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Adaptive Skating HTX

Empowering children with disabilities through specialized skating instruction ⛸️

12/11/2025

🌟STUDENT SPOTLIGHT🌟 Introducing our wonderful students Bella and Julio Picon! Swipe to learn more about their journey in Adaptive Skating HTX😊

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Bella (9) and Julio (11) are siblings with autism spectrum disorder, who have been a part of Adaptive Skating since Fall 2024. Since joining the program, both have gained confidence on the ice and enjoy spending time with the volunteers while learning new skills!

Bella was initially hesitant to step onto the ice, but with support from her coaches, her confidence has grown tremendously. Her favorite activity is “making snow” with her skates when she practices stopping!

Julio loves zooming across the rink and trying “jumps and twirls” with the help of his coaches. Throughout his time in Adaptive Skating, he’s become more aware of his surroundings and increasingly receptive to instruction.

Their parents share that Adaptive Skating has helped both children build physical and social skills while doing something they genuinely enjoy. They also express deep appreciation for the volunteers, highlighting their compassion, patience, and creativity in supporting Bella and Julio.

Congratulations, Bella and Julio, on completing another session of Adaptive Skating! We are so proud of everything you’ve accomplished. Thank you to their coaches this session: Tammy, darren, Anthony, and Pia!

12/03/2025

Another Adaptive Skating HTX session completed! ⛸️💙 Thank you to all the parents and volunteers who made this wonderful experience possible, and congratulations to all our students! See you all in the spring!

11/05/2025

Happy Halloween from Adaptive Skating HTX! We had so much fun seeing everyone in their costumes during our Halloween-themed class! 🎃👻🍬

09/05/2025

Registration is now open for our Fall 2025 session! 🍁⛸️ Link in bio to sign up! Register by October 18th, 2025.

Program Dates:
Saturdays 11:45 am-12:45 pm
October 18
October 25
November 1
November 8
November 15
November 22

The Adaptive Skating HTX program teaches children (ages 3-18) with disabilities how to ice skate! The program is hosted by Rice University Adaptive Skating and held at Sugar Land Ice & Sports Center. Students receive 60 minutes of instruction with our volunteer coaches. We offer a 1:1 Student-to-Instructor ratio upon assessment. The estimated program cost is $120 for 6 weeks and includes FREE skate rental.

Our instructing team includes highly experienced skaters from Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas A&M School of Medicine, and UTHealth Houston!

No skating experience is necessary! Students must bring a helmet. We also recommend gloves, snow pants, a jacket, and non-plastic elbow/knee/butt pads. Because of our low student-instructor ratio and small, intimate classes, limited spots are available!

All interested participants should have physical mobility and verbal and/or non-verbal communication. Parents must be present at all times during lessons.

Contact adaptiveskatinghtx@gmail.com with questions!

09/02/2025

Adaptive Skating is prepping for the Fall 2025 session and we want YOU to be apart of it! Join us for our volunteer interest meeting where we will also provide off-ice training so that you know what to expect. We’ll see you there! ❄️⛸️

Join Zoom Meeting
https://riceuniversity.zoom.us/j/96519464640?pwd=jxRfMmXBbrki8hN7EMdPB7hmQaGg0y.1

Meeting ID: 965 1946 4640
Passcode: 12345

04/08/2025

🎉 We did it! Thank you to our incredible donors who helped us reach our $2,000 fundraising goal for the Rice 24-Hour Challenge! 💙

Every donation helps Adaptive Skating HTX continue to grow and provide inclusive skating opportunities for all. We’re so grateful for this amazing community — we couldn’t have done it without you! ⛸️✨

04/02/2025

🚨Today’s the Day! 🚨 Join us for Rice University’s 24-Hour Challenge and help us continue making a difference for children with disabilities! Your generous donation allows us to provide specialized instruction, scholarships, equipment, ice rental, and other essential resources for our amazing students.

✨ With every $120, we can give a child the opportunity to participate in our 6-week program—at no cost to their family!

Every contribution, no matter the size, moves us closer to our goal of empowering children with disabilities through adaptive skating. 💙

🔗 Click the link in our bio to make a gift and be a part of our mission. Thank you for your support!

03/30/2025

EARLY GIVING for Rice University’s 24-Hour Challenge is open! You don’t have to wait until April 2nd to make a difference—your gift today helps us continue providing specialized instruction, scholarships, equipment, ice rental, and other essential resources for children with disabilities. 💙

⛸️ $120 allows a child to join our 6-week Adaptive Skating program at no cost to their family!

🔗 Click the link in our bio to give early. Thank you for your support!

03/25/2025

Meet the 2024-2025 Adaptive Skating HTX Executive Board! 💙💙

03/13/2025

That’s a wrap on our Spring 2025 session! 🌷⛸️ Huge shoutout to our incredible volunteers, resilient students, and dedicated parents for making this session unforgettable. We’ve seen so much growth, joy, and perseverance on the ice, and we can’t wait to see what next season has in store! 💙✨

03/01/2025

🌟STUDENT SPOTLIGHT🌟 Introducing our spectacular student Clark Nguyen! Swipe to learn more about his journey in Adaptive Skating HTX😊

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Clark Nguyen is 8 years old and autistic. He has been an Adaptive Skating student since our first session in Spring 2023! Over the years, we have seen him grow in confidence, build social connections, and improve his skating skills.

Clark enjoys playing with interactive toys like bubble guns and rubber ducks on the ice! When he is skating, he is able to learn and grow in a healthy environment where he is not afraid to make mistakes.

According to Clark’s parents, he has struggled with building connections with others and finding an activity that was properly engaging in the past, but the Adaptive Skating program has been a perfect fit for him! Clark has the opportunity to interact with others while also learning new skills.

Being with Adaptive Skating for over two years, Clark continues to have meaningful interactions with volunteers who are eager to help him succeed.

His parents, Dai and Stacey Nguyen, are very grateful for Adaptive Skating. They appreciate the program’s affordability for parents and inclusivity for children with developmental disabilities. They love how the program has allowed Clark to engage with new experiences and stay physically active in a supportive and welcoming atmosphere.

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5015 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX
77056

Opening Hours

Monday

7:30pm - 8:30pm

Website

https://linktr.ee/adaptiveskatinghtx

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