{"id":5,"date":"2026-10-15T03:49:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T03:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-swellora\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T03:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T03:49:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-swellora\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide swellora-intro is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e5295db9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the surf school<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Who we are, who teaches, and how we keep every lesson safe, from the morning conditions check to the last wave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"about\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-surface-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ac28dce6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:52%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-swellora-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/10\/demo-lesson.jpg\" alt=\"An instructor and three learners practising on their boards on the sand\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:48%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A small surf school on one beach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We started with six boards and a borrowed van. We still teach on the same stretch of sand, so we know where the sandbanks sit, when the rip runs and which stage of the tide suits a first lesson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-swellora-check\">\n<li>Board, wetsuit and leash in every lesson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An instructor in the water with you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lesson times set by the tide, not the clock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hot showers and a changing room at the hut (sample)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#team\">Meet the instructors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"safety\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide swellora-intro is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e5295db9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How we keep lessons safe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">The sea changes every day. These are the things that do not.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ddee3603 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group swellora-ruled is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-374d18a3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6e2c5370 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-swellora-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-swellora\/wp-content\/themes\/swellora\/assets\/images\/icons\/lifebuoy.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qualified instructors<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Every instructor holds a surf coaching qualification and a beach lifeguard award, renewed every two years (sample).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group swellora-ruled is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-374d18a3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6e2c5370 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-swellora-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-swellora\/wp-content\/themes\/swellora\/assets\/images\/icons\/firstaid.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First aid on the beach<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">A first-aid kit and a rescue board at every lesson, and instructors with a current first-aid certificate (sample).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group swellora-ruled is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-374d18a3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6e2c5370 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-swellora-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-swellora\/wp-content\/themes\/swellora\/assets\/images\/icons\/flag.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conditions checked every morning<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">We read the forecast, the flags and the sea before each lesson, and move or cancel it when the sea is not right for learners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group swellora-ruled is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-374d18a3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6e2c5370 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-swellora-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-swellora\/wp-content\/themes\/swellora\/assets\/images\/icons\/group.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Small groups in the water<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">No more than four learners per instructor in the water at once, and an instructor always between you and deeper water (example ratio).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group swellora-ruled is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-374d18a3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6e2c5370 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-swellora-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-swellora\/wp-content\/themes\/swellora\/assets\/images\/icons\/tide.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timed to the tide<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Lessons run at the stage of the tide that gives the gentlest white water on our beach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group swellora-ruled is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-374d18a3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6e2c5370 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-swellora-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-swellora\/wp-content\/themes\/swellora\/assets\/images\/icons\/shield.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Insured and registered<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Public liability insurance and a beach permit from the local council, ref. 000000 (sample).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"team\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-surface-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide swellora-intro is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e5295db9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your instructors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Small team, same faces all season. Your instructor is in the water with you, not shouting from the sand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3626dc37 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-374d18a3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-swellora-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/10\/demo-team-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kai Mendes\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/5;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Kai Mendes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"swellora-label wp-block-paragraph\">Head coach, beginner lessons<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Has taught on this beach for years and still gets excited by every first pop-up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-374d18a3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-swellora-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/10\/demo-team-2.jpg\" alt=\"Lena Duarte\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/5;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Lena Duarte<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"swellora-label wp-block-paragraph\">Kids\u2019 camps and private lessons<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Calm with nervous starters, and the one children ask for by name on day five.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-374d18a3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-swellora-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/10\/demo-team-3.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Okafor\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/5;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Sam Okafor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"swellora-label wp-block-paragraph\">Improver sessions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Films your waves from the beach and talks you through them over a cup of tea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Sample instructors and bios.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"gallery\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide swellora-intro is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e5295db9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A morning on the beach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ink-soft-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">What a lesson day looks like, from the boards on the sand to the walk into the water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide swellora-gallery is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/10\/demo-gallery-1.jpg\" alt=\"Four learners walking to the water with their boards\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/10\/demo-gallery-2.jpg\" alt=\"Soft-top boards lying on the sand before a lesson\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/10\/demo-gallery-3.jpg\" alt=\"A small wave breaking towards the beach\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/10\/demo-gallery-4.jpg\" alt=\"Hire wetsuits drying on the rail outside the hut\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"reviews\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-surface-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide swellora-intro is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What learners and parents say<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ddee3603 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group swellora-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI had never touched a surfboard and was sure I would spend two hours falling off. I stood up twice, wobbly but standing, and booked another lesson on the walk back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Sample holiday maker<\/strong><br><span class=\"has-ink-soft-color\">Beginner group lesson<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group swellora-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur two did the kids\u2019 camp in August. They came home sandy, tired and talking about rip currents at dinner, which is exactly what we hoped for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Sample parent<\/strong><br><span class=\"has-ink-soft-color\">Kids\u2019 surf camp<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group swellora-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI live ten minutes away and had been stuck in the white water for a year. Three improver sessions later I am catching green waves and know why I was missing them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Sample local surfer<\/strong><br><span class=\"has-ink-soft-color\">Improver sessions<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"book\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-primary-deep-background-color has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide swellora-intro is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e5295db9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-huge-font-size\">Book your first lesson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Tell us who is coming, their ages and how well they swim. We will suggest the right lesson and a time on the tide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-primary-deep-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"#\">Book a lesson<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:+15550170122\">Call (555) 017-0122<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the surf school Who we are, who teaches, and how we keep every lesson safe, from the morning conditions check to the last wave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-landing","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-swellora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-swellora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-swellora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-swellora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-swellora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-swellora\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}