Are you looking for an activity to bond with your child, burn off some energy and set them up for a bright future?
What is Building Blocks?
Building Blocks is a movement-based program for children and their adult/caregiver*. It is for our youngest members in the club and the Lil' Gym Programs. *Mum or Dad can't bring the child to class? That's perfectly fine! The adult isn't limited to just parents. We commonly see family friend's, aunty/uncle or grandparents get involved in the little one's learning in the lesson.
Sessions
See timetable for sessions available.
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Classes are held once a week for 60 minutes. There are two sessions during the day run for your convenience, one morning and one afternoon.
Each week, children learn through many fun, engaging learning activities that involves:
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Basic principles of movement and gymnastics (height, flight, swing, static, rotation, landing and balance ) which are related to the basis of ALL sports
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Balance
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Body and spatial awareness
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Co-ordination
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Fine Motor
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Hand eye coordination
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Interaction through group, parent/child and individual learning
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Locomotion and movement patterns (e.g. run, skip, jump, animal walks, roll, swing)
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Nursery rhymes and singing
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Rhythm
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Sensory
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Safety
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Equipment
The Building Blocks class uses all the equipment in the gym from beam, bars, trampolines, to handheld equipment like hoops, tennis racquets and tweezers as we work on gross and fine motor skills in Building Blocks. In fact our Building Blocks is so great, we have a whole store room dedicated to the resources in this program. So you will get bang for your buck with exposure to highly engaging set ups. You've got to see it to believe it, but it's far from your average playgroup, Kindy circuit or play gym experience!
Fun themes
What will the theme be for the week? You'll have to find out! Some themes include under the sea, pirates, Olympics, teddy bear's picnic and road safety
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Benefits
Building Blocks sets up children for success in life and sports. So, whether your child continues
with gymnastics into other Lil' Gym Programs, or, go to other sports - the skills they've learnt
should help them wherever they go!
Our sessions are:
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Planned in accordance with developmental milestones for a 2-5 year old
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Run under an accredited Kindergym specialist (early childhood gymnastics coach).
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Designed to develop the whole child, socially, emotionally, cognitively and physically
through provision of safe, structured, multi - sensory environment. -
Evidence based where children learn through fun and play.
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Progression
When the child reaches prep, they are eligible for the Bridgin' Buddies or Katapult classes.
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