Waves of Confidence - For Youth

Service Description

Share the Stoke is hosting: Waves of Confidence: Unplug & Surf is a 2-hour ocean clinic created specifically for Charleston-area middle school students. Lead Surf Instructor & Certified Pediatric Health Coach Jordan Slade combines beachside health coaching, a digital break, personal warm-up introductions, round-robin peer connection, structured ocean surf instruction, and reflection. By trading screen time for ocean time, participants swap digital noise for real-world confidence, honest communication, and saltwater connection. 8:30 to 10:30am is for Middle School ages (if your child is slightly younger or older we will make exceptions) The timeline of the event will run according to this schedule: 8:30-9am: Digital Reset & Connection Circle Zipping phones in beach bags, personal warm-up intro (Name + fun fact/hobby), open-ended round-robin prompts, baseline worry check-in, and STS land lesson & surf safety mechanics. 9-10am: Ocean Surf Session Whitewater focus, building resilience, catching waves (Lead Coach Jordan Slade + 2nd instructor if 5–6 kids). 10-10:30am: Sand Circle Debrief & Growth Check-In Comparing pre-session worries vs. post-session reality, courage transfer reflection, celebrating wins, and parent pickup buffer.