HomeS’cool Moves
HomeS’cool Moves
…a special program specifically designed for home schooling families
Welcome! As home schoolers, we know you are looking for social and physical education opportunities for your children, which is why HomeS’cool Moves came into existence. Kids are our business and ‘movement with a purpose’ describes our business. A number of suggestions have come our way: offering a longer time together to promote more social opportunities; offering a lunch time to provide a different type of socialization; offering a longer total time in the gym which also offers moms a larger block of time for themselves (without the kids); and the combination of structured gym classes plus an ‘open gym’ format to provide students the freedom to enjoy more of the events or activities that they prefer. Because socialization opportunities and physical education are such important areas for home schooling families (and everyone really), we have added more opportunities for socialization while keeping a strong physical education format.
HomeS’cool Moves offers a truly ground-breaking program for a modest cost. Class meets for 3 hours on Tuesdays from 10:00 to 1:00 (See the schedule below.) And because our HomeS’cool Moves is offered during our non-peak times, we can offer this program at ‘open gym’ prices, our lowest price per hour. We also offer a drop-in price for those that may not be able to regularly attend.
Schedule of Classes:
Tuesdays: Gymnastics & S’cool Moves 10:00 – 10:45
Swim 11:00 – 11:45
Lunch 12:00 – 12:30
Open Gym 12:30 – 1:00
Students should bring a sack lunch. Lunch items may also be purchased in the concession. Swim suits and towels are required but leave the sunscreen at home because our pools are indoor, which also means we get to swim year-round whether rain or shine!!
HomeS’cool Moves promotes our emphasis on education and learning in combination with physical movement and how they connect and support one another. Our name, HomeS’cool Moves, comes from a very special program called S’cool Moves. In 2007 and 2008 we had the opportunity to host a series of S’cool Moves workshops presented by Debra Wilson. Debra Wilson is a teacher and reading specialist. Together with an occupational therapist, Margot Heiniger-White, Debra developed this leading edge program “to improve behavior, focus and academics”. S’cool Moves uses warm-up routines and integrative movement to balance and integrate sensory input. “The movements improve focus and reduce stress, making learning easier.” These movements help children use their eyes more efficiently for reading, develop fine-motor control for writing, strengthen core muscles for good posture, and increase the communication between mind and body. What’s so great about this program is that the movements are fun; the songs are super; and the kids have fun participating while improving their learning skills!
Tuition & Registration:
HomeS’cool Moves students are offered a reduced annual registration fee of $25.00 per family. Beginning in August 2010, we have a new monthly payment procedure. We will offer only 2 Terms per year, the School Term and the Summer Term (June 13, 2011 – August 6, 2011). HomeS’cool Moves will begin their school year September 7, 2010 (other gym programs begin August 16th). Please see our FAQs under General Information for more details on the new payment procedure.
With our new payment plan we can offer monthly instead of ‘term’ tuition, which should be easier on everyone’s budgets as each month will have the same tuition. Tuition is due every 4 weeks but to make it simple, we will use the same date each month, either the 1st or the 16th of the month. Tuition will be $71 per month. A drop-in rate for members will be $20 per day (must pay the annual $25 registration fee) or for non-members the drop-in rate will be $22 per day (no registration fee).
If your child is not yet school age, we suggest you look into ‘Wiz Kids’, a special program for 3 to 5 year olds. Wiz Kids starts in September and will meet on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:00 to 11:30 and will combine gymnastics, integrative movement and preschool activities (numbers, letters, arts and crafts, songs and dance!).
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Using S’cool Moves, our students will be processing vestibular, proprioceptive, visual, auditory and tactile information simultaneously. Not only do these activities enhance their ability to focus and be attentive, they also help reading, math fluency and sequencing. Consider the following quote from Dr. Carla Hannaford, “The more closely we consider the elaborate interplay of brain and body, the more clearly one compelling theme emerges: Movement is essential to learning. Movement awakens and activates many of our mental capacities. Movement integrates and anchors new information and experience into our neural networks.” Research shows that timing and rhythmicity play a foundational role in the cognitive processes underlying performance in reading, mathematics, language, science, social studies and study skills. Research also shows that practicing sensory integration improves attention, coordination, control of aggression/impulsivity, reading and language processing.
And to house this incredible program, we have a facility built specifically for kids and their families with a total of 24,000 sq. ft. of air-conditioned space. We have over 11,000 sq. ft. of open gym space that’s filled with state-of-the-art gymnastics equipment; two commercial grade, in-door, shallow swimming pools that were specially designed for teaching with 30 ft. long teaching steps and docks; two floating hardwood dance floors for dance and fitness; a special preschool gymnastics area with special preschool-sized equipment plus loads of observation room for parents and grandparents. We have two full spring-loaded gymnastics floors (just like in the Olympics), high bars, uneven bars, parallel bars, star bars, vaults, in-ground trampolines, an in-ground foam-filled pit, a traverse rock wall and a variety of beams and shapes. Our teachers are USAG Safety Certified plus CPR and First Aid Certified. In short, we offer a state-of-the-art multi-sport facility that was designed and built specifically for KIDS!
NEW PAYMENT POLICY (Starts August 2010):
TERMS DATES CLOSED HOLIDAYS
SCHOOL TERM Sep 7 – Jun 11, 2011 Christmas, Dec 20– Jan 4
Spring Break, Mar 21 – 26
SUMMER TERM Jun 13 – Aug 6, 2011 Independance Day July 4th
Sorry, but we cannot prorate for missed classes.
THREE NEW PAYMENT PLANS to choose from:
1) Monthly auto-debit from a checking or savings account (we use your cancelled check)
2) Monthly auto-debit from a credit card (Visa, Master Card or American Express)
3) Cash or check for a total of 2 months in advance
Withdrawal? Also easy. Simply give us a 30 day notice so we won’t inadvertently run your check or credit card. A $10 refund processing fee is required for all refunds.
