UBC Active Kids

These classes are run by Kinesiology students. I dont think they necessarily specialize/have experience with kids. We are in Gym Kids 3, and the classes are very basic. Running around, walking across a balance beam, jumping straight up and down on a trampoline etc. It's something to keep the kids busy, but not necessarily something to further their gymnastic skills. This is just for the gym kids classes, the excel classes looked much more specialized. The room is very hot and humid, and it doesn't feel like there's any discernible air conditioner, so dress your kids accordingly (especially in the summer).

The experience may vary based on the coach assigned to the class. My kids participated this program for many years and classes for the younger kids group - Gym kids 1 and 2 - was ok.For the older group, Gym kids 3 and teen class, some coaches were negligent taking care of the group. The coach may pay attentions to few students in the group and all other kids were not getting correction on the posture, or did not get attention while kids were executing some challenging skills which could be dangerous. It doesn't seem like there is a leadership training or qualification were in place when a coach is assigned. I have seen some coaches with the great passion for teaching kids but at the end, I moved my kid to other program as the negligent behavior of the last coach was so persisted, it was unsafe - physically and psychologically.