Physical Education with Imagination!
Stretch-n-Grow of Winston-Salem (and the Triad), North Carolina
Jennifer Hansel - Owner/Director
Welcome to Stretch-n-Grow of the Triad! This year marks our 16th year serving children, families, and child care centers!
We are passionate about helping children learn about fitness and building the foundation for a lifetime of healthy habits!
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What better way to make your child happy than by taking them for a trip to the playground. Playgrounds are.a great space for children as it allows them to let their imagination run free while doing some much-needed exercise. However, to ensure your child has the best experience at the...
Helping your child to find their passion can sound intimidating. However, there are simple things you can do to help your little one on this journey. Having a passion helps children increase their confidence levels as well as boost their creativity. If you are looking for some simple yet...
Are you familiar with the term self-directed play? As you surely know, play is a crucial part of every child’s development. As parents, it’s important to allow children to have the time and space to develop their creativity and discover new ways to play on their own. Self-directed play has many...
For children, being active and doing physical activity regularly is crucial for their overall health. Therefore, it’s important to teach children about the importance of physical literacy and how integrating it into their lives can benefit them for the better, in every aspect of their...
Children face different levels of stress mainly caused by pressures of schoolwork, social life, excessive screen time, family matters, and more. It's important to help children be resilient. Instead of eliminating their stress, teaching them coping strategies is the perfect way of allowing...
Learning is an ongoing process that goes beyond learning in a classroom. But when it comes to helping children learn from home, things can become challenging. Nonetheless, there are simple ways you can help and encourage your child to keep increasing their knowledge at home. But, how can you...
Have you heard about the benefits of experiential learning? Experiential learning is all about learning through experience and reflection, it is all about trial and error and reflecting on the experience. Through experiential learning, children are able to learn hands-on and create new habits...
What are factors that have a great influence in a student's view towards school and learning? The attitude students have towards failure can play a birg role on their mindset and view towards their own capabilities. Why is mindset so important? A student's mindset can make the difference in...
As adults, we understand the importance of self-care and the impact it has in our lives, so why not teach children self-care form a young age? Self-care can be taught to children through simple activities that can help them learn to take care of themselves regularly, allowing them to develop...
Children can often have a hard time concentrating at school. As a parent, looking for ways to help your child increase their academic performance as well as learn healthy habits is a task that never ends. Have you ever wondered about the benefits that exercise can bring for children? Exercising...
About Stretch-n-Grow
Stretch-n-Grow is the world’s largest network of Certified Youth Fitness Professionals! We specialize in providing enrichment programs in schools that get kids' bodies AND minds moving with high quality, educational, FUN, and creative exercise experiences!
Stretch-n-Grow originated in Galveston, Texas in 1992 after an intense study that revealed alarming statistics concerning the health of America’s young children. Our founders set out on a mission to change this course of children’s lives everywhere, and we have since expanded to thousands of cities around the world and millions of children have participated in Stretch-n-Grow!
¨Train a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it.¨ Proverbs 22:6