Pre-CanSkate 4:55-5:20 pm
20 Week Program – 2 Classes per Week – Tuesdays & Thursdays
Days of the Week: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Times: 4:55-5:20pm
First Class: Tue Oct 7, 2025
Break from: Sat Dec 20 to Mon Jan 5
Last Class: Fri Mar 27, 2026
Carnival (End of Year Show): Fri Mar 27
Help your child build early confidence on the ice with our 4:55 PM Pre-CanSkate class. Centrally located for families across the Ripley, Kincardine, and surrounding areas, this foundational program welcomes any beginner child who needs a safe, positive environment to start their skating journey—whether they are a busy preschooler or an older child starting a little later.
Utilizing Skate Canada’s premier learn-to-skate curriculum, our certified coaches focus heavily on active fun, physical literacy, and core stability. This class is designed to support young and older beginners alike until they can comfortably stand up on their own and move around the ice with control. As soon as they get the hang of those initial independent movements, they are ready to be moved straight up into the next CanSkate level.
REGISTRATION NOTES:
– Eligibility: Skaters must be turning 3 within the same calendar year as the start of the season to register.
– Preparation: For the best instructional experience, we recommend introducing your child to the ice a few times before the season begins to ease their transition into structured group lessons.
- A complete series of balance, control and agility skills that will prepare skaters for any ice skating sport or recreational skating.
- Nationally-tested and proven curriculum and delivery methods that guarantee skater success.
- Designed for 90% movement so skaters learn in an active and fun group setting.
- Nationally certified coaches trained specifically in teaching the mechanics and proper technique of skating.
- Coaches are assisted by trained program assistants.
- Ensures a 1:10 coach/program assistant to skater ratio or lower.
- Provides kids with the best foundation for figure skating, hockey, speed skating and ringette.
- Introduces a healthy, lifelong activity at an early age.
- Promotes fun, fitness and participation.
- Some of the best skaters in the world learned to skate with CanSkate including Olympic figure skaters, Olympic speed skaters, men’s and women’s Olympic hockey players and NHL players.
- Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, Olympic and World ice dance champions.
- Patrick Chan, Olympic medalist and World men’s figure skating champion.
- Ivanie Blondin, Olympic and World long track speed skater.
- Matt Duchene, NHL Colorado Avalanche and Olympic hockey team gold medallist.
- Jeff Skinner, NHL Carolina Hurricanes, NHL Rookie of the Year and former Canadian juvenile men’s figure skating medallist.

