They are offered on top of drop-in sessions offered at Goodson six days each week and an expansive cycle of eight-week classes ranging from parent-tot sessions - during which children as young as 6 months old are taught basic motor skills - to intermediate, pre-competitive classes for kids as old as 16. Over the past few years, South Suburban has added a handful of gymnastic mini camps slotted between its regular eight-week gymnastic programs, usually aligning with breaks in school schedules. The purpose of these camps is to provide a safe place to have fun.” “These kids have such cabin fever right now,” Klausner said as she observed the action on the camp’s final day in Goodson’s more than 8,000-square-foot gymnastics center. That’s a substantial increase over the 99 kids who participated in the inaugural winter camp in 2014, Klausner said. An estimated 180 kids between the ages 4 and 11 participated in at least one session of the four-day program over two weeks at the end of December, district gymnastics programs coordinator Ashleigh Klausner said.

One might say they are growing by leaps and bounds.įor evidence, look no further than the recently completed winter gymnastics camp at Centennial’s Goodson Recreation Center, the base of South Suburban’s gymnastics offerings. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close MenuĬENTENNIAL -It is no stretch to say gymnastics programs are thriving in the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District.

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