The Kent College Gymnastics Academy

The Kent College Gymnast Academy was set up in the Summer of 2009 and is a thriving Gymnastics Club for girls and boys.

Classes are open to KC and non KC pupils aged between 5 and 18 and are held on Saturdays from 9am with sessions lasting from between 45mins to 1 1/4 hour and 2 hour sessions in the Kent College Sports Hall. With over 100 children attending throughout the day. General Gymnastics classes range from 1 ¼ hour beginner and intermediate classes to more advanced 2-hour classes.

These classes cater for children who would like to try gymnastics and whereby they can develop co-ordination, strength, balance, stamina and flexibility eventually progressing onto various competitions.

All gymnast coaches are trained and qualified through the British Gymnast Association.

Acrobatic Gymnastics are developing strongly within the Academy. Acrobatics is an infusion of choreography and complex acrobatic skills performed in partnership on a standard gymnastics floor area. Balance, Tempo and Combined routines are performed to music.

If you are interested in your son or daughter attending the Academy then please contact Kent College at gymacademy@kentcollege.kent.sch.uk

We hope to welcome you soon!

Academy Dates & pricing for Spring 2013

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Academy News & Forthcoming Events:

South East Acro Inter Regional Qualifier: Feb 2013

KC Academy gymnasts competed in the South East Acro Inter Regional Qualifier held at William Parker Sports College, Hastings on Sunday 10th February.

Competing Gymnasts in the Prep B Women's Pairs category:

Ellie Holland and Allie Taylor achieved 2nd place and qualified to represent the South East region in the Inter- Regional competition in May. A fantastic achievement for their first competition in Acro and as a Women's Pair.

Katie Lloyd and Millie Lipman achieved 4th place

Lily Munns and Kasia Rycroft achieved 10th place

Sports Acro Gym Academy Competition: Jan 2013

The dedicated Gym Academy braved the elements to compete in a Sports Acro gymnastics competition in Sittingbourne on 20th January despite heavy snow. Once again the standard was high and the girls performed very well against the top clubs in the South East.

Results are as follows:

PREP B WOMENS PAIRS

Kasia Rycroft & Emily Cynk 2nd

Milly Lipman & Katie Lloyd 3rd

GRADE 1 WOMENS PAIRS

Grace Beazleigh & Maisie Cox 4th

Alice Munns & Amy Rowe 9th

Hayley Winter & Madeleine Arnell 19th

GRADE 1 WOMENS GROUPS

Emily Cynk, Sasha Dane & Annabel Lloyd 4th

Grace Beazleigh, Maisie Cox & Natalia Cynk 6th

GRADE 2 WOMENS GROUPS

Tamsin Davis , Ellie Dickens & Rosie Bignell 4th

GRADE 2 WOMENS PAIRS

Harriet Bogle & Annabelle Cynk 5th

KC's Gym Stars shine at the Sports Acro Regional Championships: December 2012

On Sunday 2nd December Kent College Gymnasts competed in the regional finals of the Sports Acro Championships.

All girls performed to a very high standard with clean performances and only minor deductions which saw them achieve a set of fantastic results. Congratulations to all competitors!

Results

Tamsin Davis Ellie Dickens & Rosie Bignell achieved 3rd Place in the Womens Grade 2 Group

Alice Munns & Amy Rowe Womens achieved Grade 1 pairs 3rd place

Maisie Cox & Grace Beazleigh achieved 1st place - Grade 1 Women's Pair Regional Champions

Grace Beazleigh, Maisie Cox & Natalia Cynk achieved 2nd Place in the Womens Grade 1 Groups

Other competing gymnasts:

Hayley Winter & Madeleine Arnell Grade 1 Womens pairs

Emily Cynk Sasha Dane & Annabel Lloyd Grade 1 Womens group

Harriet Bogle & Annabelle Cynk Grade 2 Womens pair

Weald of Kent Gym Competition: 1st July 2012

Another successful day for KCGA, results are as follows:

