Free Ice Skating Lessons for Neighborhood Youth Through ChicaGO!:
Free Ice Skating Lessons for Neighborhood Youth Through ChicaGO!:
UChicago student Meera Dhodapkar is starting another season of ice skating lessons on the Midway Plaisance. Over the course of the past three seasons, the ChicaGO! initiative has grown to reach more than 120 students from local schools.
With the help of four UChicago student volunteers—each experienced skaters—Dhodapkar teaches weekly classes focused on basic skating techniques, ranging from falling safely to skating forward and backward to executing two-foot spins. Lessons this year will be held weekly on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The program will start on January 8, 2019 and go until March 1, subject to change due to weather conditions. Click here for the sign up form.