Welcome Welcome Thanks for joining Emeth! We re excited to be a part of your family s life, and we want to welcome you to being a member of ours. We ve taken a lot of time to put together information that will help you get the fullest experience out of your time at Emeth. We hope you will take some time to look through it. Emeth Means Truth In Hebrew True Character is something that is built from the inside out.this means developing the qualities that are necessary to make right choices, live with integrity, and conquer the many challenges that life brings our way. True Character is what helps an athlete reach their fullest potential in this sport. We believe that participating in the sport of gymnastics provides many opportunities to learn qualities that will last a lifetime and build true character that will make a child successful in many areas of their life, both now and as they grow older. At Emeth, we strive to build children up on the inside through our training methods and atmosphere. Our first priority is each child s inner character development. Second is their achievement of gymnastics skills. We value discipline, structure and excellence at Emeth and work to reflect these qualities in our coaching. We believe that true character is established on the principles of truth that are found in God s word. In John 14:6 Jesus says, I am the way, the truth, and the life. The character qualities we work to develop in children at Emeth are always based on the truths that are found in the bible. Each session we emphasize a specific quality: patience, sharing, endurance, attentiveness, positive attitude, self-confidence, encouraging others, diligence, and much, much more! Contents Perks of Membership >> How We Communicate >> Your First Class >> Sessions & Year Calendar Your Emeth Pathway >> Meet Our Staff >> Special Events >> Our Pro Shop >> League PAGE 1 OF 14
Perks! Just For You Membership comes with perks! Sibling Class Discounts: First child pays full price. (This must be the highest price enrollment) Second sibling receives 10% off full price. (This must be the second highest price enrollment) Third sibling receives 20% off full price. (This must be the third highest price enrollment) Fourth sibling receives 30% off full price. (This must be the fourth highest price enrollment) Multiple Class Discounts: If one student takes more than one class in a session, they receive 30% off their second class. (i.e., comes to Moonlights twice per week or comes once to Moonlights and once to Tumbling each week) The 30% comes off of the lower priced class. If this student is a sibling who is already receiving a sibling discount on their first class, that does not affect the 30% off that they are receiving on their second class. Open Gym Packs: Members can buy passes at 40% off full price by purchasing an Open Gym Packet of 5 passes! That s $20 off. (Regular open gym admission is $10.) Summer Camps: Members get a discount on our Summer Camps each year. Check out our website for details Clinics: Members get discounts on all our clinics at Emeth! Plus, register online early and save more. Events Members save on events like Movie Nights, Sleepovers, and more. PAGE 2 OF 14
Events! Extra Fun Emeth regularly hosts special events combining even more fun with gymnastics outside of class times. Check out our website for up to date info and schedule of events. EmethGym.com/Events Emeth also offers outings for groups. Give us a call for details! Events: Movie Nights Showing movies on a big screen, plus pizza, Open Gym time, games and more. 5:30-9:00 pm. Day Camps Fun themed day camps throughout the year on no school days and in Summer. Check out our website for details. Sleepovers Spend a night at the gym! Games, movie, and more. Plus a whole night off for parents! Clinics Specific 1-1.5 hour training events for skills like back handsprings, kips and more. Birthday Parties Celebrate at Emeth with your friends! Available Friday evenings. Open Gym Fridays 7-8:30pm for ages 5+. Tuesday/Wednesdays 10:45-11:45am for all ages. PAGE 3 OF 14
Pro Shop We ve Got Gear Attire We stock a full line of all gymnastics (and other) apparel. If we don t have it, we can order it. Stop by our Pro Shop in the front office to browse for a new leotard, shorts, and more. Show Your Love We also have numerous styles of T- shirts, polos, and other Emeth gear for you to sport around town. And we re always coming out with new designs... PAGE 4 OF 14
