Hours, Closings, Breaks, & Policies
Our goal is to provide your child with the opportunity to participate in the sport of gymnastics in a fun and safe environment. We want to teach your child more than just gymnastics skills, we want to teach them skills that will carry them through life.
All children learn new skills at a different pace and in a variety of ways. Gymnastics is a very individualized activity. Our focus on fun, safety & personal progress for each child will help them develop their skills at a rate that is appropriate for them. We want every child to feel a sense of accomplishment and improved self-esteem through their experience in the sport of gymnastics.
If your child has a disability and/or sensory needs that require additional accommodations, please call Columbus Gymnastics Center at 812-376-2650 to see which class would best suit your child’s needs. We are happy to offer reasonable accommodations where we can and knowing our students’ needs beforehand
helps us staff our classes in a way that sets them up for success!
Our class schedule varies each season due to staff availability, facility closures, and special events. To view the most up-to-date listing of class offerings for upcoming sessions, please visit cbusinparks.com/Gymnastics
Office Hours:
- Monday – Friday: 9a-5p
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
Facility Closings:
- April 18-20
- May 18-26
- June 19
- July 3-6
- August 30 – September 1
- September 27
- October 12-19
Registration Policy
All classes must have a minimum of 3 children registered or you will be asked to transfer your child to a different class that has met the minimum requirements. This policy is an effort to provide quality classes for your child. All late registrations must be approved by the Columbus Gymnastics Center manager and will be charged an additional $20 late fee. Not all classes may be available for late registration.
Inclement Weather Policy
We will communicate any cancellations or delays due to inclement weather over Remind. Any cancellations or closures will also be posted on the Parks and Rec website.
Remind Info
Remind is our main source of communication. It is an app that allows us to share any notifications or reminders for closures or upcoming events. To receive up-to-date information you may either download the app or text the class code to 81010. Columbus Gymnastics Center All Information – @cgcgen
Gymnastics Classes
Registrations can be made at the FFY front desk, online, or over the phone. If you would like to register over the phone, please give us a call at 812-376-2650!
Summer Registration: April 28 – May 25 | Classes take place June 2 – August 1
Fall 1 Registration: July 14 – August 3 | Classes take place August 11 – October 11 | No classes August 30 – September 1.
All late registrations must be approved by the Columbus Gymnastics Center manager and will be charged an additional $20 late fee. Not all classes may be available for late registration. All classes must have a minimum of 3 children registered or you will be asked to transfer to a different class that has met the minimum requirements. This policy is an effort to provide quality classes for your children.
Recreational Classes
Tiny Tots
Walkers – 2 yrs | 30 min.
Your little ones and you will have a great time as we work on their physical and cognitive growth through teacher-led activities! We will crawl, walk, and roll our way through obstacle courses, on trampolines, even a ball pit to start to develop balance and both fine and gross motor skills. Parent participation is required.
Fun Tots 2
2 Years | 30 min.
Your toddlers and you will explore their ever-growing abilities with this class! We will lead you and your little ones through obstacle courses, on trampolines, even a ball pit to continue to develop their balance and motor skills. You and your child can make friends all while burning off lots of energy! Parent participation is required.
Fun Tots 3
3 Years | 45 min.
Your 3 year-olds will start to learn gymnastics-type skills as well as work out lots of energy! They will run, jump, and swing as we start to explore the gymnastics equipment while continuing to develop balance and coordination through stretches, obstacle courses, and other fun activities.
Fun Tots 4
4 Years | 45 min.
The next step for your 4-year-olds. Your kiddos will still have fun rolling, jumping, and running through obstacle courses but also we will start to move our way to the big kid equipment! In this class, we will work on some of their basic gymnastics shapes and movements that will prepare them to learn beginner gymnastics skills.
Kids Fun
5-11 Years | 45 min.
This class is designed for kids to have fun! We will explore and get to try out different acrobatic type sports such as gymnastics, parkour, tumbling, and even use our ninja equipment as we work on body awareness, coordination, and strength.
Skill Based Classes
Beginner Boys
Suggested Ages: 5-13 | 45 min.
Great next step for Fun Tots 4 or Kids Fun classes! This class is perfect for the first-time gymnast or those who are beginning their experience with the sport of gymnastics. We will focus on beginning skills on floor exercise, bars, and vault as well as technique and conditioning.
Beginner Girls
Suggested Ages: 5-13 | 45 min.
Great next step for Fun Tots 4 or Kids Fun classes! This class is perfect for the first-time gymnast or those who are beginning their experience with the sport of gymnastics. We will explore beginner skills on all 4 Olympic apparatuses vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise, as well as technique and conditioning.
Intermediate Girls*
Suggested Ages: 7-13 | 45 min.
This class is for those who wish to further advance their gymnastics skills. Whereas this is still a beginner class, we will learn higher difficulty skills than in the Girls class. Skills will be learned on all 4 Olympic apparatuses vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise as well as technique and conditioning. Instructor approval is required for this course.
*Instructor approval is required for these courses
Adaptive Classes
Gym Buddies
5-12 Years | 30 min.
