What will my child do at our Summer Day Camp?
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The children will be working on 5 different gymnastic events each day, plus will go swimming in our beautiful pool! The mini campers will also get to do some fun arts and crafts projects. At the end of the week they will get to take home their arts and crafts project as a memento of their fun filled week of learning!

FUN is Far More Than Meets the Eye!

One of the objectives of our classes is FUN! Of course, this is cool with the kids but parents sometimes fail to realize the importance of fun in a learning setting. Peope often feel that when fun is present, learning is not. Nothing could be further from the truth. Well adjusted learners form an early and life-long subconscious association defining any attempt to learn something new: challenge = risk = learing = fun!

The value of this association becomes very apparent by considering the opposite (too common) association: challenge = risk = fear = anxiety. For a child with this negative association the pain of possible failure is simply not worth the risk. Is it any wonder why so many children learn to 'insulate' themselves from their fear and anxiety by forming apathetic attitudes about learning such as: 'who cares?' or , 'why should I even bother to try, I'll never be able to do it anyway?'

OK...now that you know a little more about the goals and substance of our program we have a favor to ask you... just don't tell the kids: they think gymnastics is just PURE FUN!

What is USAG Team?

For the most talented and dedicated athletes, USAG team is a wonderful way to develop skills and routines. It is a demanding program requiring many hours of hard work, but the rewards are well worth the effort. Athletes must meet strict strength and flexibility requirements and be willing to practice year 'round. When routines are ready, athletes will compete against other clubs, working towards qualification to championship competitions as well as moving up through the Levels, increasing their skill level as they go. Team isn't for everyone, but the rewards for those who qualify are well worth the hard work.

Cheer Tumbling Summer Program
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With many of the same benefits of gymnastics and dance plus a unique teamwork element, cheerleading has developed into a challenging and exciting sport! The classes we offer instruct all aspects of gymnastic-related cheerleading skills with about 80% of the time devoted to tumbling skills specific to the needs of cheerleaders. The rest of the time we devote to leaps and jumps, etc. All classes are limited to 8 students per teacher.

Cheer Tumbling levels are divided into three categories, each building upon the skills of the other.

• Beginner - This is designed for the cheerleader who has had little or no formal tumbling or gymnastics training. Many girls will already have rolls and cartwheels, but have little or no experience with backwalkovers or backhandsprings.
• Intermediate - This is designed for the experienced tumbler who is very close to performing standing backhandsprings by themselves and are ready to work on round-off backhandsprings.

• Advanced - This is designed for advanced tumblers who can already perform round-off backhandsprings by themselves and are ready to begin back tucks, layouts, twisting, etc.

Summer Camp Weeks for 2008
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Summer camp will be offered for the following weeks:

July 7 - 11
July 14 - 18
July 21 - 25
July 28 - Aug 1
August 4 - 8
August 11 - 15
August 18 - 22

Information about our Teachers
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Our teachers are specially selected and trained to safely bring out the best in each child by encouraging each child to exceed their perceived limitations. Without question, it is our special teachers who have made East Bay Gymnastics such a wonderful place for kids for so many years! Click here to see pictures of our staff and read more about their professional background.

What should my child bring to camp?
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Girls should wear a leotard.
Boys should wear a T-shirt & elastic waist shorts.
Please have the kids wear sneakers for walking & playing outdoors.
If your child wears a watch or jewelry, let them leave it with you before class.

For swimming, please pack a bathing suit & towel as well as any
‘water muscles’, ‘floaties’, etc. that they may use when swimming.
Please pack sunscreen!!
Children should bring a healthy snack, for mid-morning break, as well
as a healthy lunch. No soda, please!

Make-up Information
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It is always best to attend your regularly scheduled class. When an emergency occurs, please call our office and we will do our best to arrange a make-up in a like-kind class. Note: the number of make-ups we accept in any class is limited, hence make-ups are not guaranteed and in all cases are limited to 1 per camp.

Tuition Information for Summer Camp
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(Remember call us or email us with any questions about tuition. 401-253-1267)

Registration Information for Summer Camp
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1. First, PRINT OUT the registration form, choose your camp weeks & fill out the form.

• Please consider your summer plans when choosing your weeks as class size is strictly limited and we cannot guarantee you can change weeks mid-way through the summer.
• Please fill out the registration form completely, remember, you put us in charge of your children when they are at our gym, we need to haveup-to-date & accurate information on all of the children.
• Plan your rides! We can accomodate early drop off from 8-9am for $5 per day and late pick ups for Full day campers from 3-4pm for $5 per day.
• We regret we cannot offer a late pick up for 1/2 day campers, if you cannot pick up by noon, please sign up for a full day camp.
• Click here for the Day Camp Registration Form - it's a 2 page form, please print out and fill out both pages. If you have questions about the form, call us at 401-253-1267 for assistance.

2. Second, Send in Your Registration With 50% Deposit by June 15th

• Please mail your registration & payment to: East Bay Gymnastics, Inc. 54 Gooding Ave Bristol, RI 02809
  After June 15th full payment is due with registration.
• Registrations will not be processed unless they are accompanied by payment. Please make checks payable to “East Bay Gymnastics, Inc.”
• All Tuition must be paid in full by the first day of first camp.
• Families with 2 or more children attending camp receive 10% off. Please register each child on a separate form, but do send them in together so we can process them correctly.

Please mail your registration and payment to:

East Bay Gymnastics, Inc.
54 Gooding Avenue
Bristol, RI 02809