepark meetup ages 0-5. It was really just a play date for my son at the skatepark. The community built itself organically and has grown into the program we call Skate Playdate where I read story time and teach safe skatepark practices to littles and their families.
Since then, we have been able to expand our programming to add in women’s clinics to serve the mamas we have been connecting with, and most recently we have added some skate dad meetups where dads can feel empowered to share skateboarding with their kids and other dads in the community.
Our next step is to build our own skateboarding facility focused On safety, inclusion, and connection - whether they physically get on board or not.
TL:DR - We are a family that loves to skate together and want to share that love with our community.
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