WHAT DOES STADSNOMADE DO?
Stadsnomade is a non-profit organisation active in Maastricht and neighbouring
municipalities. We offer support, opportunities and advocacy to young people between the
ages of 5 and 25 in the areas of skateboarding, street sports and urban culture. Our
practices are bottom-up, meaning we emphasise on both the support and participation of the
local community. Together with our partners, we contribute to the sustainable development of
young individuals, their community and the city.
METHOD
Our method is underpinned by three pillars:
Participation in sports and culture promotes the well-being and resilience of young people, while they experience fun and challenges. Our vision is therefore that all young people should have access to sport & culture.
Positive health
Participation in sports and culture promotes the well-being and resilience of youth, while they experience fun and challenges. Our vision is therefore that all youth should have access to sport & culture.
Participation in sports and culture promotes the well-being and resilience of young people, while they experience fun and challenges. Our vision is therefore that all young people should have access to sport & culture.
Participation
We believe that sustainable changes only come about in collaboration with the people who matter. By participating, thinking along and co-deciding, young people develop their skills, competences and sense of ownership.
Participation in sports and culture promotes the well-being and resilience of young people, while they experience fun and challenges. Our vision is therefore that all young people should have access to sport & culture.
Social cohesion
We facilitate space for interaction and places to meet. When people know each other, interact well and help each other, they experience more connection. And people who experience more connection in their community are happier.
The Stadsnomade method is based on the active elements from the following models and theories:
†Positive Health (Powered Hubert)
†The Icelandic Prevention Model
†Empowerment Theory (Zimmerman)
†Self-Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan)
†Positive Youth Development (the 5 C's)
We believe that if young people develop more ownership and responsibility, they can grow to great heights
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PROJECTS
Participation in sports and culture promotes the well-being and resilience of young people, while they experience fun and challenges. Our vision is therefore that all young people should have access to sport & culture.
Karavaan
Through this outreach program we offer young people with a distance to sports & culture the opportunity to participate and to have fun.
Participation in sports and culture promotes the well-being and resilience of young people, while they experience fun and challenges. Our vision is therefore that all young people should have access to sport & culture.
Skate School
Stadsnomade's skate school program teaches participants how to develop and improve their skills during one-hour group sessions.
Participation in sports and culture promotes the well-being and resilience of young people, while they experience fun and challenges. Our vision is therefore that all young people should have access to sport & culture.
Skate Café
Created in 2017 from a clear need of the local skate community for its own space and more diversity in the cultural offer of our city.
Participation in sports and culture promotes the well-being and resilience of young people, while they experience fun and challenges. Our vision is therefore that all young people should have access to sport & culture.
Cultuur @Cruijffcourts
the new Stadsnomade project in which young people work on their own skills and are helped by the local community.
Participation in sports and culture promotes the well-being and resilience of young people, while they experience fun and challenges. Our vision is therefore that all young people should have access to sport & culture.
Urban Oasis
Urban Oasis will activate tens to hundreds of visitors every day to move. New high-quality sports and recreational facilities are being created here.
Participation in sports and culture promotes the well-being and resilience of young people, while they experience fun and challenges. Our vision is therefore that all young people should have access to sport & culture.
Vrijhaven
The Vrijhaven is a cultural free space and offers youth the opportunity to come together and discover their own cultural identity.
OUR PARTNERS
OUR STORY
2016-2017
Origin of the pop-up Skate Café
(Fort Willemweg 41).
May 2018
Foundation Stadsnomade &
start Karavaan.
April 2019
Start Stadsnomade Skate School
in the Landbouwbelang.
May 2019
Second Karavaan season (10 neighbourhoods in Maastricht).
June 2019
Restart Skate Café (Landbouwbelang)
and Go Skateboarding Day (Bonnefanten museum).
Dec 2019
Skateschool moves to the Decorfabriek (SAM Ateliers) for the winter.
March 2020
Season 2 of the Skate School (50 permanent students now).
May 2021
Third Karavaan season (both inside and outside Maastricht).
August 2021
Start Vrijhaven project: cultural free zone for young people (cooperation agreement of four years with the Municipality of Maastricht).
Nov 2021
Stichting Stadsnomade signs the Maastricht Sport Agreement.
OUR TEAM
Mick Wiertz
Founder and business leader
Paul Brunninkhuis
Project leader caravan and skate school
Jos Reulings
Project Manager Vrijhaven