This recreational class is designed for individuals with sensory and/or special needs. Through the use of obstacle courses and stations, our instructors are trained to help athletes develop strength, coordination, body awareness, flexibility, balance, and social skills. Parent/co-adult required for 1:1 participation.
Class Flow Chart
FAQ’s
1. What should my child wear to class?
Something that is comfortable that they can move freely in. Shorts & t-shirts are fine (no baggy shorts or shirts please). The little girls like to wear leotards, but they are not required. Please do not allow your child to wear jeans to class. We also ask that children with long hair wear it up pulled up back out of their face & no jewelry should be worn.
2. Should my child wear socks or be barefoot?
This is up to each individual child. Socks or barefoot, either is fine.
3. What if my child wants to only learn skills on the floor?
Your child should register for one of our tumbling classes. In these classes the participants do not work on bars, beam, or vault. They will only work on skills on the floor & trampoline.
4. What is your make up policy?
We are unable to let children reschedule and make up classes due to other classes being full. If it is necessary for CGC to cancel a class due to weather or other closure, vouchers will be provided that can be used towards an upcoming session.
5. Where do we check-in for classes?
Once you have registered your child for a class, you will enter the Gymnastics Center & proceed to our counter/desk in the facility. There you will find name tags for each child. Find your child’s name tag & place it on your child’s chest where our instructors can see it. Then you can sit on the bleachers until it’s your child’s class time. Our instructors will take attendance during the warm up period.
6. How do I know when it’s OK for my child to enter the activity space for class?
Our instructors will call out the classes by class title at the start of the class time & your child will line up by the “snake” on the wall & then follow the instructors out to the activity floor for warm-up & stretching. *All classes have a short warm up period/stretching period as a large group & then break off into their separate classes.
7. Does my child have to wear a mask during class?
Masks are no longer required.
Recreational Camps
Ninja Camps
Join us for NINJA Camp! Ninja camp will combine obstacle training, gymnastics, and freestyle movement.
Ages 6-8 | June 2-5 | 10:45am-12:15pm | $65 | Columbus Gymnastics Center
Registration: April 7–May 29, 5pm
Ages 9-13 | June 2-5 | 2 – 3:30pm | $65 | Columbus Gymnastics Center
Registration: April 7–May 29, 5pm
Sensory Camp
Ages 5-12 | June 9 & 10 | 2-2:45pm | $35 | Columbus Gymnastics Center
This camp is designed for individuals with sensory requirements and/or disabilities. Through the use of obstacle courses, crafts and stations our instructors are trained to help athletes develop strength, coordination, body awareness, flexibility, balance, and social development. Parent/co-adult required for 1:1 participation.
Registration: April 7–June 5, 5pm
Skill Based Camps
Gymnastics Camps
This camp is perfect for the young gymnasts looking to build or sharpen their fundamental gymnastics skills and forms. We will spend 4 days exploring the sport of women’s artistic gymnastics through all four events: vault, bars, beam, and floor.
Ages 6-8 | July 7-10 | 10:45am-12:15pm | $65 | Columbus Gymnastics Center
Registration: April 7–July 3, 5pm
Ages 9-13 | July 7-10 | 2-3:30pm | $65 | Columbus Gymnastics Center
Registration: April 7–July 3, 5pm
Tumbling Camps
Tumbling takes place on a floor or trampoline and includes all sorts of flipping head over heels! In these camps, we will work through basic and intermediate tumbling movements.
Ages 6-8 | July 21-24 | 10:45am – 12:15pm | $65 | Columbus Gymnastics Center
Registration: April 7–July 17, 5pm
Ages 9-13 | July 21-24 | 2-3:30pm | $65 | Columbus Gymnastics Center
Registration: April 7–July 17, 5pm
Birthday Rentals
Gymnastics Parties/Rentals provide many fun activities for children including trampolines, foam pits, balance beams, trampoline, and more!
| Hours | Base Fee | Additional Child (Over 20) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | $201 + tax | $5 | |
| 2 | $268 + tax | $5 | |
| 2.5 | $335 + tax | $5 | |
| 3 | $402 + tax | $5 |
All Parties Include:
- 20 children, ages 1-14
- 2 six-foot tables
- 4 preschool tables and 20 preschool chairs
Birthday Party Reminders
- Party hosts will be allowed to come in 15 minutes before the scheduled party time to set up.
- Party participants will not be allowed in the activity space until it is time for the party to start. Supervisors will go over rules with party participants before any activities are started.
- All party hosts will be asked to begin clean up of their party approximately 10 minutes before the end of the rental time. This includes putting away all mats & equipment in the activity space.
- All party activities including cake/presents MUST be completed within your rental time inside the Gymnastics Center. Party activities may not take place in the lobby of Foundation for Youth.
- All food, drink & present opening must stay in the bleacher/viewing space. No food, drink, or present opening will be allowed in the carpeted activity space.
- Supervisors reserve the right to ask participants to discontinue any activity they deem unsafe.
- Stacking of barrels, mats, donuts (gymnastics equipment) & jumping off them is NOT allowed at any time. This is a safety issue and can lead to damage to the equipment.
- Clean up trash is the renter’s responsibility.
- No piñatas, please!
- No alcohol allowed!