Your First Class Watching or waiting It s going to be exciting! We want you to get the most out of your first class, and we know there s a lot to take in. Here s a few important tips What to wear Arrive a few minutes early! We move around a lot in the gym! Be sure to dress appropriately a leotard or comfortable T-shirts and shorts are great. Clothing should not be baggy or have any buckles or zippers that might scratch you or the equipment. Students may wear socks, but most prefer bare feet. Long hair must be tied back. No jewelry may be worn. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to your first class and a few minutes early from then on! >> Expect a busy parking lot. Some nights every spot is needed! Use caution and follow traffic signs! << Tell the office staff you are new, and they will show you around and answer any questions you have. Students can change their clothes if needed and wait in the waiting area for their coach to call the beginning of their class! (It s best to know your class name.) Parents, family and friends are invited to watch students in their classes from our waiting area. We request that visitors remain quiet and respectful of others while they watch. Please refrain from talking to your child or their coach while they are in class. You are encouraged to talk with coaches before and after classes! We offer free WiFi to our customers who are waiting. (No guarantees of uptime) Other Details Release Form Emeth requires EVERYONE to have a completed release form prior to entering the gym. We recommend completing one online before you arrive! Visit EmethGym.com to fill yours out today. (also available at front office) Parents are not permitted in the gym area except for Parent-child classes. Make-Ups: If you miss one of your class times, you may register in the Emeth office for the age appropriate make-up class (offered regularly for each class level). If the make-up class does not work with your schedule you may receive an open gym pass in exchange for the missed class. Conversation: We expect positive and appropriate talk and behavior from all adults and children at Emeth! See our office rules for more information. PAGE 5 OF 14
You Us How We Communicate It is our goal to communicate with you as clearly as possible! We want to understand you and what you value and to let you know what we re thinking, too! Here s how we can stay Connected EmethGym.com We work hard to keep as much information as possible up to date and easy to find on our website. Check it often to keep up on what s happening and find forms, registration, events, updates, pictures, and much more! Email We communicate with email often because of how efficient it is for us and you! We send a newsletter out every week. We also send confirmations of your registrations and payments. Make sure you give us an address you check regularly, and let us know if you re not getting our messages! Email us anytime: info@emethgym.com Online Payments Rather not call? Fine! Put a card on file with our office (stored using top industry security & encryption) and and sign up for our autopay option. We ll charge your tuition on the first of each month. Or watch for our monthly emails, you can always click through to our website from your statement or tuition reminder emails and make a payment online. Call Us (440) 834-0800 We re just a call away. We have office hours Monday - Saturday. (Monday - Friday in summer) Check our website or Facebook for times. Facebook.com/emethgym PAGE 6 OF 14
Share! Refer Your Friends & We ll Give You Free Classes If you like Emeth, share with your friends! Your friends (new to Emeth) get a free class. You get a free class for each friend you refer who signs up! Free Class = a credit to your account for one class (day) s worth that can be applied to any future tuition! PAGE 7 OF 14
Parking Be Safe, Be Responsible Our parking is limited on busy nights. We apologize up front for inconvenience you may experience! We need your help to keep traffic safe and flowing as best as possible. Please READ and follow these instructions: Our parking lot is VERY FULL on many of our busy nights. Park carefully and take up only one space with your car. Follow the traffic signs and pattern (entrance & exits). Drive SLOWLY Do not allow your children to walk through the lot without you. Do not park in the Shuttle Parking space. Staff, including your coach, are shuttled from off site parking on busy nights. If you are waiting to pick up your child, park in a space, do NOT block moving traffic. When parked correctly, our lot fits 20 cars in the front and many more in the back lot. PAGE 8 OF 14
League What Is League? League is a competitive program open to students in nearly all of our Emeth class levels! League is an opportunity to learn routines, compete against other Emeth athletes, engage in team building, and win awards! Take gymnastics to the next level with League. Who Is It For? League is for students in Emeth levels: Spotlights, Moonlights, Sunlights, Dawnlights, Highlights, Sparklers, Comets Starlights, Exploders, Rockets, and Neptunes To be eligible for League, students need to be currently active in one of the listed levels. Schedule: League is Monday nights, 7:00-8:25 pm. Each League session runs for 10 weeks. Week 1: First practice, team grouping and level placements. Week 2: Learn and practice routines. Week 3: Routine practice. Week 4: Prepare for first meet. Week 5: First Meet! Family and friends invited to attend! Week 6: Review meet scores and continue routine practice. Week 7: Practice. Week 8: Practice. Week 9: Evaluations for level promotions. Week 10: Final Season Meet. Awards, trophies, and team challenge winners! League Sessions 2015-2016: More Info at EmethGym.com/League Each League Session runs for 10 weeks, including practices and meets. Fall: Sep 14-Nov 16 Winter: Dec 7-Feb 22 (no Dec 21 & 28) Spring 15: Mar 21-May 23 PAGE 9 OF 14
