Practicing Pilates at school
We intervene in schools from the small section of kindergarten, primary and middle school to help teachers support the child or adolescent in the different phases of their physical and psychological development.
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2 hours more sport per week for middle school students
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What is the Petit Pilates© Method at school?
It is above all to anchor a culture of well-being at school. It is fundamental today to connect the body to the intellect. For the overall well-being of the child. His need for calm to concentrate on school activities becomes obvious, sometimes even a priority.
It is to know:
Capture the child at a T-time according to his biological rhythm of the day.
We also adapt to the school environment of the child to integrate the particularities of each establishment. The school is indeed a place of learning but also of life and education.
Petit Pilates at school
As a result, the Petit Pilates© program at school follows the school calendar and is built mainly in 3 stages:
First trimester :
Theoretical contributions, conscious or unconscious perception of the position of the different parts of the body (proprioception), definition of each person's learning rhythms, introduction to children's Pilates accessories, anatomy basics
Second trimester :
Observation and practice of classic children's Pilates movements and variations thanks to the Petit Pilates© method, rotation of games and teams
Third trimester :
Construction of sequences in autonomy, precision and fluidity, variations with children's Pilates equipment, choreography
Would you like to offer Petit Pilates© at school in your establishment?
At each cycle, the children put into practice simple and progressive child Pilates postures thanks to the various tools offered: audio podcasts, games, drawing, reading, music, cardiac coherence…. Games and leisure bring a playful dimension to the practice of children's Pilates to work on the relationship to the body, space and time.
The Petit Pilates© Method at school is based on perceptive and positive pedagogy.
Students experience their ability to anchor themselves to the ground, their powers of concentration and coordination of movement and learn to be aware of their breathing.
The goal is to highlight the efforts and progress made by the child rather than to congratulate the result. The child understands that we take him as he is, with his strengths and weaknesses and that the adult is there to help him progress in his learning.
The benefits of the Petit Pilates© Method at school are numerous
stimulate the physical and mental engagement of the child
value the child by highlighting his strengths
respect his abilities and scalability, motivate him
offer an active role to the child as a partner and co-creator of the Pilates session
open a space for dialogue that allows the child to share his experience
respect his rhythm by letting him appropriate the postures by evolving towards more difficult sequences
promote the child's autonomy so that he can repeat his exercises at home or when he feels the need
It should be noted that anatomy does not appear in the school program or very late. The Petit Pilates child as we teach it introduces children to anatomy, the functional analysis of movement and its application in space.
The Petit Pilates© Method at school multiplies the benefits for teaching teams
One of the crucial problems for teachers and parents is to see that student restlessness is increasingly present in the classroom. We observe their difficulty to settle down, to calm down, to concentrate on what is asked of them at school. The excessive stimulation of their visual attention by the multiplication of screens, but also the noise pollution creates a dispersion of their listening. This attention deficit destabilizes the student who does not understand very well what is being asked of him, as well as the teacher who cannot manage to obtain the calm essential for the smooth running of a school day.
The implementation is simple, a few minutes are enough at the start of the day to create an anchor and punctuate a typical day. We train the teaching staff in the basics of Petit Pilates© at school and also intervene directly in class.
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Why the Petit Pilates© Method at school for teenagers?
Teenagers also want to understand how the body works, in order to improve their physical abilities. The Petit Pilates© Method will allow them to work in respect with their body in perpetual change:
increase their knowledge of the anatomy and functional movement of the body
improve their slump posture
allow you to find strength and flexibility
help maintain muscle chains
Concentration, stress relief, relaxation, the pleasure of learning are all benefits to be attributed to the regular practice of Petit Pilates© at school.
“Petit Pilates© has been offered for a few years now as an extracurricular activity at school. We are convinced that it brings a lot to children from a postural, well-being and concentration point of view. Petit Pilates brings tools to teachers and teachers see the effects in the classroom. Installing the Petit Pilates© culture at school will allow children to concentrate better through breathing and movement and to have better posture, which will serve them all their lives.”
“I wanted to try Petit Pilates© in my class because I saw how much the children love the after-school club and I think it’s a great way for them to become more aware of their bodies.”
