Recreational Program

Thank you for choosing Celestina Popa Gymnastics Inc.

A few reminders for the month of November…

*Please keep your child at home…If they are feeling unwell, have a fever, cough and/or headache, and notify us by email if your child will miss training.

*Notices for the 2025 Winter Session (recommended level) will be sent home with gymnasts in the week of: Nov 16th-21st

The Winter Session running from Jan 6th-March 16th schedule will be up for viewing on Nov. 15th and registration starts on Sat. Nov 23rd at 10:00 am online.

Link to register: https://celestinapopagymnastics.uplifterinc.com/

Space is limited.Please register ASAP, especially if you have 2 or more children. In the first few weeks, we will NOT have a waitlist, so please register for what is available. Most of the classes are listed at maximum capacity and moving to a different day is very hard if not impossible.

Please register your child in the correct age and level.Children more than 2 months YOUNGER than the requirement for a class will not be permitted to register.Please do not assume that your child will move to the next level; they need to be able to perform the necessary skills or be certain age. If you're not sure, please send an email for confirmation.

Report cards will be completed and given to gymnasts the week of December 2nd-7th.Children that miss this week will get a certificate of participation.

The last day of the Fall Semester are:

*Dec 14th for Saturday classes

*Dec 18th for Wednesday classes

*Dec 19th for Thursday classes

*Dec 23rd for Monday classes

These programs are for school-age kids, 6 years and older, and they will learn a modified CANGYM program.

Level 1, 6-8y co-ed

Recreational programs are for gymnasts 6 to 8 years old and include a modified CANGYM program level 1 : star jump, seat drops back to feet, jump down on two feet from a higher surface, front roll down the incline mat, front roll around the bar, handstand at the wall spider handstand 10 sec, spin the cat (a back to front somersault), walking forward on medium beam, shoulder stand 5 sec hold, bridge 5 sec and cartwheel. Gymnasts improve strength, balance, flexibility, coordination and learn the gymnastics basic skills.

Children MUST be at least 5 years and 10 months by the time the session begins. They can be as old as 8 almost 9.

Level 2 6-8y co-ed

This program is for gymnasts who have been in our program before and/or can do all the Level 1 skills and want to continue gymnastics to learn more advance skills

Modified CANGYM program level 2: pull over on the low bar with round help; 5 long swings; climb ¼ on the rope, walking backwards on medium beam; kick to handstand facing the wall; round off of a box; tuck and star jumps on trampoline

Gymnasts MUST be at least 5 years and 10 months old by the time the session begins (they can be as old as 8 almost 9y) and they must be recommended into this level after successful completion/mastery of the level 1 skills.

Parents, please do not try to register your child in a level that is too difficult for them.

Level 3 6-8y co-ed

This program is for gymnasts who have been in our program before and/or can do all the Level 2 skills and want to continue gymnastics to learn more advance skills

Modified CANGYM program level 3: pull over on the low bar; 5 long swings with good form; candle hold from hanging 10 sec, climb ½ on the rope, walking forward and backwards and with front/back kicks; scale hold one-foot, round of dismount, forward roll to standing on flat; backward roll on the cheese mat; handstand on the floor, cartwheel one hand; handstand -bridge -kick over at the box; running round off the fast track

Gymnasts MUST be at least 5 years and 10 months by the time the session begins (they can be as old as 8 almost 9y) and they must be recommended into this level after successful completion/mastery of the level 2 skills.

Parents, please do not try to register your child in a level that is too difficult for them.

Level 4 6-8y co-ed

This program is for gymnasts who have been in our program before and/or can do all the Level 3 skills and want to continue gymnastics to learn more advance skills

Modified CANGYM program level 4: Front handspring off the vault, running to front roll on to a high mat; 3 cast to a back hip circle on low bar, climb the rope all the way up; scale hold one-foot on beam, mini handstand on the medium beam, bridge from standing to kick over; handstand walking 3-5 steps, running round on the floor, front handspring/fly spring off the fast track.

Gymnasts MUST be at least 5 years and 10 months old by the time the session begins (they can be as old as 8 almost 9y) and they must be recommended into this level after successful completion/mastery of the level 3 skills.

Parents, please do not try to register your child in a level that is too difficult for them.

Pre teen level 1-2 9-13y co-ed

This program is designed to accommodate older athletes (9-13y) who have some or no previous gymnastics experience. Gymnasts in this class will learn all the level 1 and 2 modified CANGYM skills (basic gymnastics skills, rolls, swings, handstands and cartwheels, bridges, combinations on the beam and fast track). This class spends a portion of every session increasing strength and flexibility.

Gymnasts MUST be at least 8 years and 10 months by the time the session begins. They can be as old as 13.

Pre -teen level 3-4 9-13y co-ed

This program is designed to accommodate older athletes (9-13y) for gymnasts who have been in our program before and/or can do all the Level 2 skills and want to continue gymnastics to learn more advance skills

Modified CANGYM program level 3/4: pull over on the low bar; 5 long swings with good form; candle hold from hanging 10 sec, climb ½ on the rope, walking forward and backwards and with front/back kicks; scale hold one-foot, round of dismount ,forward roll to standing on flat; backward roll on the cheese mat; handstand on the floor, cartwheel one hand; handstand -bridge -kick over at the box; bridge from standing to kick over; handstand walking 3-5 steps, running round off the fast track ,front handspring/fly spring off the fast track.

Gymnasts MUST be at least 8 years and 10 months by the time the session begins. They can be as old as 13.

Parents, please do not try to register your child in a level that is too difficult for them.

For Interclub assestments, please contact Celestina by email, and also please read details on Competitive Program page! The athletes for these programs are assessed and selected by her!