The Wheat Ridge high school’s Wheat Ridge Board Factory (WRBF), based on the Gone Boarding curriculum, continues to expand as students and teacher sponsors reached their $30,000 fundraising goal and received a grant from the Gill Foundation this semester.
The Career and Technical Education manufacturing program at Wheat Ridge High School has received a $54,000 grant from the Gill Foundation to purchase equipment for the program. The equipment arrives and becomes operational this academic year.
The award covers safety infrastructure, digital design and fabrication equipment, protective gear, a CNC router, a bandsaw, starter manufacturing materials, and an enclosed cargo trailer that will serve as a mobile gear library—supplying skateboards and protective equipment to partner schools in the Wheat Ridge Articulation Area.
WRBF is a CTE Manufacturing & Graphic Design Pathway program in which students design and fabricate their own action sports equipment, including skateboards, longboards, snowboards, and stand-up paddleboards, while working toward industry credentials and post-secondary pathways. The program is free for all students, sustained through fundraising, community donations, grants, and an end-of-year Board Showcase where student-built boards are sold to the public.
