Program · Sports & play

Learn to Skate at LeFrak Center at Lakeside

When

Session in progressSemester 1: November 6 – December 20, 2026 (no classes November 24–29); Semester 2: January 8 – February 14, 2027; Semester 3: February 26 – March 28, 2027. Youth classes Friday 5:30–6:00 pm (Covered or Oval Rink), Saturday and Sunday 11:30 am–noon (Covered Rink); Parent and Me Saturday 9:30–10:00 am; adult classes at other times.

Where

LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park171 East Drive, Brooklyn, NY 11225Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

Parent and Me ages 2-3; Snowplow Sam ages 4-6; Basic 1-4 ages 7-14; Adults ages 15 and up

Cost

Six-week semesters (1 and 2): cash $210 / card $216.30; five-week Semester 3: cash $175 / card $180.25. Includes rental skates and free practice in a public session on class day.

Organizer

LeFrak Center at Lakeside (Lakeside Sports and Entertainment, LLC)

LeFrak Center at Lakeside's skating school follows the Learn to Skate USA curriculum, with half-hour group classes on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in Prospect Park. The youngest skaters start in Parent and Me (ages 2–3), where a parent or caregiver stays close while children practise balance, forward glides and getting up after a fall. Snowplow Sam 1–4 (ages 4–6) builds confidence through games, marching, dips and one-foot balances; Basic 1–4 (ages 7–14) moves on to backward skating, stops, edges, crossovers and turns, the foundation for both figure skating and hockey; adult levels run for ages 15 and up. Every class includes rental skates and free practice during a public session on the day of the class, and coaches assess skaters during the semester to move them up a level. The 2026–27 year runs in three semesters: six weeks from November 6 to December 20 (no classes November 24–29), six weeks from January 8 to February 14, and five weeks from February 26 to March 28. Youth classes run Friday 5:30–6:00 pm and Saturday or Sunday 11:30 am–noon; Parent and Me is Saturday 9:30–10:00 am.