Xcel Team Program Structure: Our Xcel competitive team program offers multiple divisions designed to accommodate gymnasts of varying skill levels and competitive goals. Each division builds progressively on the previous level, allowing athletes to develop confidence and mastery before advancing. Training commitments range from 3-8 hours per week depending on division level. Program Progression and Assessment Advancement between levels requires demonstrated skill proficiency, appropriate training readiness, and competitive success at the current level. Athletes typically spend 1-2 years per division, though individual progression varies based on natural ability, training consistency, and personal goals. Regular assessments ensure athletes train at appropriate levels while maintaining motivation and competitive success. Xcel Bronze Division - $100.00 Gymnasts develop skills across all events, including squat-on vaults, casts and back hip circles on bars, basic jumps and turns on beam, and beginner tumbling and dance routines on floor. Training emphasizes proper technique, strength, coordination, confidence, and progression toward more advanced skills. Bronze is the entry level of competitive gymnastics, with athletes typically training 3–5 hours per week over 2–3 sessions. This level focuses on building strong foundational skills, confidence, and competition readiness while keeping gymnastics fun and engaging. Gymnasts develop skills across all events, including squat-on vaults, casts and back hip circles on bars, basic jumps and turns on beam, and beginner tumbling and dance routines on floor. Training emphasizes proper technique, strength, coordination, confidence, and progression toward more advanced skills. Xcel Silver Division - $115.00 Silver gymnasts typically train 3–6 hours per week over 2–3 sessions. This level builds on foundational skills by introducing more advanced techniques while still offering flexibility for a variety of athletes. Gymnasts continue progressing on all events with stronger vaults, higher casts and tap swings on bars, leaps and turns on beam, and more advanced tumbling and choreography on floor. Training focuses on skill connections, strength, confidence, clean technique, and consistent performance as athletes prepare for higher-level competition. Xcel Gold Division - $125.00 Gold gymnasts typically train 4–6 hours per week over 2–3 sessions and demonstrate a strong commitment to competitive gymnastics while maintaining balance outside the gym. At this level, athletes perform more advanced skills and combinations across all events, including stronger vault techniques, higher-level bar connections, beam acro skills, and more powerful tumbling on floor. Training emphasizes consistency, confidence, strength, artistry, and smooth skill connections as gymnasts continue progressing toward advanced competitive levels. Xcel Platinum Division - not yet offered Platinum is the highest Xcel level and typically requires 5–10 hours of training per week for athletes with serious competitive goals. This level offers advanced skill development while still maintaining the flexibility of the Xcel program. Gymnasts perform high-level skills and combinations across all events, including advanced vaults, cast handstands and connections on bars, acrobatic beam series, and powerful tumbling passes on floor. Training focuses heavily on strength, consistency, precision, artistry, mental toughness, and confident performance as athletes prepare for advanced competition or potential transition into higher-level programs.Pre Team - $80.00The Pre-Team/Track Gymnastics Program is designed to prepare gymnasts for advancement into the competitive Xcel Team by building strong foundational skills, strength, flexibility, discipline, and confidence. Typically lasting 6–12 months with 2–3 hours of weekly training, the program bridges recreational and competitive gymnastics through focused instruction on conditioning, flexibility, vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise skills. Gymnasts develop core and upper-body strength, flexibility, body control, and proper technique while progressing through age-appropriate skill development on all four events. Training also emphasizes mental readiness, including focus, resilience, and consistent effort. To advance, athletes must demonstrate proficiency in required physical skills and technical execution, ensuring they enter the Xcel program physically prepared, technically sound, and ready for the commitment of competitive gymnastics.

Parents and their children attend weekly classes together. ECFE classes include the following: • Parent/Child Time - A variety of learning activities are set up at stations around the room for you and your child to choose from and enjoy purposeful, and interactive playtime together. • Parent Discussion – Parents meet with a parent group facilitator for discussion and support. • Children’s Classroom – Children enjoy play, snack and story time while parents meet for discussion.

Early Childhood Screenings are required for all children before entering kindergarten in Minnesota. Recommended screening age is 3.5 years old. The Chisago Lakes School District provides FREE Early Childhood Screenings throughout the year. During early childhood screenings, staff will check your child's: vision, hearing, height, weight, immunization status, language, motor and communication skills, social/emotional skills and overall development. Parents will have the opportunity to discuss the results of the screening with a staff member. If you do not receive an automatic confirmation email with your appointment date and time you have not completed the registration process for an Early Childhood Screening appointment. *If all currently available screening dates are full, please reach out to Cinnamin Theisen at 651-213-2292 or ctheisen@isd2144.org.

Little Wildcats Preschool is a preschool program designed to prepare children and families for the transition to kindergarten. We focus on pre-reading, writing, communication skills, number awareness, and social skills. Licensed teachers and classroom assistants provide daily large group activities, focused small group activities, snack time, and individual choice time at learning centers in the classroom. We use the state approved assessment tool called “Teaching Strategies GOLD” (TS GOLD). It is an ongoing, authentic, observation-based, whole-child assessment system. This means we do not test children. Instead, we engage in an ongoing process of assessment so we learn about what every child knows and can do **If you would like to register your child for the CURRENT school year, please call the Early Childhood Office 651-213-2282 Registration for the 2026-27 school year will open March 2nd @ 8:00am Once at capacity, waiting lists are formed. Once you've received a PENDING contract email this confirms that we have received your application. This DOES NOT mean you have an ACCEPTED Little Wildcats Preschool contract. If you'd like to be put on a wait list, continue registering as normal. You may register for an available class as well as being on the wait list. We will contact you if and when your child is able to be registered in that class. If at any time you would like to be removed from the wait list, you may remove it by deleting your pending contract in your account. **If you haven't received an ACCEPTED contract email, after receiving your PENDING contract email, after April 13th, please contact the office at 651-213-2282 or cwatts@isd2144.org. Juniors - 3 & 4 year olds: 2 1/2 days per week - $133/month 3 1/2 days per week - $186/month Seniors - 4 & 5 year olds: 3 1/2 half days per week - $186/month 5 1/2 half days per week - $309/month 5 FULL days per week - $43/day *All class sections are subject to run based off of enrollment *Tuition assistance is available by application At the time of registration, families are responsible for a $45 registration fee and the first month's tuition

Preschool Plus is a 2 days/week program for 3-5 year olds and their parents/guardians. Parents/guardians and children attend class one day each week together, and children attend the second day by themselves. Parent/guardians participation on parent/child days is required, as activities set up in the classroom are designed for children to do with their parents/guardians. Parents/guardians also will enjoy group discussions about ways to help prepare children for a positive transition to kindergarten.