GYMNASTICS
Recreational
Gymnastics Classes
Recreational gymnastics offers numerous benefits for children, serving as a fantastic foundation activity for their overall development. It enhances physical fitness, flexibility, and coordination while fostering listening abilities and socialization. Additionally, gymnastics helps build self-esteem as children achieve new skills and overcome challenges. Engaging in this sport can promote a lifelong love for physical activity, setting the stage for a healthy lifestyle as they grow anywhere they choose.
Parent & Tot
Walking - 3 years
Our Parent & Tot class is for walking babies and toddlers up to 3 years old. Children participate with their parent/guardian in this semi-structured class, to share the love of movement. Parent & Tot is guided by Gymnastics Canada’s Active Start curriculum, teaching tots fundamental movements and developing gross motor skills and social behaviours through a variety of activities!
Parents must remain with and actively assist their child for the entirety of the class.
Mighty Tots
3 & 4 years
Mighty Tots is a transitional class primarily for 3 and 4 year old’s, or our more independent 2.5 year olds, eager for a more challenging level. Children are encouraged to explore the class independently, listening to coaches, while parents and guardians stay close by for support. This semi-structured class follows Gymnastics Canada’s Active Start curriculum, developing fundamental movements, gross and fine motor skills, and class etiquette, through skill focused rotations and free play time!
Parents are required to stay in the facility should your child need one-on-one assistance.
Kindergym
4 & 5 years old
Co-Ed class for children attending Jr. or Sr. Kindergarten in Fall 2024. This independent, hour long class is an introduction to the fundamentals of gymnastics, perfect for active 4 and 5 year olds who are eager to run, jump, hang, swing, and climb! Children will develop balance, strength, and confidence as they progress through Gymnastics Canada’s Active Start curriculum.
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Children must be able to separate from their parent and follow directions from a coach. For birth years 2019 and 2020.
Beginner Gymnastics
6+ years old
This entry level Recreational Gymnastics class is open to all children aged 6-9, who have little or no gymnastics experience. Children will develop their strength, flexibility, and coordination, as they explore skills on vault, bars, beam, and floor. This structured program is guided by Levels 1-3 of Gymnastics Canada’s CanGym program, engaging in FUN, FITNESS, and FUNDAMENTALS!
Class length: 1 hr 10 min
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Children who have completed Kindergym, but still need practice to achieve their Cartwheel, or any child new to gymnastics in Grade 1+ should enter this group.
Intermediate Gymnastics
6+ years old
This class is open to girls 6 years of age or older (Grade 1+), who have some gymnastics experience. Skills will be developed to improve flexibility, balance, and strength to achieve a higher level of difficulty on vault, bars, beam, and floor. Intermediate athletes may perfect their cartwheels, while working on walkover progressions and round-offs. The Girls Intermediate class is guided by Levels 4-6 of Gymnastics Canada’s CanGym program.
Prerequisites: (1) year of Kindergym, Jr. or Sr. Rec, or equivalent. Athletes should have their cartwheel to register in this group.
