By Tyson Cecka | Executive Director
Kids and adults in the Puget Sound region have been running from the SADness of dark northwest winter at our Seattle gym and on their own elementary and middle school campuses.
Our after-school program is running strong, with a new middle school program running this term in addition to the middle and elementary school programs we ran in the Fall. Kids are braving the rain and training fundamental parkour skills on their own school playgrounds and adjacent parks, learning to see their environments and themselves in new ways.
Our building team has been busy coming up with all kinds of new obstacles like Bowser, a mini-cage, weird little turtle-shaped stride/precision trainers, and have been recombining our structures into really interesting configurations that allow for fresh exploration every time people come to the gym. You can see some of our stuff in action in our Always Changing gym showcase video. This past week, we built a squishy staircase to learn the intricacies (and fun!) of falling down stairs.
The new schedule at PKV has allowed lots more people to learn parkour in a structured way from our world-class instructors, and more importantly, your donations have helped build equipment and recharge our scholarship and outreach funds, which has allowed even more people to explore the discipline of overcoming obstacles.
Thanks for all you’ve helped us do so far. We’re looking forward to expanding our offerings in the Spring. Stop by next time you’re in town, and in the meantime, keep training!
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