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Don't Just Dream, Dream BIG!
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| February Parent's Night Out!
It's everyone's favorite time of the month! Our popular parent's night out will be Friday, February 24th from 5 - 10. There will be games, gymnastics, bouncy house, dance party, pizza and of course... plenty of FUN! We always encourage you to have your child bring a friend. Sign up at the front desk or by email at shannon@dreambig.com
$25 per child and $12 for each additional child.
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| Cartwheel Clinic
Can you do a perfect cartwheel? Dream Big wants to teach you how!
Come to either one of our TWO cartwheel clinics on Friday February 24th at 9:30am and 4pm. Coach Amy has so many new drills and exercises to perfect anyone's cartwheel. Try it out for just $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers. Each session is 45 minutes long.
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| Mardi Gras Meet
Come join us for our 2nd annual Mardi Gras Meet. All gymansts currently enrolled in gymnastics are eligible to "compete" in this meet. Receive a free Mardi Gras mask to decorate when you register for the meet. The best mask will win a free leotard in each session. We will be hosting 2 other gyms at our Mardi Gras Meet. Non-Sanctioned (Fun) Meet Schedule:
Saturday February 25
Session 1: 1:30 Warm-up
Levels 1 - 4 (Little Dreamers, Mini Dream Team, Dream Team, Non-Sanc. Level 3)
Session 2: 4:00 Warm - Up
Level POJN (Big Dream Team)
All gymansts will receive a ribbon after each routine and a trophy at the end of the meet atop the podium.
Meet fee: $35
Please sign up at the front desk or email shannon@ dreambiggym.com
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| February Vacation Camp
February School vacation is here already! We will be running 1/2 and full day camp on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. If you haven't experienced our camps yet, you are in for a real treat! Campers love the themed days packed full of activities from arts and crafts, bouncy house fun, performances, gymnastics instruction, obstacle courses, dance parties and more!
Camp Schedule
Monday, February 20
Wednesday, February22
Friday, February 24
9-12 or 9-3
Pricing
1 Day 1/2 Day $30
2 Days 1/2 Day $57
3 Days 1/2 Day $81
1 Day Full Day $45
2 Days Full Day $85.50
3 Days Full Day $121.50
Sign up at the front desk or by email at shannon@dreambiggym.com
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February Fitness Schedule Free Trial Week for New Customers $20 / Month - No Commitment for Parents of Dream Big Students $24.99 / Month - No Commitment for everyone elso $10 / drop - in class
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Sports Train Students for Academic Excellence by Shannon Hughey Cornicelli After years of being a competitive athlete and coach, I have found a definite correlation between athletic participation and academic success. While coaching the Rhode Island College Gymnastics Team from 2004 - 2008, I saw that my most valuable gymnasts were always on the Dean's List. Now, while coaching my own team at Dream Big Gymnastics, we started a scholar athlete board for team athletes. Gymnasts who receive all A's and B's on their report card get their report card posted on the Scholar-Athlete Board. Over 90% of the team was on that board. One of the highest level gymnasts, Emma Meharg, practices over 16 hours per week and holds the highest GPA in her sophomore class at Cranston High School East. I asked Coach Marcone, long time Athletic Director at Pilgrim High School and Assistant Football Coach at the championship winning LaSalle Academy, for some statistics. Of the top 10 graduating seniors at Pilgrim High School, 6 were participants of a varsity team. Chuck Jones, the Athletic Director at Coventry High school, stated that 40% of his top 10 graduating seniors are varsity athletes. The high school athletes at Pilgrim and Coventry didn't decide to begin their sports upon entering high school. The collegiate and team gymnasts I train began participating in gymnastics anywhere between 3 and 6 years old without stopping. These children all began their sports in the local children's sports groups and clubs throughout their community. So what is it about sports that prepares students for academic success?
Sports are a Confidence Booster for Kids. When little Mikey scores his first goal in front of his coaches, team and parents he finds a new sense of self worth and confidence. This confidence spills over into the classroom.
"It Takes a Village to Raise a Child" Coaches, Teachers, and Parents take a personal interest in athletes, including their classroom performance. When I listed the top 10 students for Coach Marcone, he could quickly tell me a little bit about each student and their varsity sport. An athlete is surrounded by a team of encouraging, well caring adults dedicating to the overall success of these youngsters.
Hard work Pays Off Children who participate in sports at an early age learn what it means to work hard. They see that the more they practice the better they will perform. This credo is proven to the student in the classroom and beyond.
Sports can be a Positive Distraction Practices, Games, Competitions, Banquets... all of these time consuming events keep students busy and away from temptations that may cause them to fall off the path into relationships and activities that may lead to problems.
Time Management and Prioritizing At a very young age, sports teaches student athletes that there are only so many hours in a day. Homework, practice, healthy nutrition and rest must be scheduled into their daily routine. Scheduling in homework time everyday promotes good study habits. Students who learn to manage time and prioritize will succeed in life.
Eligibility Requirements High School and Collegiate athletes must keep up a minimum GPA in order to be eligible to participate in school sports. Some sports clubs encourage their younger athletes to keep up their grades and even reward them for their academic achievement. At Dream Big, gymnasts have the chance to win a free leotard for bringing in a great report card. These kinds of pressures keeps them focused on their studies.
Brain Power Athletes train their brains to focus on high level skills or plays. This practice stimulates their brain to higher levels which helps them solve academic problems and school related tasks.
"If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try, Again" Sometimes athletes make mistakes but that only helps the learning process. Many times I will catch myself saying, "that was a good mistake" after a gymnast tried the new technique I asked her to perform but did not succeed. It was important that she let herself try something new. In school, in business and in life in general, we won't always have the right answers right away; the important thing is that we keep trying until we do.
Kids crave discipline and challenges. Sports can be part of that challenge. During our positive circle after practices, I ask each Level 4 gymnast (ages 7 - 12) what they loved best. I always get the highest satisfaction rates after the toughest practices where I demand the most discipline and physical challenges on their bodies. Sports teaches kids the fun involved while pursuing a new challenge in the classroom.
The list can go on and on. Every day I see the importance of my athlete's sport in their academic success. They walk their tired bodies with pride out of my gym every night towards their supportive parents to get home and finish their homework, eat a nutritious dinner, and get to bed on time all to do it again the next day. Their sport gave them their time management skills, confidence, determination, discipline and a handful of other life lessons that are the building blocks to achieving academic excellence.
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Great job to our Level 4, 6 and 7 gymnasts who just competed in New York City at the Manhattan Classic last weekend. You proved to us all how hard work pays off!! We are so proud of you! Keep up the good work!
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