Welcome to the Glen Ellyn Park District Gymnastics program. Classes, located in the Gymnastics Center at the Spring Avenue Recreation Center, are a fun way for children to learn basic gymnastic skills under the supervision of trained professionals. Gymnastics improves strength, balance, and flexibility while helping children build self-confidence and new skills. From Adult/Tot to our competitive tumbling team, our coaches and staff strive to give each student superior instruction in a fun and enjoyable manner.
Early Childhood Gymnastics
Adult/Tot Gymnastics is offered for ages 18-36 months and is a fun-filled adult/tot play time program that introduces your child to the exciting world of tumbling and gymnastics through traditional gymnastics equipment, balls, hoops, circles and parachute play. Adult/caregiver involvement is key.
Tiny Tumblers, for age 3, is an introductory gymnastics class that helps develop gross motor skills and body awareness and teaches self-confidence while having fun. A variety of gymnastic and tumbling stations will be set up each week to introduce your gymnasts to the basic skills used in this sport. Children must be able to attend class without an adult/caregiver present.
Youth Gymnastics
Preschool Gymnastics, for ages 4-5, features a variety of gymnastics and tumbling stations each week to introduce your gymnast to the basic skills used in this sport.
Kindergarten Gymnastics, for ages 5-6, was designed to help refine and develop the gross motor skills taught in previous classes. A higher skill level of gymnastics stations will be set up each week to increase strength, flexibility, and coordination.
Pre-Developmental Gymnastics is a beginner program for 1st graders through age 12 that focuses on floor exercise, springboard skills, bars, and beam.
Developmental, for ages 8-12, is a continuation of Pre-Developmental Gymnastics that focuses on Olympic events including beam, floor exercise, vault, and bars. Participants must be able to perform cartwheels, round-offs, forward/backward rolls, handstands, and a bridge to register.
Tumbling
Tumbling 1 and the more advanced Tumbling 2 programs are available for ages 7-14.
The Glen Ellyn Grasshoppers Tumbling Team, for ages 5-14, focuses solely on tumbling and competes in meets through the Illinois Park District Gymnastics Conference. The season runs from September to early March. Please contact Clint Babiczat cbabicz@gepark.org for more information.
Preschool Gymnastics, for ages 4-5,