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KIDS & FAMILY

Your child’s first sea,
with Starboard.

Little adventures to learn about water and wind, and to care for nature.

SUPKids

Getting started with a paddle

SUPKids is a kids' program that brings safety, nature exploring and learning about the environment into paddleboarding lessons. Draw pictures, plan family adventures and find ways to help the ocean with SUPPY the turtle.

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SUPPY the turtle drawing a picture

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11 stories and activities · Read the pictures and try them with your family.

Original English workbook activity sheet for decorating a board and paddle with SUPPY, with English text
Activity 01

Drawing my own board with SUPPY

Decorate your very own board with your favorite colors and patterns.

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Original English workbook page: a world map with continent and ocean names in English and a SUPKids friend looking at the stars
Activity 02

My adventure drawn on a map

Put the places you want to visit and the things you discover on a map.

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Original English workbook page showing how long thrown-away things take to break down and a one-day plastic challenge, with English text
Activity 03

One day of plastic at our house

Gather and look at the plastic your family uses in one day.

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Original English workbook page showing paddling with a buddy, respecting other water users, staying healthy, knowing your local beaches and checking equipment, with English text
Activity 04

Before you go out on the water: the ten SUPKids promises

Learn SUPPY's ten promises for keeping yourself, your friends and life by the water safe together.

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Original English workbook page labeling a SUP board's rails, tail, fins, nose, leash, handle and deck grip, and explaining paddle length and grip, in English
Activity 05

My first SUP: getting to know the board

From the names of the board parts to your first paddle stroke, take a step-by-step look at the moves you learn on your first SUP.

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Original English workbook illustration of exploring waterways near home and planning a picnic by SUP, with English text
Story 06

You don't have to go far: a SUP adventure in your own neighborhood

Look around nearby water and picnic spots, and plan a small family adventure.

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Original English workbook page with a SUPKids character dressed as an explorer and the story of a Norwegian explorer's Kon Tiki voyage, in English
Story 07

How did the Kon Tiki raft cross the ocean?

Read the story of the Kon Tiki voyage, when an explorer from Norway and his team followed the ocean currents.

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Original English workbook map for finding UV rays from the sun, big waves, bad weather moving in, overfishing, rocks, an oil spill, broken glass and chemicals, labeled in English
Activity 08

What should we watch out for at this beach?

Find signs from the weather and the surroundings on the hazard map. Learn to look out for yourself and for nature.

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Left side of the original English workbook's bottle life cycle, from an offshore oil rig to a landfill and the ocean, with English text
Story 09

The long journey of the bottle I threw away

Follow a water bottle as it is made, used and thrown away. Find choices you can change before it reaches the ocean.

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Original English workbook page about reusable bottles, using fewer single-use items, shopping bags, less packaging and picking up plastic, with English text
Activity 10

Becoming a plastic-cutting inventor with SUPPY

Learn the three ideas of Parley AIR, then draw ideas for things that last longer and make less trash.

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Original English workbook illustration of the body parts used for balance and a warm-up game where a shark tags players who turn into seaweed, with English text
Activity 11

Warm-up games with SUPPY: building a body that balances

Play the seaweed game and notice how your body moves. Get to know the arms, legs and core you use on a SUP.

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Source · the original workbook

The pictures and activities come from the original SUPKids workbook, with Starboard Korea’s notes for families.

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PDF · 50 pages · 19.8 MB

WingKids

Making friends with the wind

WingKids is a program for children that starts with finding the wind direction and the basics of handling a wing. Follow the practice on land and the first steps on the water, and discover activities about exploring nature, healthy living and caring for the environment along the way.

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Children and TIKI holding wings and practicing together

Shall we look at the pictures and try them together?

11 stories and activities · Read the pictures and try them with your family.

Original English workbook page: a beach scene with wingers on the water, a flag, bending palm trees and a hat blowing away, plus hands dropping leaves and sand into the wind, with English questions about where the wind is coming from.
Activity 01

Where is the wind coming from?

Look at the clues around you and find where the wind is coming from.

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Original English workbook page: TIKI holding the wing overhead in the starting position, then lowering the front elbow with front shoulder and front elbow labeled, and three kids walking with their wings, with English text about the Powered Position.
Activity 02

Feel the wing's power on land

See the basic moves for holding and moving a wing, told in pictures.

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Original English workbook certificate: Ambassador for the Planet, with crossed flags showing the sea and the land and the WingKids logo, and English blanks for your name, your cause and three next steps.
Activity 03

My promise to act for the planet

Write down what you want to do to help nature.

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Original English workbook page: TIKI leaning on a board labeled with leash, footstraps, nose, tail and fin, and TIKI balancing on a board, with English text about the centreline and wearing a personal floatation device.
Activity 04

Wing, board and foil: find the names of your gear

Learn the parts of the board and wing and what the leash and handles are for, and look at how to get your gear ready safely.

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Original English workbook page: a rider kneeling on the board pulling the wing in by the leash, and TIKI holding the wing by the neutral handle with wind arrows, with English text about getting on the board and finding the neutral position.
Activity 05

From your knees to your first ride: wing basics on the water

From where to put your knees to turning around and controlling your speed, understand how a first lesson on the water flows.

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Original English workbook page: three friends in caps collecting trash by the water, eight numbered English steps for running a cleanup, and a Dream Team tip from Merijn Tinga.
Activity 06

A family cleanup for your local waterway

Prepare a place and jobs for everyone, record the trash you pick up, and plan a small cleanup by the water.

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Original English workbook page with a Lesson Three badge: a rider lying on the board holding the wing's center strut with their feet and paddling with their arms, with English text about self rescue.
Activity 07

When it's hard to get back: keep yourself safe and ask for help

Read about when you might need self rescue and how to signal for help, and find out what to check before your lesson.

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Original English workbook page: a POP team in caps picking up bottles, nets and other trash on a beach, and a map with pins in Thailand and Myanmar, with English text about Starboard's Plastic Offset Program at the time.
Story 08

The people who pick up ocean trash: a day with the POP team

Meet the POP team from the workbook, and learn what it means to collect, sort and deal with trash.

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Original English workbook page: TIKI mixing trail mix at a table surrounded by labeled ingredients, with English text for three trail mix steps and a Dream Team tip from Fiona Wylde about food.
Activity 09

Making family snacks for your next ocean adventure

Look at TIKI's trail mix and four breakfast ideas, and get food ready to share as a family.

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Original English workbook page: TIKI resting on a board among sea animals and a child meditating cross-legged, with English text about healthy habits and slow breathing.
Story 10

Take a breath, wait for a friend: the aloha way

Notice your own breathing, and connect kindness, unity, humility and patience to moments by the water.

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Original English workbook page: three numbered drawings of the sun warming the earth, a blanket wrapped around the planet and a flooded town, with English text about climate change and what we can do.
Story 11

Does a wing powered by the wind have a carbon footprint?

Follow materials, factories, shipping and what happens after use, and think about the carbon footprint of your gear.

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Source · the original workbook

The pictures and activities come from the original WingKids workbook, with Starboard Korea’s notes for families.

Open the original workbook ↗Save the original workbook ↓

PDF · 69 pages · 50.5 MB

Logos, illustrations and workbooks: SUPKids Workbook 2023 · Starboard WingKids Workbook

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