Gymbaroo Parramatta

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Australia's leading baby classes and toddler classes for children 6 wks to 5 yrs and their carers.

GymbaROO is about putting the natural back into developmental opportunities for young children. Organic, natural development of children is difficult in our society with its safety/litigation concerns and ultra busy lives with reduced opportunities to move and play. At Rydalmere GymbaROO we are about moving, playing, dancing, rocking, swinging, climbing, catching and having fun.

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29/08/2024

For young children, time concepts unfold naturally through everyday experiences and through the language that is used in association with it. So it is importance that you select your “time words” with consideration.

To understand time, children need to get a feel for it. You can help that process by using time language that is specific, contextual, descriptive and trustworthy.

28/08/2024

Children learn about time by moving through it. In the most rudimentary phase a child may notice the difference between day and night. Next they may begin to associate daily routines with time, for instance, that breakfast, lunch and dinner are regular events that make time tangible. Next comes the idea of time passing - of before and after. Putting your socks on before your shoes is the most elementary phase of sequencing which in turn unlocks the more complex concept of “past” and “future”.

27/08/2024

Impatience in early childhood is because NOW is all they know. With little life experience and immature memory processing, young children have no real concept of “past”. Without understanding the past children can’t understand the more complex concept of “future”. And without understanding future, children can’t understand WAITING.

26/08/2024

Once a child begins to sense their internal body rhythm, it can be used to gauge the rhythms of the world around them. This process starts in infancy as a child becomes familiar with their daily routine. These early encounters with regular scheduled events (like bath time, lunchtime & bedtime) develops children’s intuitive sense of rhythm and orderliness.

25/08/2024

Temporal awareness is the ability to judge distance & timing which is developed through many, varied physical experiences with the dynamics of cause effect. It is because of this that temporal awareness lays the groundwork for higher-level cognitive abilities like analysis, anticipation & prediction.

22/08/2024

The more a child moves, the more sensory information occurs which encourages learning.

Engaging as many senses as possible in a wide variety of experiences is essential for early brain development.

Experience is the best teacher, and the senses are the pathway to all experiences.

21/08/2024

Our sensory tools include the familiar senses (sight, sound, smell, touch and taste), and intuition (proprioception - our sense of spatial orientation and movement)

The sensory tools provide the raw information the brain needs to learn about and interact with the world.

Movement stimulates the senses to collect information for the brain to analyse.

20/08/2024

Sensory integration supports children’s growth intellectual, emotionally, physically and socially. So providing children with a rich, multi sensory environment is crucial. And variety and balance matter.

The four steps of sensory learning include:
*Recognition (what is that?)
*Association (this is like that)
*Judgement (I (don’t) like that!)
*Response (what if I do this with that)

19/08/2024

Sensory integration is one of the most important foundations in the formation of individuality. Some activities stimulate just one sense, while others engage multiple senses simultaneously. It’s simply a matter of providing a variety of experiences to ensure that all the senses participate at some point in active engagement.

18/08/2024

Any sense - or combination of senses - can become the platform for new learning. In fact, the more senses that are involved, the better!

Hungry for information, the brain sends out as many sensory scouts as necessary to gather information and report back. In doing this, the brain needs to learn how to integrate and process it all to form a complete picture. Until the brain can integrate all the pieces, a child won’t fully understand the picture. Sensory integration, therefore, greatly affects not only what a child perceives, but how they will interpret, understand and respond to sensory information - in other words, how they learn.

14/08/2024

Rarely are single sounds heard in isolation. Most sounds occur in sequences, rhythms and patterns - including speech, music, the sounds of nature, mechanical noises etc.
As the ear tracks a series of sounds, the brain interprets the sequence to determine its meaning. This is especially important when learning to speak.

13/08/2024

Auditory location is the ability to track sounds from different locations and distances - to recognise whether a sound is fixed or in motion. It can also calculate whether you are moving closer to or further away from a sound, or which direction it is, whether it’s to the left or right of you, above or below you.

