
During each 8 week session of classes, the gymnasts are learning on all pieces of Olympic apparatus and trampoline. However we find that it is useful from an educational perspective to also concentrate on certain specific areas during each 8 week session, so the children can progress in their skills.
So each 8 weeks we concentrate on two areas:
1) A particular area of tumbling (Forward, Backward, Lateral, Inverted Balance, Skill Combos)
2) A particular piece of apparatus (Trampoline, Vault, Bars, Rings/Beam, etc.)
Skills Awards
The gymnasts are given 2 evaluations each 8 weeks based on the 2 areas of concentration. A brief, but enthusiastic, awards ceremony is held at the end of one of the classes and parents help us cheer for the gymnasts as they receive their certificate for that particular event, noting on the certificate how the gymnast as progressed in their skills. We have five 8 week sessions, so those who start in September, at the beginning of the school year, receive a total of 10 evaluations with award certificates.
Tumble Tykes Fun Day & Free Trophies in the Spring
As a reward for working so hard all through the school year each Tumble Tyke receives a free trophy at our Annual Tumble Tykes Fun Day. This is held near the end of the school year, usually in early June during one of their classes. The children play games and activities, and at the end we hold the award ceremony.
So each 8 weeks we concentrate on two areas:
1) A particular area of tumbling (Forward, Backward, Lateral, Inverted Balance, Skill Combos)
2) A particular piece of apparatus (Trampoline, Vault, Bars, Rings/Beam, etc.)
Skills Awards
The gymnasts are given 2 evaluations each 8 weeks based on the 2 areas of concentration. A brief, but enthusiastic, awards ceremony is held at the end of one of the classes and parents help us cheer for the gymnasts as they receive their certificate for that particular event, noting on the certificate how the gymnast as progressed in their skills. We have five 8 week sessions, so those who start in September, at the beginning of the school year, receive a total of 10 evaluations with award certificates.
Tumble Tykes Fun Day & Free Trophies in the Spring
As a reward for working so hard all through the school year each Tumble Tyke receives a free trophy at our Annual Tumble Tykes Fun Day. This is held near the end of the school year, usually in early June during one of their classes. The children play games and activities, and at the end we hold the award ceremony.