Orono Community Education

Indoor Lessons at the Orono Ice Arena

We teach fundamentals of ice skating while building confidence and skills through each lesson.  The progressive curriculum ensures success from the first steps on the ice to the mastery of advanced skills. Highly Qualified USFSA trained coaching staff.

Program Director, Mary Tichy is a USFSA double gold medalist (figures and freestyle) with over 25 years of skating experience and over 20 years of coaching experience.
Skill Level Descriptions

Ice Tots classes recommended for ages 4 - 5 

Skaters will be divided into appropriate skill levels on first day.

• Ice Tots - Beginner: Learn to stand, fall and move across ice safely. Must be able to attempt standing on the ice.
• Ice Tots - Intermediate: Learn striding, gliding and edging
• Ice Tots - Advanced: Ability to move across the ice fluidly.  Additional focus on advanced striding and edging.

Each lesson includes 30 minutes of instruction and 30 minutes of free practice time after your lesson.

What you should know before your skating lessons!

• Children should dress warmly (jackets, hats, mittens, etc.) because the arena is cold.
• Beginning skaters MUST wear helmets.
• Wear either leather hockey or figure skates, but please no double bladed skates.
• Parents are not allowed on the ice without skates. If you are wearing skates you may join your child in the practice area, but not in the lesson area.
• Additional lesson information will be sent out via email.