World Cup offers a multitude of programs for infants. The Romperee Gymnastics program is designed to promote development for all children up to three years old at their own rates. We introduce them to sliding, rolling, and bouncing, which eventually leads to crawling, jumping, running, and swinging. We know you'll enjoy Romperee classes with our instructors who love to help each child have fun and feel successful as they learn and grow.
Held in our Rompree indoor playground, every Romperee class lasts 45 minutes, and is for children and their guardian. We start with 10-15 minutes of circle time with age-appropriate songs to encourage both gross motor and small motor development. Circle time is followed by 15-20 minutes of free play and exploration. Every class ends with another short circle activity (puppets, scarves, instruments, balls, etc.) and always includes parachute, bubbles, and stamps.
New Mommy Meet-Up and Infant Massage are also popular programs for our very little ones. Deepen your relationship with your child and socialize with other parents during these important sessions.
We also offer birthday parties held in the Romperee Indoor Playground! For more information, click here.
SESSION 1 (FALL 2013) runs from Sept. 3, 2013 - Jan. 25, 2014. Open registration is ongoing.
LIST OF CLASSES
Under Ones Romperee (4-11 months)
The Under Ones class introduces your child to many new and exciting sights, sounds, and movements. As we sing songs, your baby will watch and enjoy our facial expressions. As we clap our hands and snap our fingers, your baby will listen and learn about music and rhythm. As we rock and bounce and slide the children around the room, they experience different movement sensations. We even start to "shape" their bodies into basic gymnastics positions (pike, straddle, butterfly) to encourage the development of the mind/body connection and muscle memory. And, ready or not, they begin to crawl and even walk as the weeks pass and they are able to explore more on their own.
As they grow and develop, they begin to mimic our hand motions and anticipate the movements that match the songs we sing during circle time. Finally, as they approach one year old, they will move constantly around the room as we help them to crawl uphill, downhill, and through tunnels, ride on and push cars, climb up and down stairs, and slide, roll, and bounce whenever the chance arises. Watch out or they might "cruise" right past you.
Ones Romperee (12-24 months)
Truly overnight a new world has opened up. Your baby is ONE. Circle time becomes a challenge as walking becomes an option and eventually the "norm" so we focus on songs and activities that encourage even more jumping, bouncing, dancing, and constant movement. Your children will begin to "request" their favorite songs and steal the show as they perform every movement and motion.
We continue to introduce them to new activites as they begin to interact with each other and explore the world from an upright position. They are ready to learn to hang and swing, jump, and of course run. We also focus on new gymnastics skills like pencil rolls, tucks, tunnels, and handstands as their stength and balance improve. Hold on to your hats and let the fun begin --- your one-year-old is constantly on the go and Romperee is the perfect destination!
Twos Romperee (24-36 months)
The oldest Romperee class is an unending whirlwind of activity. Our circle time will often begin standing, walking, dancing, and jumping, rather than sitting. By now, your children can do most if it on their own. They begin to build real friendships and join their friends while we supervise them swooping down the slide, swinging on the bars and rings, jumping in the air castle, and rolling down the hills.
We also start to perfect and build on the basic gymnastics positions and skills that they've already learned while introducing new skills to add to their movement vocabulary (tabletop, rock and roll, donkey kick, etc.). Ultimately, every child will be ready to "graduate" to our Preschool Gymnastics program next door in the "big gym" where more fun and fitness await!
New Mommy Meet-Up (0-8 months)
Whether you just gave birth to your first or fourth child, join us for New Mommy Meet-Up. Enjoy time to meet and chat with other new moms in our Romperee indoor playground. This is not a structured class, but rather an opportunity to hang out with your new baby. And it's FREE!!!
Infant Massage (0-10 months)
Taught by Kimberly Bremer, CEIM/CIMI, each Infant Massage course runs for 5 weeks. Parents will be taught to massage their infants in a cozy and caring environment while reinforcing the bonding process and encouraging parents to read their baby's cues and gain confidence in their abilities to meet their child's needs. Infant massage is documented to improve sleep paterns, reduce infant and maternal stress, enhance motor development, improve family interaction, and much, much more.
CONTACT: Kim Bremer
914-238-4967 ext. 20