Schedule Take a look at our calendar Our year is divided in four different curriculum seasons, Fall, Winter, Spring & Summer. Each curriculum includes a schedule of gymnastics and character training throughout! Checkout the posters at Emeth to stay in loop. Schedule : Each class day students are trained on core gymnastics building blocks including balance, strength, & flexibility. Each class level also trains progressively more advanced skills. Character: We take time at the beginning and/or end of each class to talk about the current character theme, including what it is and how to practice it in class. Coaches also look for teachable moments to train character throughout every class. We specifically create our curriculum and lesson plans for the age, maturity, and physical capabilities of students in each level, and then work to apply these plans to each individual child! Fun Weekly Themes: We like having fun while we learn! Each curriculum is full of fun themes like Superhero Match Costume Week Superman flying contests Watch your weekly handout for the details! All Emeth Programs are designed with the curriculum intention of students spending a full year in each class level. Students can enter a class at any point during the year - it is not necessary to begin at a certain date or part of the year. Some students may spend more or less time in a class level than the typical year. Advancement is based on evaluations, which are completed each season. Students may be promoted to a class that is older or at a higher progressional level. PAGE 10 OF 14
Schedule (cont.) Super Skills Student Evaluations Student Evals are conducted during Eval week near the end of each curriculum (ex: Fall). Coaches test each student s level of ability to complete a set of core skills and record it on a scale of 1 to 5. Evals are made available to parents the following week. When students have mastered the skills in a level (all 4 s or above), they are promoted to the next level. Promotions are posted on EmethGym.com on the Monday following Eval week. Each season, along with the regular training of core level skills on each event, students are also learning Super Skills. Super Skills change every season, helping students to increase their knowledge and mastery of a wider range of key gymnastics skills than can be done with Evals. On the last week(s) of the season, students earn a ribbon on each event to coordinate with the Super Skill they have achieved! Super Skills are posted in the waiting area for parents to view. Enrollments When you enroll in classes at Emeth, your enrollment does not have an end/drop date until you set one. You ll have your class spot as long as you want to continue! No worrying about reregistering ever! Tuition (billing) Cycles We ll bill you each month for four weeks in the future. The due date for your class tuition is always the 1st of the month. The classes you pay for follow that date. (See Tuition Cycles on the next page.) Autopay! Make things easy. Sign up for autopay and we ll automatically process your payment for you on the 1st of each month. Enrollment / Tuition Cycles Risk Free: If you decide to drop a class, we will happily refund any future classes you do not want to attend but have already paid for. You can always pay by check, cash or card before the 1st if you prefer. PAGE 11 OF 14
2015-2016 Curriculum and Billing Emeth Class curriculum runs in 12 week cycles. Tuition is due the 1st of each month, for the next 4 classes, see our tuition/billing calendar below: 2015-2016 League Dates: Summer League: June 15 - August 24 (no July 13) Fall League: September 14 - November 16 Winter League: December 7 - February 22 (No practice December 21 or 28) Spring League: March 21 - May 23 PAGE 12 OF 14
Meet Our Staff Get to know us Let us introduce our stellar coaches and staff... Jim Leshovsky Co-owner and coach, with over 25 years of experience. Heather Leshovsky Co-owner and founder of Emeth, with over 18 years of coaching experience. Nikki Arnold Girls team and progressional gymnastics director. Judah Arnold Boys team and progressional gymnastics director. Amos Arnold General Manager. Andrew Arnold Mike Dingman Tony Coladangelo Kenpo Karate director. Cathy Hammerle Laura Pavilonis PAGE 13 OF 14
Meet Our Staff Get to know us Let me introduce our stellar coaches and staff... Taylor Prince Corbyn Anderson Rachel Andler Amy Brownfield Emma Cloonan Lydia DiMeolo Stephanie Dulka Mandi Matchinga Breanna Rhodes Makenzie Roskelly Brianne Shantery Laurie Sherrill Caitlyn Wilson PAGE 14 OF 14