Last month, one of our members sent us a letter, letting us know about their experiences at The Little Gym of Lake Oswego over the past year.  It was such as nice letter that I asked if we could publish it.  It's very heart-warming to read about how our programs have impacted a family and it helps our team keep up their energy and committment to growing skills and self-confidence in children.   I've removed the names from the letter below...

Happy Handstands,
 Teacher Ron, Owner


January 16th, 2012


Dear Ron and Staff-

As my family approaches their one year anniversary of belonging to The Little Gym, I wanted to share with all of you how much we have enjoyed being a part of TLG family! We have been impressed from the start how every staff member goes out of their way to greet you at the door, answer your questions and daily demonstrates high energy and enthusiasm while working with children!

My son [age 7] is currently not interested in traditional ball-sports and my husband and I wanted to find a physical activity that would spark his interest. He expressed an interest in karate and we went to a local karate gym that was sterile and competitive. It was clear this was not what he had in mind. We then tried a preview class at TLG. BINGO! It was an instant success and a perfect fit. I’m very impressed with how well the karate program blends the skills of the martial art in a non-competitive manner along with gymnastics. Additionally, Teacher Adam is a master at making the class both engaging and educational. I appreciate his firm, yet friendly and fun approach to the class.

This past fall my younger son [age 4 at the time] joined the ever popular “Giggle Worms” gymnastics class. His enthusiasm for the class is evident when he talks about the moves they have worked on and how he counts down the days in between classes until his next visit. Teacher Jessica, Angela and James are all experts at incorporating the perfect balance of fun, imagination and gymnastics skills. They also take the time to get to know each of the students and reinforce manners and good sportsmanship during class.

Recently we had the pleasure of celebrating [our younger son's] 5th Birthday at The Little Gym. The party was literally the “icing on the cake” for what is already a wonderful place for kids to learn and grow. All the children, ranging in age from 21 months to 7.5 years, had a blast at the party. The instructors, Jessica and Qiana, were extremely enthusiastic and certainly gave the birthday boy the VIP treatment. [My son's] heart was set on a dinosaur theme, and with that, the teachers infused the party with dinosaur games and lingo. Both ladies were hands on helpful from the moment I walked in with my multiple bags of food, drinks and party goods. They helped with the set-up, orchestrated a fun-filled party and were gracious hostesses during our post-party snacks and cake. As we said thank you and good-bye to our guests, both Jessica and Qiana had everything cleaned up and back in bags for us, ready to go.

We are so grateful that we discovered all that The Little Gym has to offer families. We delight in the smiles and pure joy our boys display throughout their classes. It is important to us that our boys want to be active and TLG inspires them to feel good about themselves, while they learn and acquire new skills at a pace that is right for them. As a parent, I also appreciate the flexible make-up policies, camps, birthday parties and point accrual system. Your child friendly play area makes attending classes with younger siblings easier to manage.

Thanks again for ALL you do to nurture and inspire young children! My children are benefitting not only from being active and practicing physical skills, but also learning the importance of kindness and zest for life as modeled by each and every one on your staff.

Sincerely,

E & R, Tualatin, members since March 2011