Pre School Gymnastics

Our Preschool Gymnastics program, PlayGYM, is designed for Under 5's to have fun, explore, and be challenged. 

PlayGYM is a fantastic program that enhances children's coordination, confidence, and rhythm through a variety of fun activities, utilizing specialized pre-school equipment. During our PlayGYM sessions, the gym is transformed into a preschool playground with lots of challenging circuits, set up to encourage children to explore the following fundamental movement patterns.

Class Option 1: Casual Pre School drop in class!

A semi-structured session for children aged between 18 months - 5 years, supported by a parent or caregiver on the gym floor without the commitment of paying for a whole term. We understand that schedules can get busy and that children can be unpredictable!

• Thursday 9:15-10:15 am (Otaki St). $12

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Class Option 2: PlayGYM (Formally Tumbling Tots)

PLAYGYM is a gymnastics programme designed for children aged 18 months- 4 years old accompanied by a parent. The sessions focus on seven key movement patterns: swinging, statics, locomotion, springing, landing, rotations, and manipulative skills. Through PLAYGYM, children build body control and coordination while mastering the basics of gymnastics, which supports their development and helps them navigate the world around them. It’s an enjoyable experience that kids absolutely LOVE!

• PlayGYM- Tuesday 9.00 - 9.45 (Vogel St)
• PlayGYM- Thursday 9.00 - 9.45 (Vogel St)
• PlayGYM- Friday 12.30 - 1.15 (Otaki St)
• PlayGYM- Sunday 8.45 - 9.30 (Otaki St)
• PlayGYM- Sunday 9.30 - 10.15 (Otaki St)
• PlayGYM- Sunday 10.15 - 11.00 (Otaki St)
• PlayGYM- Sunday 11.00 - 11.45 (Otaki St)
• PlayGYM- Sunday 11.45 - 12.30 (Otaki St)

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Class Option 3: PlayGYM Red (Formally Kiwi Flyers)

This is a class strictly for 4 year olds that are wanting a structured class without their parents there! These classes will be 45 minutes and will have smaller coach-to-athletes ratios. It is suggested that your child had done at least one term of PlayGYM with their parents before joining a PlayGYM Red class.

Designed for confident & independent 4 year olds to attend without parent participation. This 45-minute class will help to develop fundamental gymnastics skills in a small group setting. Parents can watch from the seating area. 

Within these classes children will learn:

• Fundamental Gymnastic skills to develop spring, landing, rotation, balance and coordination 
• Basic trampoline safety 
• Participation in fun group games/activities at the start and end of the session
• Explore a fundamental movement pattern in the warm-up 
• Age-appropriate circuit activities

PlayGYM Red is a stepping stone into our Rainbow GYM programme. 

• PlayGYM Red- Tuesday 3.30 - 4.15 (Vogel St)
• PlayGYM Red- Friday 3.30 - 4.15 (Vogel St)
• PlayGYM Red- Saturday 8.00 - 8.45 (Vogel St)
  
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Please note classes will only run if we receive sufficient registrations. All PlayGYM classes run alongside the school term. We do not run classes during the school holidays.

For more information email office@dunedingymnastics.co.nz 

Commonly asked questions:

What do you learn in a PlayGYM class?

• LANDINGS: Practicing safe landing techniques, enhances children's confidence jumping from equipment
• SPRING  Children have lots of opportunities to develop spring using our long tumble track trampoline, beat boards, mini trampolines, and rebounders.
• SWING Children develop confidence swinging, using small handles suspended under the bars, and big rope swings as well as using the uneven bars to learn correct shapes whilst practicing mini tap swings.
• LOCOMOTION PlayGYM is all about exploring movement patterns, we have lots of fun obstacle courses set up for children to spring over, crawl through, and under, and plenty of beams to challenge their balance. Our group activities at the start of each session provide lots of opportunities to run, jump, hop and dance 
• COORDINATION SKILLS We always have a coordination station with small hand apparatus to practice bouncing, throwing, striking, and catching skills to develop visual tracking, hand-eye, and foot-eye coordination. 

PlayGYM sessions are semi-structured, creating movement challenges for participants to explore. PlayGYM is based on the belief that 'movement and learning together are fun' and that play should provide for spontaneous free activity. Parents are involved throughout the session, supervising their own child on the gym floor, which is a great opportunity to play, engage and have lots of FUN exploring gymnastics with your child. 

Where is my class?

• If you are unsure of your class location then please email steph office@dunedingymnastics.co.nz 

What do we need to bring?

• Make sure you bring a drink bottle, and are in comfortable clothes. We suggest having shoes that are easy to take off and avoiding clothes that are loose and baggy.