Rockford Park District offers Rec ‘n Roll Gymnastics for little ones

Staff Report

Rockford Park District offers children with disabilities ages 2-1/2 – 6 the opportunity to progress through basic gymnastics and sports skills in the Rec ‘n Roll Gymnastics collaborative summer program with Gymnastic Academy of Rockford on spring Brook Road.

Participants are divided into small groups to receive help from Park District and Academy staff with developing social, physical, cognitive and motor skills. The program meets for 50-minute sessions Tuesdays June 28-Aug. 16; ages 2-1/2-4 at 1 p.m. and ages 5-6 at 2 p.m. The registration fee is $50 ($70 non-resident). A complete program description is in the 2011 Therapeutic Recreation Summer Guide available at www.rockfordparkdistrict.org/tr, and at Park District facilities and Customer Service locations.

The registration deadline is June 20; register online at www.rockfordparkdistrict.org (click Register Now), by mail, fax or at Customer Service locations in downtown Rockford or Carlson Ice Arena, Riverside and Perryville, Loves Park. For more information about this program or any of Rockford Park District’s many offerings for people of all ages with disabilities, contact Customer Service at (815) 987-8800 (for TTY users, call 888-871-6171).

From the June 15-21, 2011 issue