Cancellation Policy
A deposit of 50% of the fee is due at the time of booking with the remaining balance due 7 days prior to the date of the rental. For parties cancelled 30 days or more before a party date a refund will be issued minus a $50 cancellation fee. No refunds will be issued if the rental is cancelled with
Check Date/Time Availability
Unavailable – Time slot is listed as ‘busy’
Available – Time slot is listed as ‘BDay [X] Open’
Request your birthday reservation:
If there is availability on a date/time that you are interested in, fill out our contact form.
Please note: Completing this form does not guarantee a reservation for your requested date and time. Instead, you will be added to a waitlist, and we will contact you if availability opens up.
Inclusive Programs
Sensory Open Gym (7:00-8:00PM)
Sensory Open Gym is a parent participation open gym experience. During this time, our gym is specifically dedicated to providing a fun and safe space for children ages 2 to 14 who experience Autistic Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, or who have special sensory needs. Our entire facility is set aside so that attendees can run, jump, swing, and climb on our equipment in a calm and comfortable setting. Typically developing siblings are more than welcome to also attend Sensory Open Gym. Come Join us! Made possible by Inclusive Options, LLC.
March 14, April 11, May 9, June 13, July 11, August 8, September 12, October 10
Open Gyms
Parent participation/supervision is required for all Preschool, Family, and Sensory Open gym for children under the age of 10. Parents/Guardians should remain out in the gymnastics area with children at all times. For the safety of all participants, all open gyms are limited to 50 children. No tumbling allowed.
Fees:
- Daily Visit Pass: $5
- 5 Visit Pass: $23.75
- 10 Visit Pass: $45
- 20 Visit Pass: $85
- 30 Visit Pass: $120
Preschool Open Gym
Ages 6 & Under | Ages 1 & Under are FREE | NO Tumbling Allowed | No Open Gym: June 2, June 9, July 7, July 12
- Mondays & Fridays: 9:30-10:30a
Family Open Gym
Ages 14 & Under | Ages 1 & Under are FREE | NO Tumbling Allowed | No Open Gym: June 4, July 5, July 9, July 23
- Through June 1:
- Tuesdays & Thursdays: 4:30-7:30p
- Saturdays: 10:30-11:30a
- On/After June 2:
- Wednesdays: 12-1p
- Saturdays: 10:30-11:30a
Tumbling Open Gym
All Ages | No Open Gym: July 5
- On/After June 2: Saturdays: 9-10a
Sensory Open Gym | FREE
During this time, our gym is specifically dedicated to providing a fun and safe space for children ages 2 to 14 who experience Autistic Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, or who have specific sensory needs. Our entire facility is set aside so that attendees can run, jump, swing, and climb on our equipment in a calm and comfortable setting. Siblings without disabilities or sensory requirements are more than welcome to also attend! These events are sponsored by Inclusive Options LLC.
Second Friday of the Month: 7-8pm
April 11 | May 9 | June 13 | July 11 | August 8 | September 12 | October 10 | November 14 | December 12
Chuck Wilt Youth Scholarship Program
Recipients of the Chuck Wilt Youth Scholarship Program can be approved for $200.00 per child per calendar year. If you do not use the full $200.00 by December 31, the balance will go back into the scholarship program. Families can apply each calendar year.
Eligibility Requirements:
To be eligible for the Chuck Wilt Youth Scholarship Program, all families must show proof of residency in Bartholomew County and proof that the child is under their care (School document, Medical or Insurance document, Birth Certificate, Social Security card, Hoosier Healthwise card, most recent 1040 with dependents).
Families will also need to show proof of receiving at least one of the following:
- Social Security Supplemental or Disability Income
- Public assistance through the Division of Family Resources, i.e., Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Food Stamps
- Free lunch assistance through the local schools
- Public assistance through the City of Columbus Housing Authority
- Hoosier Healthwise Card
OR - If a family has foster children in their household, we will need to see foster paperwork.
Guidelines:
- Scholarship Amount – Individuals are eligible for a maximum of $200.00 per child for the calendar year.
- Scholarships will be awarded only as funds are available.
- Children under the age of 18 are eligible for a scholarship.
- Eligible programs – All Parks and Recreation programs. Scholarship does not cover season passes, private instruction, daily admission, equipment rentals and tickets to local events.
- Families residing in Bartholomew County are eligible.
- Scholarships are available for immediate members of a family or foster children who live with the family throughout the year. Scholarships are not available for friends or relatives visiting or staying for a period of time. Scholarships for such individuals should be submitted by the parent/guardian for that family, if applicable.
- Approval of the scholarship is subject to verification of the information provided with the application.
- Applicants will receive notification or approval or denial via phone within 7 business days from the date of the application.
- The Columbus Parks and Recreation Department reserves the right to revoke admission to a facility, program, or activity for misuse or cause.
If you would like to apply, you will need to fill out our scholarship application and email it to parks@columbus.in.gov or return it to NexusPark (2252 25th St – Entrance 2, Columbus, IN 47201) with the eligibility required paperwork above. Call NexusPark (812-376-2680) if you have questions.
Chuck Wilt Youth Scholarship Application (PDF)
