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Quality Fun Classes to Develop:
Giving your Child the Confidence to Succeed
Ages 2-9 years old
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Extensive research into early childhood education, and many
years of practical experience, have been combined into the Catrobatkidz Skill
Development programme, offering many unique ideas, which have never before been
taught to pre-school children. We bring to your child a learning concept that is
guaranteed to benefit, and foster success, for each child, and to enhance
his/her self-esteem while enjoying participating.
During the pre-school years, a child's brain is like a sponge, almost
effortlessly absorbing and storing information and experiences. The beauty of
the Catrobatkidz programme, formulated specifically for the pre-school child, is
that the movement skills and patterns targeted in each lesson are assimilated
and stored in his absorbent mind while he enjoys the fun and challenge.
Lesson plans are sequentially pre-planned
for the year - Each week is a different lesson plan!
The Catrobatkidz Skill Development Programme enables children
to have experiences in all of the movement spheres, at an age and stage in their
lives when they can gain the most benefit from such experiences. More than
merely providing the pre-school child with movement opportunities, the Catrobatkidz
Skill Development Programme also helps him learn to move with more specific
control, refinement and efficiency. These movement skills and patterns, once
established in the brain, will remain there to benefit the child throughout life
as he moves on to more complex movement activities such as sport, games and
dancing.
Each school is allocated a qualified permanent instructor
that will get to know your child personally and who is dedicated to the progress
of each child. We will appreciate the opportunity to teach your child.
All Catrobatkidz children
are Winners!
Awards Concept
At the end of each lesson your child is rewarded for their efforts
with a Catrobatkidz stamp, or sticker. Participation badges or similar are
awarded during the year for each term. At the end of the year he/she will
receive their certificate of achievement, and medal or similar prize awarded at
the End of Year Awards Ceremony presentation.
Life Skills
Each week a motivational sentence is spoken to your child. These
words are designed to create awareness of various important social issues such
as: self-respect, manners, health, environment, safety etc.
Assessment
Your child's abilities will be assessed during each lesson, and at
the end of each term, a specific age related skill assessment is made available
to the parents.
Equipment
The vast variety of mini equipment and hand apparatus is specially
designed to suit the requirements of pre-school children. All equipment is
collapsible and is easily transported from school to school. Catrobatkidz offers
a wide variety of stimulating educational music to suit the Programmes needs.
From hip circles, hang
tough, cargo net and climbing wall... to ropes, chairs and towels... children
become addicted to exercise with Catrobatkidz while developing to their full
potential both physically and mentally.
Skill Areas
Body Awareness
Children are taught body awareness throughout the programme, with
constant reference to the various part's of one's body, their purpose and
position. They are also taught what part enables them to perform the exercise,
and what muscle group they are developing. Body image, the perception of the
child himself, is a very important aspect of the child's development, and we at
Catrobatkidz firmly believe in building a child's self esteem and confidence by
positive reinforcement.
Balance
Balance beam work, rope walking, chair class, balance boards and scooter boards
ensure the development of good balance, both static and dynamic. Object balance
is also covered.
Locomotion
Mini equipment is used to stimulate children into performing many basic
techniques widely used in many sports such as gymnastics, athletics and ball
sports. Different types of jumps, landings, rolls, vaults etc. are coached to
fully develop the skill of locomotion.
Gross & Fine Motor Skills
Many varied hand apparatus such as pegs and beanbags are used to develop all the
facets of fine motor skills. Gross motor skills are exercised constantly
throughout each lesson plan, and during the aerobic music warm-up.
Co-ordination
Many lesson plans require co-ordination, and others are specifically designed to
develop co-ordination, such as: ball classes - from tennis balls to soccer
balls, and flag and streamer classes. All aspects of co-ordination i.e.
eye/hand, eye/foot, eye/hand and foot, are explored.
Spatial Relationships
Once again a large variety of apparatus, for example: hats, umbrella's, hula
hoops, streamers, balls and chalkboard are used to teach the concept of space
and direction. In these lesson plans, space, whether personal, group, or object
related, and distance - forward, backward, up down, far near etc. are fully
explored. Also covered is the concept of laterality and developing the sense of
right and left, and the ever important crossing of the mid-line and brain
integration.
Rhythm & Timing
In order to develop both internal and external sense of rhythm, children
participate in aerobic warm up music suited to each lesson. Specific lesson
plans are also provided which concentrate on rhythm, such as parachute, pom poms,
rhythm sticks and maypole.
Strength
To develop upper and lower body strength and improve muscle tone the children
partake in many safe, yet sometimes daring and challenging exercises. This is
thoroughly enjoyed by all and includes lesson plans such as jumbo ball, high
bar, cargo net, chest expanders etc. Children are also exposed to a large
variety of acrobatic movements such as shoulder / head / handstands, cartwheels
and springs to develop strength, agility and good muscle tone.
Flexibility
Strength and tone of the muscle groups is developed by teaching not only static
positions, but also movement that requires flexibility. Through practice
children are taught exercises that allow the body to remain supple to let them
achieve to the best of their potential.
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