Our
Methodology
Three-Dimensional
At The Little Gym, there’s a fun environment, but our purpose is serious. That’s why we adopt a proprietary philosophy called Three-Dimensional Learning, where physical activity is a channel to nurture all dimensions of your child.
The three-dimensional learning approach for skill development means that in every class we offer, we promote growth in three holistic dimensions – Cognitive Enrichment (Brain Boost), Physical (Get Moving), and Citizenship (Citizen Kid). Read on to see how each learning dimension helps your child grow and become a well-adjusted and balanced “super kid”.

Always Moving
Crawling, walking, running, and jumping. Flexibility, strength, balance, and coordination

Thinking in Action
Listening, following instructions, making decisions, problem-solving, creativity

Being Social
Promote sharing, teamwork, cooperation, and leadership through group and cooperative activities.
Over 45 Years Of
“Serious Fun”
An innovative educator, musician, and kinesiologist, Robin Wes envisioned a stimulating place where children could explore their physical development while also growing socially, emotionally, and intellectually. He opened the first The Little Gym in 1976 in Bellevue, Washington, and infused those early classes with the same positive, non-competitive spirit that characterizes us today. Forty years later, children at The Little Gym of Pinheiro Manso, in Porto, experience the benefits of “Serious Fun” with the same spirit with which the first was founded…