KEY STEPS 1 2006 group A

Charlotte Burns 4th

Key steps 1 2006 group C

Esme Harrison 2nd

Key steps 1 2006 Boys

Fred Teague 1st

NOVICE 2004 Boys

Kit Roberts 3rd

Dexter Punyer 4th

NOVICE 2004 GROUP A

Madeleine Arnell 1st

Anabel Lloyd 2nd

NOVICE 2004 GROUP B

Jodie Dane 3rd

Ella DeMunck 7th

NOVICE 2004 GROUP C

Natalia Cynk 1st

Brogan Bennett 2nd

Milly Lipman 4th

Charlotte Prideaux 7th

Mimi Vorster 9th

Saskia Lean 10th

Louisa Thomas 11th

NOVICE 2005

Lucinda White 1st

Kitty Muysken 3rd

Freya Armstrong 4th

NOVICE 2003

Tiegan Green 6th

Sophie Garrard 7th

INTERMEDIATE 2004

Kasia Rycroft competed out of age! She should have been 2005 and came a remarkable 10th overall. Kasia achieved 3rd in the Vault section - a great achievement!

NOVICE 2001

Mia Shamash 3rd

Novice 2002

Isabel Macnutt 1st

Tia Young 6th

Blythe Roberson-Leech 8th

Intermediate 2002

Sasha Androsov 8^th

Intermediate 2001

Lily Munns 1st

Molly Swain 2nd

Intermediate 1999-2000

Beth Peachey 5th

Pheobe Mantovani 6th

Annabel Knight 9th

Intermediate 1997-1998

Danae Vandenberg 2nd

Yasmin Spraggs 9th

Bronze 2000-2001

Ellie Holland 1st

Farrah Genikis 4th

Annabell Cynk 6th

BRONZE 1995-1997

Ellie Dickens 1st

Harriet Bogle 2nd

BRONZE 1998-1999

Sasha Dane 1st

Ruby Swain 2nd

Grace Beazleigh 3rd

Alice Munns 6th

Silver 1998-2000

Maisie Cox 2nd

Gold 1997

Tamsin Davis 1st

WELL DONE TO YOU ALL!

Kent College U16 Team win National Competition

March 2012

Congratulations to Candace Filbrandt, Tamsin Davis, Grace Beazleigh, Ellie Dickens, Sasha Dane

and Maisie Cox who represented the South East of England and entered the Carita House U16

Group Plate National Competition, gaining 2nd place overall. This is a fantastic achievement for Kent College with judges commenting:

" Your floor routines were lovely to watch, they flowed from one move to another & were very entertaining "

" A pleasure to watch "

GISGA 2012: 3rd - 4th March

Kent College Pembury hosted the prestigious international GISGA (Girls' Independent Schools Gymnastics Association) Gym Tournament on the 3^rd – 4^th March which saw 360 gymnasts plus coaches, judges and spectators visit from all over the UK and Europe.

Seen as the ‘Olympics' of independent schools gymnastics, the event took a year in planning and was a spectacular success led by the PE Department, firmly establishing Kent College as one of the leading girls' schools excelling at gymnastics. The entire Kent College Pembury community pulled together to deliver a first class event which saw girls competing at a very high standard for sought after medals.

kent college girls school Kent College gained a succession of wins throughout the weekend:

The Over 13 team achieved 2^nd place in the Group sequence, which is the school's highest ever place and an outstanding achievement.

Notable Kent College individual achievements included:

Out of 80 gymnasts Maisie Cox scored the highest on the Floor in the U13 age group with a score of 9.50.

Grace Beazleigh was 2^nd highest with a score of 9.40.

Tamsin Davis scored 9.55 on the Voluntary Vault achieving the highest score of the day for the O13 group. Tamsin also achieved 9.80 on the Floor in the O13 age group which was the 2^nd highest floor score of the day.

Polly Burge competed as part of a team of reserves in the All Stars group, including 2 from Holmewood House, 1 from British School of Brussels & 1 from Maltmans Green. Polly achieved 3rd place in her group.

Olivia Hossenboccus scored a well-deserved 9.25 for her Floor routine.

Congratulations to all Kent College gymnasts and to the Kent College coaches for such achievement. The girls performed to a very high standard and made the Kent College community very proud.

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