Skating Club of Boston

Historic Boston-Area Skating Club and Academy

The Skating Club of Boston operates a three-rink complex in Norwood that includes the Tenley E. Albright Performance Center, a 2,500-seat Olympic-sized arena. The club has produced national and Olympic figure skaters and runs The Skating Academy as its public learn-to-skate school for the broader Boston area.

Programs for Kids

The Skating Academy uses the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills and USA Hockey curricula and serves over 2,000 students. Programs include:
- Group Learn-to-Skate classes for children and adults
- Pre-hockey and Learn-to-Play Hockey progression sessions
- Tot-level introductory classes for very young skaters
- Figure-skating progression classes
- Private and semi-private lessons
- Adaptive and therapeutic skating
- Summer skating camps and clinics

What's Included

• Three indoor ice sheets at the Norwood complex
• Group instruction by U.S. Figure Skating accredited coaches
• Locker rooms and viewing seating
• Curriculum tracks for both figure and hockey skating
• Year-round session schedule

Experience

New skaters work on basic balance, falling safely, marching on ice, and forward strokes. Once edges feel stable, students progress to stops, turns, and either hockey-style stride or figure-skating moves depending on track. The Performance Center's Olympic-sized rink lets students see and learn alongside higher-level club skaters in the same building.