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After School Pick Up & Camp

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With our newly air conditioned camp side, BIO offers after school care that includes pick up from school, snack, homework time and fun physical activities in the afternoon, for a very reasonable price. Please contact our office for pricing and availability.

The schools that we are servicing for the 2018-19 school year will be dependent upon response and require a minimum of 3 children to be added to the route.  Last school year, we picked up from the following elementary schools:

Brandywine
Haw Creek
Kelly Mill
Mashburn
McGinnis Country Day School
Sawnee
Shiloh Point
Vickery Creek
Whitlow

Summer Camp 2016 Themes

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BIO SUMMER CAMP 2016

Below is an overview of our camp themes and weekly schedules.  Please note that field trips and activities are subject to change.

Week 1 – WELCOME TO CAMP: May 31 st – June 3rd
Bio is kicking off this short week with movies, swimming, crafts, and games. Field Trips:

  • Tuesday morning – Movies400
  • Thursday afternoon – Spray Park
  • Friday afternoon – Cumming Aquatic Center

Week 2 OUTDOOR ADVENTURES: June 6 th – 10 th

Bug repellent will be properly applied to our campers as well a Sun Screen as we venture outside to find some of God’s interesting creatures. Field Trips:

  • Tuesday morning – Movies400
  • Thursday afternoon – Chick-fil-a @ Lanier Crossing
  • Friday afternoon – Cumming Aquatic Center

Week 3 HAWAII TIME: June 13 th – 17 th

Aloha! It’s vacation time here at Bio! We will make our own leis and tie dye shirts to wear throughout the week, play super fun island games, and try tropical snacks! Come join us for some island fun!- Field trips/activities:

  • Tuesday morning: Movies400
  • Wednesday afternoon: Cumming Aquatic Center
  • Thursday afternoon: Spray Park

Week 4 “OLYMPICS”: June 20th – 24th

Join us on our Road to RIO as we get ready to celebrate the 2016 Summer Olympics. June 23rd is National Olympic Day! Field trips:

  • Tuesday morning: Movies400
  • Wednesday afternoon: Smoothies
  • Thursday afternoon: Spray Park
  • Friday – Cumming Aquatic Center

Week 5 SUPER HEROES TO THE RESCUE: June 27 th – July 1 st

Do you think you have what it takes to be your favorite superhero? We will test your super strengths during this week!  Field trips:

  • Tuesday morning: Movies400

Week 6 GOD BLESS THE USA: July 5 th – July 8 th

Happy Birthday America. It's a party, wear your red white and blue all week to show your love for this country. We will eat hotdogs, make homemade ice cream, and make our very own flags to hang up! Field trips:

  • Tuesday morning: Movies400
  • Wednesday afternoon: Smoothies
  • Thursday afternoon: Publix Tour
  • Friday – Cumming Aquatic Center

Week 7 FUN AND FITNESS: July 11 th – 15 th

Ms. Ne’s favorite week at Bio. Bio counselor’s will be keeping your campers active with sports and physical activities to make them strong and fit. Field trips:

  • Tuesday morning: Movies400
  • Thursday afternoon: Spray Park
  • Friday – Cumming Aquatic Center

Week 8 WATER WATER EVERYWHERE: July 18th – 22nd

Get ready to be soaked. This is the week towels and extra clothes are a must PLEASE be ready to STAY WET!!!!! Field Trips/Activities:

  • Tuesday morning: Movies400
  • Wednesday afternoon: Smoothies
  • Thursday afternoon: Spray Park
  • Friday – Cumming Aquatic Center

 

Week 9 GAMESHOW MANIA: July 25 th – 29 th

This is the week of, Family Feud, Snow Ball fights in Summer, and Are You Smarter Than Bio’s Camp Counselor?

Prizes and cool food will be awarded to our participants. Field trips:

  • Tuesday morning: Movies400
  • Thursday afternoon: Tour of Costa Vida
  • Friday – Cumming Aquatic Center

 

Week 10 NO THEME WEEK: August 1st – 3rd

This is a short week packed with lazy summer reading, wearing clothes backwards, pajama parties. Any thing goes at Camp Bio who knows what mishaps and mayhem campers will get themselves into with no schedule to follow Bio is under attack of the Crazy Counselor’s Week. Field trips/activities:

  • Tuesday morning: Movies400
  • Activities: Smoothies

 

Taking a Left into a Driveway

By Get a Grip

As we are fast on our Road to Rio and Olympic Trials, I wanted to take a moment to write about our own Olympic treasure, Dr. Vladimir Zaglada, or Coach Vlad as he is affectionately referred to.