Identifying where a sound is coming from can determine its meaning, even to your safety. Comprehending this can alert us to danger and prompt immediate action if necessary. Auditory context can help a child anticipate, predict and react to changing circumstances.

12/08/2024

Being surrounded by sounds continuously, hearing is actually an important tool for understanding the dimensions of our world, which is known as ear tracking. Ear tracking is the ability to identify location, proximity and context of what we hear. The ability to do this is foundational for many life and learning skills.
The major components of ear tracking are: auditory location, auditory context and auditory sequencing.

11/08/2024

Studies have shown that hearing starts as early as 18weeks after conception, making hearing a child’s first encounter with the outside world.
But why does hearing start SO early?
Experts believe that hearing is part of a newborn’s survival toolkit. While the other senses develop, hearing helps acclimatise the baby to its surroundings, becoming familiar with what is and isn’t normal. This could explain why soft music soothes babies while loud, starting sounds frighten them.

07/08/2024

The ability to hear and the ability to listen are two different things.

There are some simple things we can do to develop good listening skills.

Spend time talking, reading and listening to help develop your child’s understanding of the world around them.

Active play, singing or music in any form including simple sound and words games all contribute to a better listener.

In other words, be a purposeful listener! Turning heating into listening means developing a relationship between the ears and brain for gathering and interpreting auditory information.

06/08/2024

Children need to hear words repeatedly to be able to commit them to memory and later replicate them in speech. Try to provide a rich environment for sounds and speech. Talk sing and play music as much as you can! Sounds NEED repeating many times to be remembered. It is understood that a baby must hear a sound 300 times a day for 300 days before it is committed to auditory memory.

05/08/2024

All movement and speech are rhythmic. Music and movement are big contributors to the development of speech as the sounds that babies are hearing are influencing their perception of rhythm and pitch, timing and beat - all the essential elements of speech.

Babies cry, then babble, then communicate.
Be sure to listen
Be sure to respond.

01/08/2024

Movement is the essential and often overlooked starting point for children’s learning.

Movement is building sensory perceptions and critical pathways in the brain necessary to reach a child’s full potential.

Lots of movement in the early years is a key component to a happy, successful and healthy life.

31/07/2024

Learning results from the coming together of the sensory and motor messages, and movement enhances many complex nerve connections in an orderly, predictable and interrelated manner.

During the early years the brain sets the priorities on a child’s developmental calendar, and movement is SO important to the brain’s master plan it eventually becomes fully automated for the child to be able to move without thinking about it.

All learning begins with the body and is linked to movement. Every move develops capabilities while building sensory perceptions and critical pathways in the brain.

30/07/2024

When we understand that our bodies are made up of many moving parts that can be coordinated and used to collect things or achieve success through their cooperative use children start to develop the ability and utility to plan and control all their limbs in order to achieve such goals.

Our classes include body mapping elements which initiate and develop this awareness.

29/07/2024

Give your child the gift of GymbaROO! Jump in and joins one of our classes today.

Every stage of your child’s development has a resounding impact on their physical and mental wellbeing, so keeping them positively engaged is imperative!

Continually stimulating your child through family-friendly activities will encourage positive growth and a happy child.

28/07/2024

As children learn to move independently, they also begin to understand the concept of space. Learning to move
through small spaces helps children to develop a sense of their own body and how big they are.

Spatial awareness is the intuitive understanding of how the body fits within and moves through space.

Spatial awareness influences handwriting, problem solving & hand-eye coordination.

26/07/2024

Every stage of a child’s development has a resounding impact on their physical and mental wellbeing, so keeping them positively engaged is imperative!

Continually stimulating your child through family-friendly activities will encourage positive growth and a happy child.

24/07/2024

A young child can only learn what their brain is primed and ready for. In the early years that’s everything the body has to teach - the tangible, physical and sensory qualities of the world around them.

Babies and young children are literal, concrete learners who need to physically experience life at their own pace. While it doesn’t look like “learning” it qualifies in magnitude to learning vast landscapes, as they navigate new challenges, skills and concepts that enter their lives in floods of information in the first five years of life.

