Little Dragons 3 & 4 yr. olds 

 Little Dragons Program 

Our Little Dragon classes are specifically designed for 3 and 4 year olds.  Our program is an excellent way for any child who wants to have fun, burn off some extra energy, and learn some basic life skills,  coordination and discipline.  The focus of our classes are for the children to have fun, learn respect, learn how to get along with other children, learn how to pay attention, help develop their memory skills and learn how to follow instructions.  This class is often a child's first exposure to a group learning environment and it helps them adjust to their upcoming formal education.  We try to reinforce teaching of about respect and courtesy and work on increasing concentration and self-discipline

Our Little Dragons programs are structured to help children develop an increased attention span, enhanced coordination, better respect and discipline.  They learn about the importance of courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control, safety and listening, We work on coordination and gaining self confidence. 

We start our Little Dragon classes by saluting in – right hand over left then thrusting outward.  Our students salute the instructor to show respect to their teacher and we salute the Little Dragons to show our respect to them as our students.  We introduce ourselves – get to know everyone, gain confidence in speaking.  Our Little Dragons classes start out with stretching exercises to warm up their muscles. This is important for them to learn to do prior to any sports related activity.  Even though they are young and limber, their muscles still need to be stretched for what they will learn in class.  We will use different technique to get their attention and help them focus.

            We cover Safety Skills such as Home Safety, Traffic, Fire Safety, Anti-Drug, and Dangerous Substances, and others. Life Skills will include Listening, Memory, Respect, Coordination, and others.

 Each class if student has listened and participated with the rest of the class, student will receive a stamp on their attendance card. After 4 classes,  if student has listened and worked hard in class they will get a stripe on their belt. After 4 stripes a student is eligible to test. On their test day they will assist the instructor in front of the class and then receive their new belt at the end of the class.

We have the privilege of being with your children generally twice  a week.  From an instructor’s point of view, we see the improvement in your children as the weeks past.  We try and make every effort to let you know how they are progressing.   Please feel free to ask us any time before or after class if you have any concerns.  We are also happy to assist you with any discipline problems that may be occurring outside of class.

Our classes are 30  minutes long.   Please come join us and remember you are welcome to get involved.  If your child is shy during the first few classes, join the class until your Little Dragon feels comfortable. These days, we seem to have so little time to spend with our families.  Martial arts offer a unique area where your family can come together and have something in common.  By studying martial arts together as a family, your family will develop something that you can practice, share and talk about together even outside of the class times.  Come and join your child and do something together.  You won’t regret it.

GOALS:

1.                  Students will learn listening skills

2.                  Learn to pay attention and follow instructions (discipline)

3.                  Learn coordination - Gross and fine motor skills

4.                  Gain self confidence

5.                  Learn respect for parents and teachers

6.                  Learn self-control

7.                  Learn how to interact and work with other children

8.                  Learn stranger awareness

9.                  Have Fun

Benefits of Little Dragons classes

• Teaches kids that learning is positive and fun
• Often it is the child's first exposure to a group learning environment and helps them adjust to formal education
• Reinforces the teaching of parents about respect and courtesy.
• Gives kids positive role models.
• Improves balance and coordination, self-awareness learning left from right
• Increases concentration and self-discipline
• Teaches proper goal achievement

Little Dragon Student Creed

v                I will do things that are good for me

v                I will stay away from things that can hurt me.

v                I will do my chores without having to be reminded.

v                I will respect my parents and teachers.

v                I will remember my manners.

v                 I will use my karate to help people never to hurt them.

Lil'  Dragons ranks

• yellow stripe
• orange stripe
• blue stripe
• green stripe
• blue stripe
• brown stripe

After completion, they will transition to our Little Ninjas Program