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School Curling Program
The Powell River Curling Club
wishes to extend an invitation
 to your school
to participate in the School Curling Program
held at our facility. This
program is designed for students
from Grades 5 to 12, and lessons
can be scheduled from mid-
October through to the end of
February.
Curling is a non-contact sport,
with a strong focus on
sportsmanship and team work.
Success in curling depends upon cooperation on the ice,
game strategy and often a bit of
luck, rather than on physical size or natural athletic
ability. Curling is commonly
played simply as a social and recreational game, but for many
it can become a very competitive
game with its best athletes competing for medals at the
World Curling Championships and
Winter Olympics.
Curling is part of Sport BC’s
championship sport program which offers high school students
the opportunity to compete in
inter-school competitions, bonspiels and Provincial High
School Championships for both
boys and girls. Our program can help students to identify
their interest in curling.
The 4 pillars of our program are:
To introduce the sport of curling through
the existing Physical Education Program (a sport
that they might otherwise not
have the opportunity to try out on their own)
To assist in the development of the students’ physical and
social skills
To encourage sportsmanship and teamwork
To enable students to participate in a life long sport
All of our main curling
instructors are National Coaching Certification Program trained,
with volunteer club members and
parents as helpers. Teachers are strongly encouraged to
take part in the lessons with
their students.
We hope you will consider
encouraging your schools to include the sport of curling as part
of their extra-curricular
physical education programs, along with other activities
currently
offered.
The program we use requires a
minimum of 4 lessons. Some teachers
and schools like to have their
students take part in up to 6 weeks
total so they have a chance to
enjoy game situations after they
have learned the necessary
skills. There is a cost of $4.50 + HST per
student per visit to the curling
club – the money received is put back
into the Junior Curling Program
for equipment purchases and
instruction. One hour lessons are
offered on Wednesdays between 9
am and 3 pm on a first come first
served basis.
If you wish to participate in this program or
require further information, please contact us
prcc@telus.net
or call
and leave a message at the Powell River Curling Club at
604-483-9551 and one of us will get
back to you.
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