Continued instruction in gymnastics from Little Leapers. Children ages 4 & 5 years old build on foundational skills of balance, coordination, and body awareness while learning more advanced gymnastics movements and exploring school-aged equipment in a structured, teacher-led class.
Skill requirements: run, jump off springboard to mat stack, stick (vault), forward roll dismount (bars); lunge, lever, needle (beam); lunge, lever, teeter-totter and forward roll (floor).
Gymnastics class ideal for beginners.
Water Movement: Children entering this level should be able to go underwater voluntarily. Students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water while continuing to practice how to safely exit if they would fall into a body of water. Ages 3-5 years.
Water Acclimation: For the child not quite ready to swim without the parent. Transition between parent and instructor throughout first half of session. Focus is on learning to listen to an instructor, becoming comfortable in the water, and safely exploring movement in the water. Ages 2.5-4 years.
Water Movement: Children entering this level should be able to go underwater voluntarily. Students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water while continuing to practice how to safely exit if they would fall into a body of water. Ages 6-12 years.