22/07/2024

Any Kindergarten teacher will tell you that three of the most important elements of school readiness are the ability to sit still, pay attention and stay focused. The vestibular system governs all three.

The vestibular system detects motion and gravity which affects our internal sense of balance. It coordinates with all the other senses - especially the eyes - to help us get and stay upright whether we’re still or on the move. And furthermore, it helps us to listen and learn. That’s because balance underpins pretty much everything we do.

21/07/2024

*Give Your Child the Gift of GymbaROO*

🪇Looking for an exciting activity for your little one? Look no further than GymbaROO for the development of all the essential skills necessary for healthy, happy and creative action🎈

🎉 Join us for Term 3 at our centre in Ryde and watch your child's confidence soar! 🎉

🤱🏻👩‍🦲👦 Age-Appropriate Programs: From bouncing babies to energetic toddlers and school readiness classes - we offer specialized activities with key foundational outcomes that stimulate growth and brain/body connection.

🏀 Fun-Filled Activities: Watch your child jump, swing, climb, and explore our state-of-the-art gym equipment, designed to build strength, coordination, motor skills and motor planning.

🧠 Brain-Boosting Games and Activities: Our program goes beyond physical development, incorporating cognitive activities that enhance problem-solving, creativity, and social skills.

❤️ A Friendly and Supportive Environment: With our dynamic and enthusiastic team, fully sanitized facilities, and exciting structured activities, your child's learning and well-being are our top priorities at every level.

👪 Family-Friendly Community: Join our vibrant community of parents and children. We are dedicated to fostering a love for movement, music and strengthening the bonds between children and their carers.

17/07/2024

The body is our most important reference point. It is our yardstick for judging our environment.

This emerging understanding of the body in space not only helps a child avoid bumping into things, but also directly affects the ability to see the relationship between objects and therefore helps them to navigate themselves through, around, under or over appropriately.

16/07/2024

What is a BabyROO class?

A BabyROO class gives parents an opportunity to share the special journey with their little one as they reach fundamental milestones.
The BabyROO program is for:

🩵Babies from 6weeks old +
🧡Encouraging tummy time
💚Developing neck and back strength
💜Strengthening muscle tone
💛Providing parents and carers with tips and ideas for activities to do at home
❤️Baby massage which also supports bonding between babies and their carers
💙A chance to meet other parents and carers with babies of similar ages and stages
💚Vestibular activities that will improve balance, coordination and orientation
🩷Gross Motor implementation through access to specialised gym equipment that supports the natural development of motor skills
🤍Exposure to music and movement that reflects the natural attraction of babies to our voices and human touch.

Our classes focus on the needs of individuals and the natural curiosity of infants as they start to notice the world around them. Our program specialises in educating parents and encouraging learning through movement and music.

15/07/2024

The senses are constantly gathering information that the brain needs to understand and navigate the world around us. Sensory perceptions are vital to everyday functioning. All parts of the brain and some parts of the nervous system are involved in processing information.

In early childhood the brain is so hungry for information that you can see the senses constantly in action, every day - especially in those things that encourage children to move.

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The GymbaROO Journey

GymbaROO/KindyROO has been operating in Australia and around the world for over 35 years.

Our unique, research based programs unlock your child’s potential in their most formative years preparing them for life and learning!

The GymbaROO story starts with ‘Marg’ as she was affectionately known, a farmer’s wife, the mother of five and an ex-nurse, who took up remedial English teaching at the local country Technical School (Wonthaggi Tech) in the late 1950’s to support the farm income. Observing that many of her poor readers seemed quite clever except for their ‘reading’, and disillusioned with the poor progress she was having with the standard remedial reading offerings of the time, she sought alternatives.

Marg worked with children who needed reading and learning support, she knew the usual methods didn't work and so she strives to find the answer. Years of research and practice led her to develop GymbaROO.

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Sydney, NSW
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