Skills, Tests, Achievement, Recognition – this is what STARSkate is all about!
The mainstay of Canadian figure skating for over 40 years, STARSkate offers opportunities for skaters of all ages to develop fundamental figure skating skills: ice dance, skating skills, free skating, interpretive skating. This program offers group and/or private lesson format, teaching figure skating skills in a progressive and sequential manner.Benefits of Participating in StarSkate:
- a nationally standardized testing system for achieving figure skating skills
- unique award and incentives, including complimentary Gold Test pins
- access to Skate Canada competitions
- STARSkate Skater of the Year awards program
- exposure to potential career paths in figure skating including evaluating, judging and coaching
- option to pursue CompetitiveSkate after mastering STARSkate skills
- opportunity for personal growth and the development of important life skills such as:
- goal-setting
- self-discipline
- coping strategies to deal with success and failure
- confidence
- healthy lifestyle
