Join Brian Hulsey, Doctor of Chiropractic, of Foundations Chiropractic & Functional Medicine, on June 16th at 6pm for his June seminar on ADD/ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Dr. Hulsey will be covering dietary issues that drastically affect these children along with some basic things to watch for at home and in the classroom. The primary focus of the talk will be Gluten/Dairy/Soy sensitivities and how to work with that in day-to-day life. Dr. Hulsey will also discuss treatment he can provide and how families can move forward with that.
Reservations are required. For more information about the seminar or to make reservations via phone: (503) 349-3024 or email: foundationschiropractic@gmail.com. More information about Foundations Chiropractic & Functional Medicine can be found also at http://www.foundationsbbt.com/
PLEASE NOTE: THE SEMINAR WILL BE AT FOUNDATIONS CHIROPRACTIC **NOT** AT THE LITTLE GYM!
Friday, May 27, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Major improvements to The Little Gym curriculum -- coming this Fall!
Starting this Fall, The Little Gym is launching an enhanced program structure designed to maximize the benefits of our already popular curriculum. Based on over 35 years of hands-on experience, a mountain of research and thoughtful feedback from parents like you, our 2011-2012 Season will now be broken into themed, multi-week Learning Units that lead to a natural progression of skills.
We are extremely excited about the upcoming improvements to The Little Gym curriculum for the 2011-2012 Season. One parent recently posted on our Facebook page, “How can it possibly be better than it is?!” With three-dimensional learning as the core of the improved programs, we believe you will love the new theme-based lesson plans and the benefits your children will receive each week in the multi-week Learning Units.
To answer a few common questions, starting in the fall, our Season-based program will be 40 weeks in length. This gives us the ability to have enough Learning Units to cover a large variety of areas, from new physical skills, to social skills (like sharing, taking turns, and leadership), to cognitive skills (like working on listening and creative problem solving). The multi-week Learning Units provide focus over an extended period of time to provide the best opportunity for skill and confidence growth in each of those areas.
We call the 3-dimensional learning aspect of our lesson plans – Get Moving, Citizen Kid, and Brain Boost. Every class will have elements of each, and each Learning Unit will have an overarching objective and expected results based on one ore more of those dimensions. The Learning Units will be specific to each age group and the specific development goals for that age.
The benefit to you and your children is that with lesson plans that focus on the same area for several weeks in a row, the enhanced learning environment will provide greater skill growth and greater successes in shorter time periods.
Additionally, with a 40-week season, you now can schedule your other activities around school and The Little Gym for the full school year.
We also now have four payment options you may choose from, so you may enroll via the method that works best for your family.
There is no risk to being enrolled in The Little Gym for the 2011-2012 Season. If at any point, you decide to discontinue coming to The Little Gym, for any reason, just let us know, and we will stop your payments. A pro-rated refund will be returned to you. And our fantastic make-up policy will continue to remain in place so any missed classes can be made up at your convenience.
The only thing your children might be wondering is, "Will The Little Gym still be fun?" Of course it is! It's now SERIOUS FUN! They'll be learning a ton in classes while having a blast with their friends!
Feel free to post any questions or comments you might have!
And we'll see you soon for the 2011/2012 Season!
We are extremely excited about the upcoming improvements to The Little Gym curriculum for the 2011-2012 Season. One parent recently posted on our Facebook page, “How can it possibly be better than it is?!” With three-dimensional learning as the core of the improved programs, we believe you will love the new theme-based lesson plans and the benefits your children will receive each week in the multi-week Learning Units.
To answer a few common questions, starting in the fall, our Season-based program will be 40 weeks in length. This gives us the ability to have enough Learning Units to cover a large variety of areas, from new physical skills, to social skills (like sharing, taking turns, and leadership), to cognitive skills (like working on listening and creative problem solving). The multi-week Learning Units provide focus over an extended period of time to provide the best opportunity for skill and confidence growth in each of those areas.
We call the 3-dimensional learning aspect of our lesson plans – Get Moving, Citizen Kid, and Brain Boost. Every class will have elements of each, and each Learning Unit will have an overarching objective and expected results based on one ore more of those dimensions. The Learning Units will be specific to each age group and the specific development goals for that age.
The benefit to you and your children is that with lesson plans that focus on the same area for several weeks in a row, the enhanced learning environment will provide greater skill growth and greater successes in shorter time periods.
Additionally, with a 40-week season, you now can schedule your other activities around school and The Little Gym for the full school year.
We also now have four payment options you may choose from, so you may enroll via the method that works best for your family.
There is no risk to being enrolled in The Little Gym for the 2011-2012 Season. If at any point, you decide to discontinue coming to The Little Gym, for any reason, just let us know, and we will stop your payments. A pro-rated refund will be returned to you. And our fantastic make-up policy will continue to remain in place so any missed classes can be made up at your convenience.
