Introducing Lynden’s Online Award Scheme

This is a new and exciting reward-based scheme to encourage and motivate our young dancers and gymnasts to keep up with their training during this difficult time.

As we all adapt to this new “normal”, we appreciate that with so many online activities and classes currently flooding everyone’s home, the novelty is beginning to wear a bit thin. Logging onto live classes at scheduled times is proving to be difficult for many families, especially with distractions from siblings, pets, mealtimes, and general family life. Therefore, we have created a scheme that is much more flexible and has the added motivation of a reward and recognition for a dancer or gymnast’s effort.

 

It is vital that the fitness, strength and flexibility of dancers and gymnasts is maintained during these difficult times to ensure that their progress is not hindered and to ensure that they have a much better opportunity to pick up where they left off, when their physical classes recommence.

Although the current Covid-19 situation means that there are some things we can’t do, there is still an awful lot of valuable training that our students CAN do, if they are willing to be open minded, adaptable and reciprocating. Parents can play a big part in this by being supportive and positive too.

 How it Works

Once enrolling for the scheme and making payment, members will be given access to join private Facebook groups. The groups will be determined by the student’s previous experience. Please note that the groups are private and only members of the group can view the content. The courses are designed to be technically and practically achievable by students of all abilities and encourage good work ethic. The courses are non-competitive and will not be judged in any way.

These are the groups:

LOA Little Tots Dance

LOA Junior BTMJ Dance

LOA Junior Acro Dance

LOA Junior Gymnastics

LOA Intermediate BTMJ Dance

LOA Intermediate Gymnastics

LOA Senior BTMJ Dance

LOA Senior Acro Dance

LOA Senior Contemporary Dance

LOA Senior Gymnastics

Links to join these groups will be sent to student’s via email after enrolling.

 How it Works

Dancers and gymnasts will be given the opportunity to earn Bronze, Silver and Gold awards in each subject they take. Each level will be delivered weekly in 4 online sessions, starting from 20th April. The content, which will consist of written instructions and video demonstrations, will be posted on Monday mornings, allowing participants the flexibility to view and upload their work at any convenient point during that week.

Teachers will assess and leave feedback on all uploaded work; we have found that this has been well received to date and has proven to be an effective way for our dancers and gymnasts to receive valuable critique to aid their progress. Video/photo evidence of the dancer or gymnast’s completion of the weekly tasks can be uploaded directly to the Facebook group in the comments of the post, or if preferred, it can be emailed to us via WeTransfer.com.

After week 4, those who have completed all the required elements of the course, will be awarded with a medal and certificate, which will be sent to them in the post.

 Progression

After completing the Bronze level, dancers and gymnast will be able to continue onto the Silver and Gold levels, completing all three levels within 12 weeks. If Lynden’s physical classes resume before the end of the 12 weeks, online classes will continue, until the current level is complete.

Example of Medals and Certificates