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- Founded in 1978, the Oregon Gymnastics Academy is a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization that provides quality gymnastics programs to individuals of all ages and abilities. The firm serves over 1,200 children in the Portland Metro area. It offers gymnastics instruction to children in all areas, including preschool, recreation, artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, tumbling & trampoline, and cheer-tumbling. In addition, Oregon Gymnastics Academy offers gymnastics classes to children with special needs. Each year the firm partners with the Special Olympics of Oregon to host the Oregon State Games.
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Fax: (503) 531-9248
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USA Gymnastics Member,Josephson Institute's Character Counts Member
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01/16/2016
Terrible for toddlers. Terrible parking.
Here, they're adamant about having the kids warm up on the main gymnastics floor before bringing them into a toddler room where they essentially walk a balance beam 2 inches off the floor, pull hula hoops over their bodies, and try to lift themselves off the ground by grabbing a bar a few inches over their heads. I get the need to teach warm up, but I don't know how necessary it was at this age and for these simple activities.
Anyway, my 3-year-old daughter wants to go to this toddler room, so she has to do the warm up on the main floor. The problem is that all of the noise and activity on the main floor freaks her out, and the warm up is on one of those spring platforms that goes up and down and bangs when jumped on. This really freaks her out, so she clings to me crying rather than participate. So then after warm up, we all go upstairs to the toddler room and the instructor COLDLY says she can't come in because she didn't warm up.
My daughter was devastated and I was furious. She was had only just turned 3 and I think time in the toddler room would have made her happy and more comfortable for the next warm up. How do you kick a willing and excited 3 year old out of a class? We tried one more time, same result, so I stopped taking her. The worst part is that she thinks she can't do it, like it's her fault, which breaks my heart.
The OGA folks have zero concept of how a toddler's mind works and how relatively unsocialized and fragile they are. Kids this young need to feel welcomed and encouraged, not shamed and left behind. Shameful.
06/02/2015
This gym has everything, my daughter loves it! I honestly cannot see how anyone could rate them a one. As for the review about them doing a play with a plane crash and survivors...I'm sure it was age appropriate and kids need to be exposed to real life experiences at some point. Otherwise, they won't be able to handle anything unpleasant later on! Also, it was about plane crash survivors...right?
03/19/2015
The post of 2/23/12 was way off base. Sounds like someone from another gym. I think OGA is great.
08/09/2010
OGA has the largest gym in the state. My kids have been attending the parents night outs and summer camps for three years now . . . they love it! My oldest son has made it onto the boys team. I trust the coaches to help my son excel in a positive and competitive environment.
My friend recently enrolled her daughter - who's on the autism spectrum - in the special needs program at OGA. She said there have been incredible improvements already. The constant pressure of the bars satiates her sensory seeking needs.
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Phone: (503) 531-3409
Address: 16305 NW Bethany Ct Ste 109, Beaverton, OR 97006
Website: http://www.ogagym.org
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