The only thing your children might be wondering is, "Will The Little Gym still be fun?" Of course it is! It's now SERIOUS FUN! They'll be learning a ton in classes while having a blast with their friends!
Feel free to post any questions or comments you might have!
And we'll see you soon for the 2011/2012 Season!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Something BIG is coming to The Little Gym
I love going to The Little Gym annual company "Reunion" each year. It's partly because I get to see old friends -- gym owners who I went through "boot camp" with 6 years ago, or who I met at other regional trainings. It's also partly because we've won the bronze-level President's Circle award each year for the past 5 years since my wife and I became owners of The Little Gym of Lake Oswego.
But a big part of why I love Reunion is because The Little Gym International is an amazing organization, and they always have a bunch of surprises for their franchisees. Many franchisor/franchisee relationships can be very strained, but The Little Gym International does have their customers (us the owners) in mind with everything they do.
This year, Reunion was more of a training event than a rollout of best practices and new marketing initiatives. Over the past year, The Little Gym International has been busy redesigning the curriculum of all 20 The Little Gym programs -- from Bugs (age 4 months) to Advanced Team grade school, to karate, sports skills, and dance. Teacher Adam and I came back from Reunion with our suitcase full, with training materials and lots of notes. We're putting the final touches on how we'll be communicating about the coming changes. Next week, we'll have more details and will be able to answer your questions.
To give you a little bit of information, starting in the Fall, all of our programs will be based on multi-week long Learning Units, with new theme-based lesson plans and a restructure of the 10-month school year program with a goal of providing more skill growth in a shorter period of time. It's pretty cool. Humungous! :-)
But a big part of why I love Reunion is because The Little Gym International is an amazing organization, and they always have a bunch of surprises for their franchisees. Many franchisor/franchisee relationships can be very strained, but The Little Gym International does have their customers (us the owners) in mind with everything they do.
This year, Reunion was more of a training event than a rollout of best practices and new marketing initiatives. Over the past year, The Little Gym International has been busy redesigning the curriculum of all 20 The Little Gym programs -- from Bugs (age 4 months) to Advanced Team grade school, to karate, sports skills, and dance. Teacher Adam and I came back from Reunion with our suitcase full, with training materials and lots of notes. We're putting the final touches on how we'll be communicating about the coming changes. Next week, we'll have more details and will be able to answer your questions.
To give you a little bit of information, starting in the Fall, all of our programs will be based on multi-week long Learning Units, with new theme-based lesson plans and a restructure of the 10-month school year program with a goal of providing more skill growth in a shorter period of time. It's pretty cool. Humungous! :-)
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The Little Gym of Lake Oswego Receives Presidents Circle Honor!!
Every year, The Little Gym franchise owners from around the world come together for our annual conference. We call it "Reunion," because we get to see all of our fellow gym owners for our once-a-year meeting to share best practices, learn what's new from our franchisor - The Little Gym International, and have some fun with others who have gone through the same experiences as business owners, as my wife, Marie, and I have.
It's a whirlwind of meetings, break-out sessions, hugs, and quick one-on-ones in the hallways. This year our Assitant Gym Director, Adam, joined Marie and me because there was a ton of new information for us all to learn about and digest and start preparing for. (More about that in a future blog posting!)
At Reunion, we also take lots of time to celebrate the wins of individual gyms. We work super-hard at our gym to ensure we're teaching the best classes, growing skills, and building long-lasting relationships with you and your children. The Little Gym International recognizes gyms based on this quality of service and enrollment levels. This year, The Little Gym of Lake Oswego was recognized for the 5th straight year with the Bronze-level President's Circle award! Here is a photo of us receiving the reward:
From left: My wife Marie, The Little Gym founder, Robin Wes, me (Ron Skoletsky), Assistant Gym Director Adam Baxter, President/CEO of The Little Gym International Bob Bingham, and my kids, Blaise and Freya.
I am very proud of the team here at Lake Oswego for their hard work in reaching this level. We will have our award displayed in our lobby within the next day or two. Please congratulate the team when you're next in!
It's a whirlwind of meetings, break-out sessions, hugs, and quick one-on-ones in the hallways. This year our Assitant Gym Director, Adam, joined Marie and me because there was a ton of new information for us all to learn about and digest and start preparing for. (More about that in a future blog posting!)
At Reunion, we also take lots of time to celebrate the wins of individual gyms. We work super-hard at our gym to ensure we're teaching the best classes, growing skills, and building long-lasting relationships with you and your children. The Little Gym International recognizes gyms based on this quality of service and enrollment levels. This year, The Little Gym of Lake Oswego was recognized for the 5th straight year with the Bronze-level President's Circle award! Here is a photo of us receiving the reward:
I am very proud of the team here at Lake Oswego for their hard work in reaching this level. We will have our award displayed in our lobby within the next day or two. Please congratulate the team when you're next in!
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