The story of how we met Coach Vlad is worth sharing.  He literally drove up the driveway of the gym we used to be at one Saturday afternoon.  I remember him walking in and straight to a coach.  I thought he was a gymnast’s grandfather.  Not long after, he started appearing at the gym – helping team and creating a buzz.  I remember being told to check out his credentials and he is someone we should hang on to.  So, I did – on both!

My daughters became fond of him and I remember telling him that Donna Kaye wanted to coach and someday have her own gym.  His mind immediately went to work.  He pulled me aside one night and said,

“You need to find a building.  I have friends that have a rhythmic gymnastics team and they need a home too.  We’ll start out small…”

The rest, as they say, is history and BIO Gymnastics will be celebrating its 3rd birthday on April 1st.  As we talk history, here are some facts about our beloved Coach Vlad:

  • He received a degree in coaching gymnastics from the Lvov (Ukraine) Institute of Physical Education.
  • He went on to do graduate work at Moscow’s Lenin Institute of Physical Education, earning a Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences (the approximate equivalent of a PhD)
  • He served as the head coach for Moscow-Dynamo’s Olympic Reserve School, where many of the Soviet Union’s top female gymnasts spent their childhoods training to become champions.
  • Later he became the first president of Dynamo-Moscow’s Gymnastics Club.
  • He was a member of
    • The Women’s Technical Committee of the Soviet Gymnastics Federation
    • The Executive Board of the Dynamo-Moscow City Council
    • An Honorary Member of Russian Dynamo
    • Vice-president of the Dynamo-Southampton Gymnastics Club (now the United Kingdom’s Dynamo School of Gymnastics).

I am still, to this day, in awe that we have Coach Vlad as part of our team, not only instructing our gymnasts, but our gymnastics coaches as well.  He has a solid vision for our coaches and the program.  I am proud that he wants BIO to be a part of the enormous legacy he has in the sport of gymnastics throughout the world.  Share this story with your children.  It truly is a privilege to be taught by this man.

 

To think this all started with turning into a driveway….

Fun Day Camps

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Day off from school and kids have too much energy?  Join BIO at our activity camp!  Come and join us for organized games and sports, arts and crafts, gymnastics and much more!  A day full of fun and excitement. Full day or half day sessions are available. Our camps consist of indoor and outdoor organized sports, along with arts and crafts and gymnastics. There will be a minimum number of campers required to make this camp, so sign up early!!

Fun Day Camp Hours:
Full Day – 8 am – 5:00 pm
AM Half day – 8 am – 12:30 pm
PM Half day – 12:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Fun Day Camp Rates:
5 Full Day 185.00 – 5 Half Day 130.00
4 Full Day 165.00 – 4 Half Day 115.00
3 Full Day 150.00 – 3 Half Day 100.00
2 Full Day 130.00 – 2 Half Day 80.00
1 Full Day 65.00 – 1 Half Day 40.00

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Club Gymnastics

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From Gymstars through level 10, there is a place for gymnasts to excel at BIO.  Gymnasts will practice year round and must be evaluated prior to placement.  We will offer opportunities to apply to be part of the team several times during the year.  BIO is extremely proud of our coach staff and strive to deliver excellence in competition.  In striving to create an environment of serious fun, we have very high expectations of our gymnasts with regards to respect for the staff, teammates and themselves.

High School Team

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BIO is the proud training facility for both South and West Forsyth High Schools. In addition too team training times and classes, we also host area high school meets for both South and West High Schools. High school girls will learn skills necessary to compete for their high school team based on guidelines set by GHSA (Georgia High School Association).

Ballet and Gymnastics

By Get a Grip

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Ballet…..again? To some gymnasts, they hear it and meet it with enthusiasm and to others, dread.  So many parents and gymnasts alike wonder why ballet is considered necessary and important to gymnastics.  Some gyms offer it a part of their programs, others not.  At BIO, we feel strongly that it is important and see tremendous improvements overall especially when it is met with a positive attitude from the gymnast.

