CURRICULUM

Kid's Klub Gumbusmonkey hangsOur curriculum is designed to provide children with all the skills they would master in a gymnastic program offered at any of the gymnastic centers in the area. Our goal is to free up time in a parents' busy evening by providing gymnastic lessons while their child is in daycare. Separate evaluation forms are used for 18 month - 3 year olds and for 3-5 year olds.

Each class is 30 minutes in length. We begin with a short warm up, followed by gymnastic instruction time, and a cool down activity at the end. Our program is 40 weeks long and divided into 4 terms (each 10 weeks long) and 2 sessions (each 20 weeks long). At the end of each term a participation award is given to every child. Every 20 weeks we also send home evaluation sheets so that parents can chart their child's progress in the Gymbus.

Body Positions

  • Ta-Da
  • Lunge
  • Straddle
  • Pike
  • Squat
  • V-Sit
  • Butterfly
  • Table Top
  • Bridge

Locomotor Skills

  • Jump
  • Hop
  • Gallop
  • Marching
  • Chasse
  • Run

Tumbling

  • Forward Roll
  • Backward Roll
  • Dive Forward Roll
  • Straddle Rolls (Forward and Backward)
  • Handstand
  • Cartwheel
  • Roundoff
  • Backbend
  • Bridge Kick Over

Bars

  • Front Support
  • Casting
  • Monkey Hangs
  • Glide Swings (capital L)
  • Pullover
  • Forward Roll Dismount
  • Back Hip Circle

Balance Beam

  • Walking (forward, backward, sideways)
  • Chasse'
  • Soldier Kicks
  • Bunny Hops
  • Dip Steps
  • V-Sits
  • Mounts
  • Dismounts

Parallel Bars

  • Front Support
  • Straddle On