For children & adolescents aged 4 - 17. 

Organization 

In the academy, we believe in safety, learning and fun. These are the three basic criteria, on which we have been working for ten years now with great success. A precondition for this is the certain and inexhaustible appetite for work and above all our love of children. With the continuous training of teachers and instructors in Greece and abroad in recent years, we have managed to ensure the best and most experienced group of instructors. With 20 certified coaches from the Greek, Austrian or Bulgarian National Unions of Instructors, we feel confident in our work and the results it produces. All instructors (most of whom are physical education teachers or former athletes) have had extensive experience with children, working in camps, sports clubs or in the field of outdoor activities.

The head of Ski Academy is Mr. Giorgos Stavrinos, Mandoulides Schools Physical Education teacher and director of Happy Mountain (outdoor sports activities company), ski instructor, white-water rafting guide, with many years of experience in outdoor activities and camps.

Academy Program

The trips begin with the first snowfall in December or January and last until late March or early April. The academy usually goes to 3 - 5 Pigadia. Transportation of children is by the academy’s bus every Saturday and Sunday (you choose the most convenient day for you).

The children are divided into groups of 3 - 6, depending on their level and ages. One or two (if necessary) instructors per group are in charge of the daily program to ensure maximum safety and faster training. For children aged 4 - 5 there is a program called Snowflake. Children learn to ski over 4 three-hour lessons, in groups of 3 - 5 children, with 2 instructors in each group. After 4 lessons, they can slide and turn by themselves.

Cost

You can choose from four programs:

• Snowflake - 4 lessons (kindergarten & pre-kindergarten): 300€
• 6 lessons (1st to 11th grade): 550€
• 8 lessons (1st to 11th grade): 680€
• 10 lessons (1st to 11th grade): 750€

The programs of 6, 8 & 10 lessons include:

Transport to the ski resorts, professional ski instructors for small groups of children (3 - 6 children per instructor), skiing lesson 4 to 5 hours daily, a constant school attendant from the moment the children enter the bus until the moment they descend to ensure better supervision of and contact with children, a lift pass for each resort, VAT 23%.

Information - Registrations 

Registrations begin from November 1st to December 23rd 2011 (on a first-come first-served basis). It is possible to register during the season, but only if there are vacancies. Information & registrations: On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 17:30 to 21:00. Happy Mountain, 173 - 175 Ethnikis Antistaseos Str., Finikas (Kourtis Building C’, 1st floor), Tel 2310 472286, Georgios Stavrinos: Mob. 6938 106016, 6989 810710.