Recreational Programme

Globally known as a fundamental movement sport, gymnastics provides the building blocks for all other sports, dance and martial arts. Our programmes enable confident movers with strong bones and muscles, improved posture and balance, coordination and flexibility.

These classes are interesting, varied and heaps of fun! The focus is on enjoying and exploring all our equipment, as well as gaining new and exciting skills. These sessions focus on developing the fundamental movement patterns of Swing, Spring, Statics, Landings, Rotation and Locomotion.     

These classes are for girls and boys combined.  

Please see our current timetable for dates/times and costs for our recreational gymnastics classes.

Trial - Try before you buy!

Your child can book a trial class with us for $10.00 depending on class availability.  An accident waiver and release of liability form is required to be signed for your child's participation.  We also require you to remain the gym for the duration of their trial class. All trials enquires must go through office@mttauharagymnastics.co.nz

Beginner Recreation

Age - 3-5 years

This is a semi structured class with a teaching programme based on the fundamental movement patterns of gymnastics. Paren/Care giver involvement is key in this class and is the ideal next step for children from our playgym sessions, as this class combines freeplay, alongside coached gymnastics, and gives children a gradual progression into our 5+ recreational coached classes.

This session will start with a fun and engaeing warm up to music which will flow into a coached circuit giving your children a chance to explore gymnastics movements on all our aparatus, learning technique and control. Your children will then get chance to explore the gym on their own terms with free play and finishing off with parachute games and a cool down.

Age - 5-7 years

Age - 8+ years

A fun and action filled class for kids to “have a go” on all the equipment in a structured skills based class. They will learn new skills each week but the focus is definitely on fun and fitness in a gym environment. Spatial awareness, body control and fundamental movement patterns are taught without the children realizing they are learning. As they move to harder classes they will realize they have all the skills!

Boys Only Rec

Age - 5 - 12 years

 A fun and high energy class for boys to “have a go” on all the equipment in a structured skills based class. They will learn new skills each week but the focus is definitely on fun and fitness in a gym environment. Spatial awareness, body control and fundamental movement patterns are taught without the children realizing they are learning. They will also get to have a go on on male apparatus and start leanring apparatus specific skills.

Advanced Recreation

(Invite only)

*Progression through the classes is based on ability, attitude and interest. Gymnasts start in a Beginner Recreational class then progress at the discretion of coaches, and as spaces in more advanced classes allow.

Building on skills learned, children will focus on understanding their learning and applying corrections to refine their skills. They will start to link movements together and work on polishing their skills. Students are expected to work hard and push through the tough stuff to achieve the skills. Fun is still very much a focus but learning the moves and becoming a gymnast is the goal.