Preschool Gymnastics
Jungle Jym-tastics!™, our preschool-aged gymnastics program for students under 5, focuses on the development of fine and gross motor skills, playground readiness, social skills, and gymnastics skills, as well as helping to develop proprioceptive and vestibular integrations. Our specially designed gymnastics equipment is scaled for smaller hands and bodies allowing our tiniest athletes to do gymnastics “just like the big kids.” Circuits and stations assure that these active children do not have downtime and in-ground trampolines and foam pits provide a safe environment for these young jumpers. While age is the general guideline for how our classes are organized, our curriculum allows for flexibility that acknowledges that children develop at different rates.
Read Anne Josephson's article, 20 Reasons Your Preschooler Should do Gymnastics (That Have Nothing to Do with Learning Gymnastics) for information about the many benefits of gymnastics for preschoolers.
Cubs/Joeys
Cubs ages crawlers-walkers, coed (45 minutes)
Joeys ages walking-3, coed (45 minutes)
Cubs and Joeys are JAG's two caregiver participation classes for children from crawling to walking and from walking to 3 years of age. A structured class, the infants in Cubs and the toddlers in Joeys develop and refine their fine and gross motor skills, build body awareness and coordination while learning social and listening skills. Basic gymnastics, combined with music and games, create a fun and healthy atmosphere.
Elephants
Ages 3–4, coed (45 minutes)
Elephants learn gymnastics skills using preschool equipment and the “big kid” equipment. This class is designed to create a fun, safe and challenging environment for your child filled with obstacle courses, learning stations, fitness and gymnastics. While gymnastics is the primary focus of the class, special attention is placed on skills needed for Kindergarten as well as basic sports readiness.
View the Elephants Curriculum.
Lions
Ages 3-4, coed (45 minutes)
Lions is high energy and all action! The entry-level to the all-new Ninja sport discipline inspired by gymnastics, martial arts, obstacle training, and freestyle movement. Class goals include listening skills, confidence, trying new things, and working through frustratio.. We do all this through a strategic mix of skills and progressions designed to exhaust even the most active preschooler.
View the Lions Curriculum.
Tigers
Ages 3-4, coed (45 minutes)
Tigers is an invitation only class for 4-year olds who have mastered the Elephant curriculum and are ready to experience the "big kids" equipment. The class will focus on JAG’s school aged curriculum while still maintaining a pre-school appropriate class structure. Students will still primarily work in circuits and stations, but will move at a more rapid pace than other pre-school structured classes.
View the Curriculum.