Schools Skate for Fitness
In partnership with DC Public Schools Department of Health and Physical Education, the Schools Skate for Fitness is a program designed to meet the physical education requirements of the elementary, middle and high schools in Washington, DC, and to promote physical fitness and an active lifestyle. We encourage you to bring the same class or group of students three or four times for a full ice skating curriculum. This curriculum, or repeat instruction, enables those particular children to advance beyond the very basic first skating lesson and to truly develop recreational ice skating skills. Developing strong skating skills increases the likelihood that these children will continue to skate and make exercise and physical activity a regular part of their life.
What Teachers Should Know
- Ice time is available Tuesday -Friday, 9:30am - 2:00 pm
- Skaters must be in 2nd - 12th grades (kindergarten and first grade by special arrangement only)
- Visit includes 15 minute orientation, 25 minute on-ice lesson, and 20 minute free skate time
- Skaters must be dressed properly: long pants, long-sleeved shirt, long socks, and jacket
- Permission slips are required for every skater under age 18
- There is no charge for DC Public Schools.
- There is a $120 fee per visit for private schools, charter schools, Virginia and Maryland schools, and community groups. The $120 fee covers 30 children, and skate rental for each child. For groups larger than 30 children, please add $5 per skater.
To schedule a visit, contact:
Leticia Moreno
Program Manager
202-584-5007, ext.13
E-mail: lmoreno@fdia.org