I focus on teaching young children the essential foundation of gross motor (physical) skills, which require whole body movement and
involve the large (core stabilizing) muscles of the body to perform everyday functions, such as standing, walking, running, and sitting upright. It also includes eye-hand coordination skills such as ball skills (throwing, catching, kicking),
These are crucial for eve
ryday self care skills like dressing (where you need to be able to stand on one leg to put your leg into a pant leg without falling over). Gross motor abilities also have an influence on other everyday functions. For example, a child's ability to maintain table top posture (upper body support) will affect their ability to participate in fine motor skills (e.g. writing, drawing and cutting) and sitting upright to attend to class instruction, which then impacts on their academic learning. Gross motor skills impact on your endurance to cope with a full day of school (siting upright at a desk, moving between classrooms, carrying your heavy school bag). The classes are kept small enough to allow one-on-one attention to each child and the classes are structured to also provide teamwork activities to promote fun interactive learning and building up their social skills. The kids are also taught discipline and how to listen and follow instructions, all through a fun, physical learning environment!
