Tween Social Network imbee.com Partners With Canadian Ski Council's Grade 5 SnowPass(TM) Program

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- CORE NEWS FACTS -- Premier winters sports organization Canadian Ski Council (www.skicanada.org) partners with imbee.com (www.imbee.com) in order to create a unique, fun and interactive social networking and blogging environment for Grade 5 SnowPass program youth members. -- The goal of the Canadian Ski Council is to increase participation in recreational snowboarding, alpine and cross-country skiing in Canada. -- For over ten years the Canadian Ski Council has been introducing Grade 5 students to skiing and snowboarding with the Grade 5 SnowPass. -- The Grade 5 SnowPass program offers Canadian school children enrolled in Grade 5, or 10 years old (born in 1997), up to three free days of skiing or snowboarding at each participating ski area in the region in which they live. -- Grade 5 SnowPass applications are also available at www.snowpass.ca, the newly redesigned SnowPass website. Once their application is processed by the CSC, children participating in the Grade 5 SnowPass program will receive a booklet that includes up to three ski-free coupons per ski area, and discounts or rebates on lessons and equipment rentals. Some participating areas also offer a bonus Grade 6 coupon that can be used next season. -- imbee.com (www.imbee.com) is the industry's first security-based blogging and interactive social networking destination designed specifically for kids ages 8-14. -- Industrious Kid (www.industriouskid.com) is the parent company of imbee.com and develops premium online destinations which are "purpose-built" for the rapidly expanding population of children now accessing and using the Internet. -- Families and educators can be assured that imbee.com offers unparalleled member protection including user authentication, content privacy, controlled scope of publishing, and a parental dashboard for insight and control. -- imbee.com has been recognized by the national Internet safety organization Web Wise Kids (www.webwisekids.org), a non-profit that is dedicated to empowering today's youth to make wise choices online and has equipped over 2 million young people to be their own first line of defense from online dangers. -- imbee.com recently received four out of five stars in a stand-alone review by Common Sense Media (www.commonsensemedia.org), a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization that reviews all forms of media including websites. COMMENTARY -- "We're very excited to offer this kind of winter experience to Canada's children with the Grade 5 SnowPass program and we're glad to offer added value to the program with imbee.com. Imbee.com will provide SnowPass holders with a unique, safe, fun and interactive social networking and blogging environment for them to use." says Colin Chedore, President of the Canadian Ski Council. -- Tim Donovan, Vice President of Marketing, Industrious Kid - "We are thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with Canada's leading winter sports organization the Canadian Ski Council and their wonderful Grade 5 SnowPass program. Together we are able to promote the fun, healthy lifestyle that winter based sports and activities to can offer to our young subscribers." MULTIMEDIA SUPPORT -- Canadian Ski Council [www.skicanada.org] -- Grade 5 SnowPass [www.snowpass.ca] -- Industrious Kid [www.industriouskid.com] -- About imbee.com [www.imbee.com/about] KEY WORDS, TECHNORATI/del.ici.ous TAGS

Social Networking, Internet Safety, User Generated Content, Online Collaboration, New Media, New Media Literacy, School Blogging, Tweens,

 Kid Destinations, Education Technology, Edtech, Industrious Kid, imbee.com,

               Parenting, Kids, Web 2.0, MySpace, Social Media,

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About Canadian Ski Council

The Canadian Ski Council is a national, not-for-profit association whose mandate is to promote recreational skiing and snowboarding in Canada.

About Industrious Kid, Inc.

Industrious Kid is an innovative company that develops premium online destinations that are purpose-built for the rapidly expanding population of children now accessing and using the Internet. The company's age-appropriate solutions strike a unique balance between the fun and stimulation that children desire and the safety and guidance that their parents demand. Industrious Kid's first product is imbee.com, a secure social networking and blogging destination designed specifically for kids ages 8 to 14. The company is headquartered in Oakland, Calif.

For more information about Industrious Kid and imbee.com, please visit www.industriouskid.com.