 

Ballet is excellent for improving posture, core, discipline, balance, flexibility, and lower-body strength. These components can help a gymnast in many ways. Posture and core are of the utmost importance to gymnastic performance. During gymnastics, posture can become distorted due to the bending, twisting, and executing of moves that go far beyond daily functional activities. In ballet, posture is the foundation of every movement, be it static or dynamic. Learning to command the body and postural alignment in a controlled environment with strict form can carry over to gymnastic training. Alongside postural awareness is core control which is also the foundation for all movement.Gymnasts need to be flexible, but remain tight at the same time. Staying tight and attaining the ability to rid the body of unwanted motion begins with core control which allows for efficient movements without wasted energy. There are many ways to improve gymnastic ability, and ballet is a great supplement for skill enhancement – National Academy of Sports Medicine

 

balletBIO Gymnastics is very proud to have Ms. Nina Markman as our dedicated ballet instructor.  Ms. Markman formerly performed sixteen years with the Belorussian State Philharmonic, touring within the Soviet Union and Europe. Her teaching experience spans over fifteen years within the Belorussian State Philharmonic, Draper Studio of Dance in NY, and Rotaru International Ballet School, in Atlanta. Her primary focus is bringing the grace and beauty of ballet into gymnastics, as well as other sports such as figure skating.  Our competitive team is privileged to have her instruction as part of their weekly training.

Spring Break Gymnastics Camps

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Bio Gym Web 20Feb14 980x-5337Staying around town this spring break?  Looking for something to do?  BIO Gymnastics is offering gymnastics camps, as well as activity camps during the weeks of Spring break.

Gymnastics camps will run Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8 am – 12 PM.  We will have both a team gymnastics camp as well as a gymnastics camp for classes.   Team camps will cover skills and drills and routines for team gymnasts and the class camps will cover skills and drills. Pricing for the team camp is $50 for one day, $95 for two and $135 for three.  Gymnastics camp for classes is $40 for one day, $75 for two and $90 for three.

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National Gymnastics Day

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Save the date – National Gymnastics Day will be celebrated at BIO on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at 12:30PM!  Join us for food, games, and fun!

National Gymnastics Day is a day to celebrate the sport of gymnastics and its positive influence on families everywhere. It is also the time of year BIO has its annual fundraising drive. Through events like the ones listed below, BIO is able to not only able help families with their tuition by keeping our pricing lower, but also support causes that are important to all of us. Once again this year, part of the proceeds will go towards our cause, “Kick it for Kim.” Kim Hyde was instrumental in getting BIO Gymnastics started and was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. A portion of the funds raised will go towards supporting her family and cancer awareness. This year we are upping the anti! Every family will get 40% of money they raise over $100 credited towards their account! The funds can be used toward tuition, pro shop, and competitive expenses!!

We have three different ways to fund raise this year:

  1. 1.Kick it for Kim Kickoff – This annual fundraising event provides an opportunity for gymnasts of all ages to celebrate the sport of gymnastics and demonstrate their skills, while raising money for new equipment. We invite everyone, from toddlers in the Big Bear/Little Bear classes to the team gymnasts, to join us for an afternoon of food, fun, contests, and prizes. Students can get pledges to see how many of their favorite skills they can perform in an hour.
    Download the Pledge Form
  2. Raffle Tickets – Attached is an envelope with 10 raffle tickets for a 50/50 raffle to sell for $1 each. The grand prize will be a half of the total sales. As the pot grows, so will the value of the grand prize, so you can check in often to let friends and family know that may want to take a chance to win the prize! There will be other prizes too – an hour long massage; two 30 minute massages; private lessons with your favorite coaches; free month of boot camp and much, much more!! If you need more tickets, you can ask the office. Please turn in your sold/unsold tickets to the office as well.
  3. Advertising Banners – If you or someone you know owns a business, advertising banners are an extremely economical way for them to increase their business and you to benefit. Starting at $250, the business or family can get a banner to hang in the gym for a year!
    Download a Sponsor Form

Thank you for helping us in what we are sure will be a very successful event!! Every family that raises $50 will get an event t-shirt for their child! 🙂