OUR STORY
About Movement Park
Movement park is a Glasgow-based charity that first opened its doors in March 2017. Based in our converted warehouse, Movement Park is an innovative urban sports facility, with both indoor and outdoor space, providing opportunities for all ages to actively unleash their potential.
Who is Movement Park for?
Movement Park runs a weekly timetable of ninja, parkour, cycling/BMX, skateboarding, and roller skating classes for under - 12s, families and adults. We have toddler classes to get the wee ones moving, school holiday camps for P1- P7 and our own unique Movement Park birthday parties.
Our tots classes focus on movement, jumping, balance and getting confident on wheels. We encourage family participation but there is still time for you to chat with the other parents for some much needed adult interaction.
Our classes for P1 - S1 provide a more structured programme of games and challenges to get kids on their feet and learning new tricks and skills. And our family sessions offer a new way to play that builds connection and gets you off the sidelines and into the action (don’t be scared, if they can do it, so can you!)
And finally if you’re an adult looking for a new challenge then you can join our adult classes and build up your movement skills.
Why is Movement Important (Especially for Kids)?
At Movement Park we believe that the key to an active lifestyle is learning the fundamentals of movement so you can be confident in any sport or activity for life. We are becoming a less active nation which has a negative effect on physical and mental health. However, by teaching under 12s the fundamentals of movement, it puts them in a great position to stay active for the rest of their life because they can translate this movement to any sport or activity in the future.
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Learning how to jump, balance, climb, board or cycle at a young age can improve confidence and build resilience to better support self-esteem during those tricky teenage years. We are a community that supports and develops life skills and friendship so they have more confidence and less anxiety about their physical skills and interacting with team members.
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And if you are active as a child it turns into a habit for life, and you are much more likely to stay active as an adult and reap the rewards of better physical and mental health.
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Our Movement Park Mission is to create a community of supermovers which we do through physical literacy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there classes for beginners?
All our classes are age and stage appropriate and our coaches adapt to the individual skills and development of each member, offering varied games and challenges for all capabilities. We have new starters join us at every age and stage and they build their skills from there.
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Can I stay with my child during the classes?
We ask all parents to stay in the hall for the toddler classes and to participate with their child in the family sessions.
Our P1+ classes and holiday camps don’t include family participation but there is a lounge area with teas and coffees for parents to wait in while the class is taking place. Alternatively you can drop off and pick up at the end of the class.
Do the classes take place inside or outside?
Most of our classes, holiday camps and birthday parties take place inside our large warehouse. However, our bike classes (apart from wheelie tots) use our outdoor space and some of our parkour classes for older children use our outdoor parkour course in summer.
