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Dear
Milwaukee Area
Parents,
Would you
like to add variety to your son or daughter’s
physical education program? Why not try
the SOKOL
GYMNASTICS program. It might be the right
fit for
your
child.
Sokol
(the Czech word for “falcon”) is a gymnastics and
cultural organization with the motto: “a sound mind in a sound
body.”
Our local Sokol unit was created by Czech and
Slovak immigrants to Milwaukee and is now
celebrating its 141st
year.
In
addition to gymnastics
classes for both boys and girls our
organization promotes cultural
education by participation in the annual Holiday Folk Fair
International (www.folkfair.org), at our traditional Czech
dinners, with a
Czech/Moravian
Dance group and through other projects.
But you don’t have to have to have any Czech ancestry to join Sokol!
Our recreational
gymnastics program will
introduce your child to the basics
of gymnastics in
a welcoming, fun atmosphere. Gymnastics improves coordination,
strength,
flexibility and self-confidence and is a perfect complement to other
sports.
Our high instructor to student ratio
ensures
individual instruction. With the Sokol
program, students move at
their own pace through a
progression
from simple to more difficult skills.
We
hold an
annual interclass meet and our
gymnasts have
competed with other Sokol units at district meets in Chicago however
our focus
is primarily on learning skills rather competition. While Sokol
provides a
perfect introduction to gymnastics it is possible to go as far as you
want with
the program. Several of our current
gymnasts have gone on to attend Sokol’s National Instructors schools
and
returned to join our teaching staff.
A unique feature
of the Sokol
program is the
incorporation
of group calisthenics routines done to music.
Currently
classes are held Tuesday evenings,
6:45 to 9:15
pm, at the Norway House, 7507 W. Oklahoma (next to Classic
Lanes). Because we are
a non-profit organization we can offer our classes at a very reasonable
cost
compared to other private gymnastics clubs. Our
classes run from September through May. Fees
for the entire season are $125 for one
child ($100 for each additional child).
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