Snowsports Academy
The UNISUS Snowsports Academy is tailored for scholar-athletes aspiring to achieve their highest potential in snowsports, while acquiring academic achievements to enable life-long academic and professional success.
Disciplines available: Freestyle Ski, Snowboarding, and Alpine Ski disciplines available
Our UNISUS Snow Sports Academy and Scholar-Athlete program has been developed in partnership with KR Academy and Apex Ski Club, becoming the first school in B.C. to offer a snow sports academy together with an innovative International Baccalaureate academic program.
Designed to provide aspiring young athletes with top-tier training through a holistic athlete development system, a pathway to succeed at international high-level competition, and an IB-enriched academic program that empowers individuals through a personalized learning system.
Our Academy program offers a unique opportunity for students to excel in both their academic and athletic pursuits.
Ask us about all the exciting details of this freestyle skiing, snowboarding, as well as alpine ski program, including the exceptional leadership and partnerships in place to build a thriving community of scholar-athletes who are ready to make their mark in the world of snow sports!
The renowned Apex Mountain Ski Resort in Penticton, B.C. will serve as the base for on-hill lessons.
UNISUS Freestyle Snowsports Academy Coach: Kristi Richards - 2 X Olympian, World Champion, Mogul Skiing
The freestyle skiing and snowboarding program will be based at Apex Mountain Ski Resort – home to KR Academy and will be led by hometown hero and 2X Olympian, Kristi Richards. Kristi is an NCCP Advanced Coach, with Air 4 and doubles certifications. Kristi is a Freestyle Canada Learning Facilitator for mentoring and teaching coach candidates. Her Olympic experience gives her the first-hand knowledge to guide and develop customized programs to meet each athlete where they are at in their athletic pathway. She brings a professional platform, and a skilled team together for the support network of each athlete.
The alpine component of the program will be coached by Jorgen Anderson from the Apex Ski Club, who has a long track record of enabling alpine athletes to achieve provincial, national and international success in the world of alpine skiing.
Apex Mountain Ski Resort is behind the academy's vision to elevate the sport, attract high-level athletes and teams to the resort, connect the community, and support athletes to give them an opportunity to reach their own athletic goals.
Register today! Limited spots still available for September 2024 intake.
Meet World Champion and Olympian Snowsports Coach, Kristi Richards from KR Academy
The UNISUS Scholar-Athlete program combines a world-class International Baccalaureate education with a holistic, focused approach to sports
The program is designed for students who aspire to reach high-performance or advanced levels in their athletic pursuits and successful academic achievements.
Research indicates that students who engage in competitive athletics at school develop crucial skills that have long-lasting positive effects.
UNISUS Scholar-Athletes develop essential skills such as resilience, heightened accountability, and unwavering dedication towards achieving their goals and objectives.
These skills not only benefit them in sports but they also have a profound impact on their overall personal growth and success.
Key Benefits of the Scholar Athlete Program
Academic Pathway
- IBDP and/or enriched B.C. Dogwood Diploma for grade 12 graduating students
- Our individualized pathways to graduation and individual learning system enables all students to achieve their best academically
- The IB based program creates confident, capable learners prepared for success in college/university
- IB is globally recognized by top universities worldwide for early acceptance and scholarship attainment
- Many IB graduates receive first year credits when achieving benchmark results
Athletic Development
- Holistic athlete development including physical strength and conditioning, mental wellbeing, nutrition, and injury prevention
- Focused dry-land training to complement on ice/snow training led by qualified sports therapists
- Individualized training plans and performance achievement reports supported by analytics and video
- Post-secondary application and offer management with focused approach to athlete brand development
The exciting thing about this program is that the curriculum and the timetables will be built to support both athletics and academics and it will feel like one integrated system so that way you are going to get a lot of contact hours, both in school and up at the hill, so it will be very exciting.
If this existed when I was an athlete going through the ranks, it would have changed my world.
-Coach Kristi Richards
With the Snowsports Academy and Hockey Academy at UNISUS, you will find top level training and professional conditioning integrated with an International Baccalaureate (IB) education.
