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Children's Specialist 1 Assessment (2-Day)

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Dates: Thursday, February 6, 2025 - Friday, February 7, 2025 from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (2 Days)
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Event Type: Certificate Assessment

Location: Sun Valley (Inside at River Run Lodge -

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Please check the resort website for all parking information.

Registration Information:
- First Chair Rate: $250.00 (available through Wednesday, January 22)
- Last Chair Rate: $275.00
- CEUs: 12
- Spots Remaining: 7 (as of 15 minutes ago)

Prerequisites: Current PSIA-AASI Membership, CS1 E-learning course, Primary discipline level 1 certification

Registration Deadline: Thursday, January 23, 2025, 11:59 pm

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Online Registration: Click here to register.

Scholarships are available to current PSIA-AASI Intermountain members to help support their education.

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Course Description:

Course Overview: The Children's Specialist 1 (CS1) is a 2-day interactive, assessment-based certificate event. The event covers teaching children of all ages from the beginner/novice through the intermediate zones with an emphasis in working with a GROUP of children.

Course Learning Outcomes

The CS1 Learning Outcomes follow the Learning Connection Model's outline with children's specific criteria:

People Skills

• Engages in developmentally appropriate communication to address the needs of a group of children and their parents.
• Addresses intrapersonal and interpersonal situations with children and their parents in a developmentally appropriate manner.

Teaching Skills

• Uses provided information about children and parents to plan relevant learning experiences through the intermediate zone.
• Delivers group-focused learning experiences that have developmentally realistic outcomes.

Technical Skills

• Identifies and describes distinct stages of cognitive, affective, and physical growth, including psycho-motor development for a group of children, relative to snowsports, through the intermediate zone.
• Identifies and describes cause and effect relationships influenced by child growth, stages of psychomotor development and equipment options and prescribes a solution for a single fundamental in a group setting through the intermediate zone.

Additional Event Details:
You may not register for multiple dates for the same exam; we will remove all but your most recent registration for the same exam type.

Associate Members (those who are unaffiliated with a member school) are required to provide their own lift ticket/pass to clinics and exams. If you have a season pass, please check the dates you are attending against blackout dates.

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Ready to ski or ride harder? Select "Choose" to add Spot below, then pay for your event like you normally would. A policy will be generated and someone from Spot will get in touch with more details.

Policy modifications and cancellations must be done at least five days before the start date of the event. The policy is fully refundable until that time and is non-refundable after.

Full coverage details found here: https://www.getspot.com/benefit-summary/psia-aasi-events

Spot also offers annual insurance to keep you covered anytime you're skiing, riding, or mountain biking during the year for only $149.99. Learn more in your pro offer portal.

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All PSIA-AASI members must follow the PSIA-AASI code of conduct.

All members participating in an Intermountain clinic or assessment must wear a helmet when sliding on snow using lift-accessed terrain. 

If you are looking to carpool to one of our events, you may use this Google Sheet to help coordinate with other event attendees.

If you are looking to room share  for one of our events, you may use this Google Sheet to help coordinate with other event attendees.

Please be sure you are familiar with all of our Registration and Change/Cancellation Policies.

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