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Children's Snowsports Education Event Descriptions

Ken Breon Kids Clinics (KB Kids)

Open to all disciplines and abilities. This event is FREE and made possible by the Ken Breon endowment. Please contact Jill Imsand to schedule this clinic for your School ASAP while it’s still FREE!

Led by members of the children’s education team, this introductory educational course will be held both on and off snow. This clinic is a 1-day introduction to teaching children of all ages and abilities. This clinic is great, whether you’ve been teaching for one season or 30 you will gain something from it. One seasoned instructor who took this clinic in 2009 wrote, “This was one of the most informative clinics I have ever attended!” 

 

Accredited Children's Educator (ACE)

December 11-12, 2009 at Fall Festival & March 6-7, 2010 at Moonlight Basin


2009 ACE in AlaskaLed by members of the children's education clinician team, this educational course will be held both on and off snow and will investigate how children and teens move, behave, and learn as they grow. Additionally, the clinicians will facilitate discussions and activities that will help instructors design lesson plans that encourage exploration of the mountain environment on skis or snowboards. Instructors will be given a self-study handbook that quizzes their knowledge about the information shared during the course as well as information referenced from the PSIA Children's Instruction Manual (That's the one with the green cover and can be borrowed from fellow instructors or purchased from the NRM office or the PSIA Accessories catalog prior to the start of the course).

Instructors completing this two-day course, along with the workbook, will be recognized as an Accredited Children's Educator (ACE) by PSIA/AASI-NRM. This event is two days and is open to Level II members of any snowsports discipline. Completion of the ACE program (clinic plus workbook) is required for all DCEs.