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Youth Program Details
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Building Access
  • Meets ADA standards

Participants Served
  • Age range of participants:

    0 - 3 years: Yes

    3 - 5 years: Yes

    6 - 12 years: Yes

    13 - 18 years: Yes

    18 - 21 years: Yes

Adaptive Equipment
  • Adaptive equipment available

Transportation
  • Accessible by Public Transportation: No

  • Transportation Provided by the Program: No

Notes

What do you know about Gymnastics?

* Climbing - develops upper extremity strength

* Tumbling/Rolling - increases knowledge of location in space

* Obstacle Course - helps with problem solving and creativity

* Trampoline - develops lower extremity strength

* Balance Beam - coordination, balance, and focus

Gymnastics provides many physical, cognitive and psychological benefits that our children with special needs benefit greatly from.

Trust in one\'s own abilities: move from a world of \"I can\'t\" to \"I can\"!

Physical

* An increase in muscular strength, flexibility and endurance.

* The ability to relax

* Correct body alignment while walking, standing, jumping, etc.

* The knowledge of how to fall and roll safely

* Increased agility and coordination

Cognitive

* Awareness of the body

* Awareness of relationships: body parts to each other and the apparatus

* Awareness of relationships with others

Psychological

* The joy of movement mastery

* Discipline and self control

* The exercise habit as a pleasurable daily occurrence

* A confident self image and positive attitude towards their bodies.