VIP Instructor Training at LEK Cabarete
by Laurel Eastman
(LEK Cabarete, Dominican Republic)
Laurel, Gretta and the girls
This blog is about why I finally decided to take the International Kiteboarding Organization (IKO) Instructor Training Course (ITC).
I have owned my IKO affiliated kiteboarding school(s) since 2003, and for some reason have always managed to avoid actual teaching. Maybe it's fear of the sun and what being on the beach too much will do to my skin??
My justification has always been: I hire great instructors and my talents are better used for things like PR and business development.....
Well, a few things in the past months have transpired, and FINALLY (much to the relief of the IKO's CEO Sandrine) I have decided to participate in the official instructor training.
HOWEVER, I am doing it on my terms, the LEK way.
Next month we are hosting the IKO Training Master (the highest of high up on the IKO ladder) Mariano Lorenzetti at LEK Cabarete to lead our very special VIP ITC.
All these acronyms! IKO, ITC, LEK, VIP....whew!
Candidates for this VIP training include myself, kiteboarding model Gretta Kruesi (try a google image search), and Superyachting kiteboarding star Elyse Gaynor, so you will be amongst great company!
The classroom portion of the training will be held in the meeting room of IKO's International headquarters here in Cabarete, and the practical riding/teaching portion directly on the world cup event site of Cabarete Bay.
This is a great opportunity for anyone who is keen to learn the very latest teaching methods from the very best instructor in the world!
Training starts on April 16th and spaces are extremely limited.
For more information, including pricing and course pre-requisites, please send us an email and of course check out my website and the IKO website:
www.laureleastman.com
www.ikointl.com
