​Kinder Kicks
Building Healthier Bodies and Minds, One Kick at a Time
ABOUT KINDER KICKS
Kinder Kicks is a an age specific curriculum designed to teach little ones about important life skills, as well as create a positive attitude towards exercise. In every class, children will learn about THE REMARKABLES who will teach valuable life skills such as CONFIDENCE, DETERMINATION, FOCUS and more. Through their stories children will understand what the concepts mean and will have opportunities to express them through activities. Classes provide moments of fitness and exercise which are all done with a Martial Arts flair. In parntership with parent participation, Kinder Kicks provides a special activity that parent and child can share together. At the conclusion of each class, parents share a REMARKABLE story about something their child has done since the last class that they are proud of. Hearing these stories in front of their peers and teachers further promotes the positive behaviours we are helping to instill.
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THE REMARKABLES
To teach children about life skills, characters known as THE REMARKABLES are used. Characters such as Black Belt Baboon will teach your child about INSIDE POWER and OUTSIDE POWER and how we need to use our inside power to make the decision about when we can use our outside power. Blocking Bear will teach your child about FOCUS and how when mum and dad ask you to do something, we get it done quickly. We dont start cleaning and then stop to do something else. Through stories children will understand these life skills and will be able to use them at home and at play.
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
Kinder Kicks allows for parental involvement to help strenghten the ideas and concepts learnt in class. In our JUMPING JOEY program, parents are involved from the very beginning until the end of class. At this young age your child will need that extra support and assistance throughout the activities and life skills. In LEADERSHIP LION, parents are used for certain activities where assistance is required. In large part, this program is mostly an opportunity for your child to become independant, to grow confident in themselves. This is a stepping stone towards confidence at pre school and Kindergarten.

We encourage parents to follow up with the life skills learnt in class by discussing them at home, or rewarding your child when they show the life skills. In doing so Kinder Kicks will be partnering with YOUR family to help create positive behaviours and positive young children.
A MARTIAL ARTS FLAIR
The Kinder Kicks program uses basic Martial Arts movements to help teach balance and coordination, while encouraging fitness, movement and confidence. At the conclusion of every class, children engage in the HUDDLE UP where they all put their hands in at the centre of a circle, the instructor reminds the children that what they learn in Kinder Kicks is only used in Kinder Kicks or with their parents at home when they are practicing.
Students who participate in the LEADERSHIP LION program have the option of continuing their Martial Arts training with JAI Martial Arts in the KICKING DRAGONS programs for children aged between 4 and 7.