The Little Gym of Mt Pleasant

Specialties

Parent Child Classes: 4 months — 2.9 years

Gymnastics: 3 — 12 years

Dance (tap/​ballet): 2 — 12 years

Preschool: 3 + 4 years

Kindermusik: birth — 4 years

Sports Skills: 3 — 5 years

Karate: 4 — 8 years

Hip Hop: 4 — 12 years

Birthday Parties: 1 — 12 years

Summer/​Winter Camp: 3 — 12 years

Friday Night Drop off: 3 — 12 years

History

Established in 2007.

In the mid-​1970s, The Little Gym concept sprang from the heart and mind of founder Robin Wes. An innovative educator, musician and kinesiologist, Robin envisioned a nurturing place where children could explore their physical development, while also growing socially, emotionally and intellectually. Although teaching physical education in a competitive setting was the accepted norm at the time, Robin believed there was a better approach. Instead, he created an environment filled with the spirit to achieve rather than the pressure to win. Robins non-​competitive approach was unheard of back then. Revolutionary, even.

Robin opened the first The Little Gym in 1976 in Bellevue, Washington. Since then, weve honed the teaching methods he set into motion, structuring them into an expanded curriculum, with each class building on lessons learned in previous ones. And while Robin continues to create original music for each lesson, his inspiring vision has evolved into something bigger than he ev

Meet the Manager

Julie C.

Manager

Julie Boulton-​Chaltain leads The Little Gym of Mt. Pleasant team. For the past 13 years, she has been first the Program Director, then the Gym Director for The Little Gym of Greensboro, NC. In addition she developed the curriculum for our newest The Little Gym International program, Dance The Little Gym Way, a combination of tap, ballet, creative movement, and gymnastics that children and parents love. Working with the Franchisor, The Little Gym International, Julie has traveled the country to train owners and instructors in this unique new program. She brings to the East Cooper area her love of children and her ability to build their confidence and motor skills in a non– competitive, nurturing environment. We, the Moores, are proud to return to our former home of Mt. Pleasant to bring The Little Gym to Lowcountry families. In addition to Mt. Pleasant, our family owns four additional award-​winning The Little Gyms in North Carolina and Tennessee. Richard Moore has an extensive sports an