All skaters will be tested on their skills during the last week of the session. The instructors will switch classes for an unbiased evaluation of the skaters' skills. Skaters must master each skill in the class before advancing to the next level. All skaters 4 years old - Kindergarten, with no prior formal skating lessons experience, must register for the TOT 1 class. All skaters in first grade and above, with no prior formal skating lessons experience, must register for the Pre Alpha or Beginning Hockey class.
Every effort is made to place skaters in the appropriate class.
If a skater needs to be moved to a more appropriate class, it will be done so during the first week. All skaters are formally tested the last two weeks of the session and are not passed on during the middle of the session.