Our Mission
To provide a fun and positive experience that will instill a lifelong love of skating.
Our Objectives
Teach the fundamentals of ice skating while building confidence and skills through each lesson. Provide a progressive curriculum that ensures success from the first steps on the ice to the mastery of advanced skills. Promote the health and fitness benefits of ice skating. Equip each participant with the foundation necessary to reach their goal, be it recreational or competitive in nature.
About the Program
Learn To Skate is a curriculum that offers something for everyone. A progressive system that, upon completion of the program, allows skaters to confidently advance to more specialized areas of skating.
Beginner Level Descriptions
All classes will be taught in a safe and positive environment, incorporating fun and games making class time an enjoyable experience for all.
- Tots: The Tots class is designed to help children ages three to five with no prior skating experience to build confidence while learning the basic skills of skating.
- Hockey: Players will learn the fundamentals of the A, B, C’s - agility, balance and coordination. Players will work on basic hockey stance, getting up and falling down, forward motion and snowplow stopping. Graduates of this level will go onto the Learn To Play program.
- Youth & Teens & Tweens: These introductory levels allow new skaters with no prior skating experience to build confidence while learning to skate. This level follows the Learn To Skate USA Basic 1 & 2 curriculum.
- Adults: The Adult class will help promote physical fitness and improve balance and coordination while teaching proper skating techniques. This is an exciting program for people who look to skating as an enjoyable part of a fit and healthy lifestyle. This level follows the Learn To Skate USA Adult 1-3 curriculum.
Beginner LTS Schedule
Tots (ages 3-5)
- Tuesdays @ 6:00 pm
- Wednesday (homeschool) @ 10 am
- Thursdays @ 5:15 pm & 6:00 pm
- Saturdays @ 10:15 am
Hockey (ages 6-10)
- Tuesdays @ 6:00 pm
- Wednesday (homeschool) @ 10 am
- Thursdays @ 5:15 pm & 6:00 pm
- Saturdays @ 10:15 am
Youth (ages 6-10)
- Tuesdays @ 6:00 pm
- Wednesday (homeschool) @ 10 am
- Thursdays @ 5:15 pm & 6:00 pm
- Saturdays @ 10:15 am
Teens & Tweens (ages 11-15)
- Tuesdays @ 6:45 pm
- Thursdays @ 6:45 pm
- Saturdays @ 11:00 am
Adults (ages 16 & up)
- Tuesdays @ 6:45 pm
- Thursdays @ 6:45 pm
- Saturdays @ 11:00 am
Low Beginner
Low Beginner is designed for skaters who have completed the Learn To Skate USA Basic 1 & 2 levels. This class is perfect for those ready to advance their figure skating skills. It covers the Learn To Skate USA levels Basic 3-6, focusing on enhancing edge control, improving backward momentum, mastering advanced stopping techniques, and introducing jumps and spins.
Low Beginner Schedule
For skaters 10 & under who have passed Basic 2
- Tuesdays @ 6:45p
- Thursdays @ 6:45p
- Saturdays @ 11:00a
LEARN TO SKATE USA MEMBERSHIP
- Visit www.learntoskateusa.com and click "Sign Up" (or "Log In" for renewing members)
- Select "Community First Igloo" as your program
- Annual (July 1st - June 30th) fee is $17.25 ($16 membership fee plus $1.25 processing fee)
- The Community First Igloo is a member programs of Learn to Skate USA, meaning all participants are required to be members of the program.
- LTS USA is the only learn to skate program endorsed by USA Hockey, US Figure Skating, and US Speed Skating.
- Our facility uses the LTS USA curriculum which provides a progressive pipeline for skaters to confidently advance to more specialized areas of skating.
- LTS USA provides resources for parents and skaters to ensure the best experience possible in skating from first steps to mastery.
- Skaters will receive secondary sports accident coverage.
- Skater Record Book
- Parent Handbook
- LTS USA Magazine
- Secondary Sports Accident Coverage
- Opportunities to participate in Show, Competitions, Testing, and LTS USA Events
- Instruction from Learn to Skate USA Certified and Safe Sport Compliant Instructors
- Standardized curriculum founded in solid and fun skill progression
- Access to online educational material for skaters and parents
- Email communications from headquarters with upcoming events and educational information
Policies
- Learn to Skate Annual Membership required for participation in all of the above classes
- No makeups, credits, or refunds are available for missed classes
- If you miss a class you may request ONE practice / public skating session pass to be used in month missed
Manifesto
The lessons learned in ice skating are also lessons in life. The confidence and joy you see your kids gain today will become the greatness your kids achieve in the world tomorrow.
