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Aspire program
Group lessons for new skaters — Snowplow Sam through Aspire levels.
Ages: All ages, ages 3+
Schedule: 10-week sessions starting March, June, September, and November
Our Aspire program is where new skaters at PHFSC begin. Small-group lessons taught by our coaches and Ice Captains take skaters all the way from first-time-on-the-ice (Snowplow Sam) through Basic 1–6 and into the Aspire 1–4 levels — covering balance and edges, then jumps, spins, and step sequences. Skaters earn USFS badges as they pass each level. Most skaters add a private coach somewhere along the way, often by the time they reach Aspire — but it isn't a requirement.