Rose City Gymnastics

About Rose City Gymnastics Academy

7056 NE Glisan, Portland, OR 97213. Send mail to PO Box 5153, Portland, OR 97208

Our Mission: Provide affordable gymnastics education and related arts to Portland families. To this end, We:

• Encourage participation in all aspects of artistic gymnastics
  
• Support local youth athletes in their pursuit of competitive excellence
  
• Generate public awareness of the importance of artistic gymnastics
  
• Commitment to the guidelines and requirements of the USA Gymnastics Association and the USA Olympic Committee

Our motto: "Building community leadership, one child at a time."

Our Status: Rose City Gymnastics Academy is an Oregon nonprofit school. We are certified as a Sec. 501(c)(3) tax exempt corporation by the IRS. Our federal non-profit tax ID number is 93-1278867. We are a member club of USA Gymnastics (Club No. 026485), the organization which manages the USA National Olympic Gymnastics Team. Rose City Gymnastics Academy does not discriminate against applicants and students on the basis of race, color, and national or ethnic origin. Further, the Academy does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.

Our Method: Gymnastics is an extraordinary sport that develops flexibility, strength, grace, discipline, control, coordination, goal orientation, confidence, creativity, leadership, a healthy body and positive self-esteem. Through hard work and dedication, gymnasts can improve their abilities and possibly even represent the United States in major competitions. Athletes’ goals and objectives vary when participating in the sport of gymnastics. Different goals for gymnasts include participating in a weekly gymnastics class for fun and recreation, performing in exhibitions, competing in the Junior Olympic program, earning a college scholarship, or even making a World Championships team. We build character, self-confidence, and leadership through gymnastics training, music arts, competitions, and related social programs with an emphasis on urban youth. Rose City Gymnastics Academy does not discriminate against applicants and students on the basis of race, color, and national or ethnic origin. Our student body enjoys a rich diversity of ethnic and racial background, which we believe promotes strong leadership training and important social skills.

Our History: For more than twelve years Rose City Gymnastics has been serving the Portland, Oregon community with its artistic gymnastics and other educational programs designed for the modern urban family. We originally started as a community gymnastics program section of the YWCA. In 1999, we incorporated the program separately from YWCA as "Rose City Gymnastics", and later as "Rose City Gymnastics Academy".

Current Programs and Activities:

Gymnastics Classes. Recreational gymnastics and fitness programs for boys and girls of all ages, adult recreation gymnastics and fitness programs for men & women of all ages, an award-winning competition level girls gymnastics team, teen extreme athletic classes to enhance and supplement other athletic sports, an indoor play park, a parent's night out program, birthday parties and events, and a summer camp program.

Rose City Team: The Rose City Team is the award-winning Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team representing Portland, Oregon in USA Gymnastics, the sole national governing body for the sport of gymnastics in the United States. This designation comes from the U.S. Olympic Committee, and the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).

About USA Gymnastics: USA Gymnastics sets the rules and policies that govern gymnastics in the United States. USA Gymnastics has many responsibilities, including selecting and training the U.S. Gymnastics Teams for Olympic Games and World Championships; promoting and developing gymnastics on a grassroots and national level; and serving as a resource center for member clubs, fans and gymnasts throughout the United States.

Music Arts. The Academy operates a web-based public radio station to promote its community activities. The station features local area independent artists, and provides learning opportunities for inner city youth while providing a unique musical and cultural experience for our public listeners. Rose City Gymnastics academy does not discriminate against applicants and students on the basis of race, color, and national or ethnic origin.

Volunteer Program: There are many opportunities for volunteers at Rose City Gymnastics Academy, including coaching staff, events staff, and team parents club. A significant number of faculty and staff personnel are volunteers.

Our Web Sites:
rosecitygym.com Here you will learn about our Recreational Programs and our staff development program.

rosecityteam.us The official web site of the Rose City Team.

Rose City Team and Rose City Gymnastics are registered service marks of Rose City Gymnastics Academy, and may not be reproduced without express permission. The Rose-C Logo is a trademark of Rose City Gymnastics Academy, and may not be reproduced without express permission. All rights reserved.