The senses
- Sight
- Hearing
- Touch
Focus for this ageSupporting
BangkokGrade School Gymnastics · 7–12 years
Flips
Personal progress builds powerful confidence
Flips gives grade-school gymnasts a clear path from foundations toward more advanced floor, beam, bars and vault skills. Coaching is individualised, non-competitive and centred on safe technique, persistence and earned pride.
FL7–12 years
Best for7–12 years
Class length75 minutes
How the class worksChildren train independently with skill progressions matched to their level.
FL
Why this age matters
Progressing from foundations to mastery
Older children are ready to understand why technique matters, set longer-term goals and work through plateaus. Progress may be a new skill, cleaner form, greater strength or the courage to try again—all are meaningful.
Body + brain together
The developmental focus for this age
The original program framework connects sensory processing, reflexes, language and motor development. The emphasis changes as children grow.
Body & Brain · Relationship Development7–12 years
Balance · Vestibular
- Posture
- Balance
- Alertness
- Concentration
- Stillness
Focus for this ageEmerging focus
Body intuition · Proprioception
- Body awareness
- Spatial awareness
- Sub-conscious movement
- Strength management
Focus for this ageActive focus
Language
- Verbal
- Physical
- Musical
- Symbolic
Focus for this ageActive focus
Coordination
- Midlines
- Dominance
- Body rhythm
- Timing
Focus for this ageActive focus
Power
- Strength
- Stamina
- Flexibility
- Agility
Focus for this ageStrong focus
Control
- Positioning
- Pacing
- Pressure & force
- Eye–body coordination
Focus for this ageStrong focus
Four connected outcomes
Gymnastics is only the beginning
Every activity has a physical purpose and a wider developmental purpose. The goal is confident progress that children can carry into everyday life.
Progressive technique
Skills are broken into safe drills that build strength, form and understanding.
Personal goal-setting
Each gymnast can identify a next step and take ownership of practice.
Persistence
Repeated attempts teach patience, adjustment and calm recovery after mistakes.
Strength with safe sense
Body awareness, control and spotting help children assess challenge more wisely.
A purposeful rhythm
A normal class, step by step
Familiar structure helps children feel secure, while new weekly themes and skill progressions keep curiosity alive.
Weekly class approach
A 75-minute gymnastics class with deeper tumbling practice and three apparatus stations
01Opening Circle5 minutes02Warm-Up & Stretch10 minutes03Group Tumbling15 minutes04Gymnastics — 3 Stations30 minutes05Game13 minutes06Closing2 minutes
01Opening Circle
5 minutes+Open details
Opening Circle
5 minutesWhat children do
- Introduce yourself and greet the group
- Discover the week’s Skill of Focus
- Review the gym’s safety rules
- Set the goal of trying your best
What it develops
- Listening and following instructions
- Social confidence with classmates
- Ownership of safety and personal effort
02Warm-Up & Stretch
10 minutes+Open details
Warm-Up & Stretch
10 minutesWhat children do
- Yoga poses
- Flexing and stretching
- Sprinting and a full variety of jumps
What it develops
- Develops locomotor, gymnastics and motor-coordination skills
- Improves flexibility and circulation while helping reduce injury risk
- Practises listening, cooperation and positive social participation
03Group Tumbling
15 minutes+Open details
Group Tumbling
15 minutesWhat children do
- Handstand
- Forward Roll
- Backward Roll
- Cartwheel
- Front Walkover
- Back Walkover
- Front Tuck
- Back Tuck
- Straddle Roll
- Aerial Cartwheel
- Straddle Forward Roll
What it develops
- Builds bone and muscle strength
- Improves balance and whole-body flexibility
- Develops precise body control
- Builds patience, discipline and confidence
- Creates a strong foundation for other sports and dance
04Gymnastics — 3 Stations
30 minutes+Open details
Gymnastics — 3 Stations
30 minutesWhat children do
- Bars — Pull Over, Back Hip Circle and progressive hanging skills
- Beam and floor — Cartwheel, Forward Roll and balance progressions
- Rings — L-shape, Straddle and strength positions
- Vault — Direct Vault, Handspring preparation and safe landings
What it develops
- Builds a broad foundation of gymnastics skills
- Develops courage and confidence through achievable challenges
- Encourages children to think, solve problems and say, “I can do it myself”
- Strengthens the whole body with careful progressions
05Game
13 minutes+Open details
Game
13 minutesWhat children do
- Revisit learned gymnastics skills in fast-moving, cooperative games
What it develops
- Makes practice fun and gives children a positive way to relax
- Teaches rules, turn-taking, sportsmanship and etiquette
- Practises winning, losing, forgiving and playing socially
- Develops judgement, quick reactions, problem solving and sequencing
06Closing
2 minutes+Open details
Closing
2 minutesWhat children do
- Review the focus skill and recognise individual effort
What it develops
- Turns practice into a visible sense of personal progress
Designed for lasting participation
Why this format works so well
The older-child decks explain why gymnastics at The Little Gym is an unusually versatile foundation for an active childhood.
Easy to join — children only need comfortable clothing, not special equipment
A comfortable indoor, air-conditioned environment away from heat and PM2.5
A non-contact activity with carefully managed progressions
Non-competitive — progress is measured against each child’s own starting point
Never repetitive — more than 30 gymnastics skills, 20+ pieces of equipment and a new weekly focus
Exercise and games combine to make movement joyful and relieve stress
Challenges develop confidence, patience, discipline and the satisfaction of success
Gymnastics creates a transferable foundation for sports, dance and ballet
The original Bangkok program deck
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Move through the original slides to understand the developmental focus, weekly structure and activities parents and children experience during a normal class.
Use the arrows, thumbnails, or your keyboard to move through the deck.The slides are presented in their original form. Use the page language switch for the bilingual guide around them.
Age-right development
Milestones we support
Development is individual and rarely linear. These are common signs of growing confidence, not a checklist or promise.
Milestones we support
- ✓Holding technically stronger handstand shapes
- ✓Connecting skills into a sequence
- ✓Adjusting technique after feedback
- ✓Setting and tracking a personal goal
- ✓Supporting teammates without comparison
Skills children explore
- ✓Handstands, cartwheels and round-offs
- ✓Forward and backward tumbling progressions
- ✓Beam turns, leaps and combinations
- ✓Bar swings, supports and strength shapes
- ✓Vault progressions and controlled landings
What parents may notice
- ✓Better body control and posture
- ✓More ownership of practice and preparation
- ✓Greater tolerance for skills that take time
- ✓Confidence grounded in real, earned progress
See Serious Fun
See the Flips class environment
A real Bangkok class clip gives you a feel for the pace, coaching and joyful atmosphere.
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Questions parents often ask
Does my child need previous gymnastics experience?+
Not necessarily. The team places and coaches children according to age, body control, confidence and current skill level.
Will everyone work on the same skill?+
The class may share a theme or apparatus, but progressions are adjusted so each gymnast has an appropriate challenge.
Is this a competitive gymnastics program?+
No. Flips develops gymnastics technique in a positive, non-competitive environment focused on personal progress.
This guide preserves and expands the original The Little Gym Bangkok program presentation. View class presentation →
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