Garden Home Recreation Center
| 7475 SW Oleson Rd Portland, OR 97223 phone 503/629-6341 fax 503/629-6346 |
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Gymnastics
Garden Home offers a comprehensiveand highly regarded gymnastics program for ages 3-13 and all abilities. Both the program and its coordinator, Jackie Wygant, have been at Garden Home for more than 20 years. Young people come from all over the Portland metro area to learn from this master teacher. The program is designed to develop sound gymnastic fundamentals with emphasis on strength, flexibility, coordination and self-confidence.
All students will receive individual and group instruction on the floor, beam, vault and bars. Great care is taken to promote expert instruction in an atmosphere that is fun, positive and safe. Parentsand spectators are invited to attend the first and last class in each session. Otherwise, in-room observation is by instructor approval only.
For your child's safety, students more than 15 minutes late will miss mandatory warmups and therefore will forfeit participation in that class. This is strictly enforced.
Class Guidelines
- Students should wear comfortable clothing and no shoes.
- Always start your child in the lowest age-appropriate class, then move up as recommended by the instructor. Progress varies widely for each student and most gymnasts repeat each level 2-3 times before moving up. We do tumbling activities, mini-tramps, rope, beam, bars and other games and activities related to gymnastics.
- Our physical goals include improvements in the following: muscular strength, balance, endurance, flexibility, gross and fine motor control.
- Our behavioral goals include 1) building confidence and self-worth, 2) cooperation, taking turns and sharing with others, 3) listening and following teacher's directions, and 4) positive, caring and respectful interaction with peers.
Class Descriptions
Kindergym
Come have fun with your child! Class helps to develop muscle skills, body awareness and coordination through tumbling, climbing exercises, balance and jumping. Parent participation required. Only one parent/one child.
Pre-Gymnastics, 3 years and 3-4 years
An introduction to gymnastic activities. No experience necessary. We reccommend 3 year olds take the Pre-3yrs only class prior to taking a Pre 3-4yrs class.
Beginning I & II, 4-6 years
Four-year-olds should take a pre-gymnastics class first. For 5- and 6-year-olds, no experience is necessary. Beginning II, 4-6-year-olds require teacher recommendation or passing Beginning I, 4-6 years at Garden Home.
Beginning I, 5-13 years
No experience necessary. We will work on flexibility and strength needed for gymnastics, rolls and variations, cartwheels, handstands and bridges. We will do lead up activities on bars and balance beam.
Beginning II, 5-13 years
Must be able to do a cartwheel, backwards roll and walk on the high beam with confidence. We will work on bridge kickovers, cartwheel variations, balance beam and uneven bars.
Advanced Beginning, 5-13 years
Must be able to do a bridge kickover on the flat mat, back hip pullover on the bars, front roll on low beam, pivot turn and stretched jump on high beam. We will work on walkover variations, rolls on high beam and hip circle variations on bars.
Intermediate, 6-13 years
Intermediate level must be able to do back walkovers and dive cartwheels, pullover, back hip circle and sole circle dismount on bars and front roll on high beam. We will work on front and back handsprings, cartwheels and walkovers on high beam, and strength conditioning on bars.
Advanced I, 6-13 years
Must be able to do front and back handsprings on floor, cartwheels and walkovers on beam. We will concentrate on dance and connectors used in gymnastics, kips and connectors on bars, aerials and back tucks on floor. We include a comprehensive conditioning program to increase strength, flexibility and endurance and to prevent injuries.
Advanced II, 6-13 years
Students must be able to do multiple back handsprings, aerial cartwheels, front tuck off mini tramp, back tuck, kip variations on bars, walkovers and handstand straddle downs on beam. This class will continue to work on women's skills, conditioning, dance and connectors.
Rhythmic Gymnastics
This beautiful sportcombines dance, tumbling, and skillful use of hand apparatus. We use hoops, balls, ribbons and jump ropes to learn beginning through advanced skills. After completing Level IV, girls can participate on our new GH Competitive Team.
Rhythmic Team
The Rhythmic Team (Level V-VII) meets three times per week and competes in regional and national competitions. For more details, please call Coach Jackie Wygant at (503) 629-6341 at Garden Home.
