Year. the best part about skating is it gives you qualities that you use the rest of your life. they gain discipline, perseverance. >> step, cross, step, cross. excellent, girls. >> they fall down, they get back up and learn they can do that in anything. it's a building block. skating is a hook, but education comes first. before they even get on the ice, they have to get their homework done, they get tutoring a minimum of three afternoons a week. >> algebra is not my best subject, so miss sharon hired a special tutor for me. >> it was that simple. >> now i'm doing way better in school. i was l...