Parents are continually searching for quality activities where their children are happy and successful. Dr. William Glasser has written extensively on the characteristics of quality schools and their benefits. According to Dr. Glasser, a quality school is a product of warm, caring human relationships and promotes constructive attitudes toward individuals and society. Quality can always be improved upon and a quality organization is one that is alert for ways to improve what it does and how it does it. A quality school is one in which everyone in the organization, working both separately and together, seeks a common goal.
Quality always feels good, and the greater the quality, the longer the good feeling lasts.
The goal of this article is to give parents information with which to make a more informed choice when choosing a quality gymnastics school for your child. Gymnastics is, without a doubt, one of the most beneficial physical activities children experience. When the gymnastics program is structured and presented correctly, children realize benefits, in the areas of physical fitness, self-esteem and life skills, that serve them for a lifetime. Parental involvement in investigating and finding the right gymnastics school increases the benefits immeasurably. Collecting information, speaking with the administrators and staff of the schools in your area, talking with other parents and observing the school are all beneficial actions when deciding on a gymnastics school.