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North Stars Gymnastics Academy offers recreational gymnastics classes, a Junior Advance program, competitive teams (Elite, National Team, Xcel, USAIGC), birthday parties, and open gym. Children take part in activities such as swinging, jumping, rolling, and balancing, and use equipment including a trampoline, foam pit, tumble track, swinging ring, Ninja Wall, and hanging obstacles.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Open gym on Fridays from 8pm–9pm, with general opening hours Monday–Friday 8am–9pm and Saturday 8am–4pm
• Price: Open Gym $10 (bringing $10 to the door)
North Stars Gymnastics Academy’s stated purpose is to instruct children in a positive setting so they can set and achieve mental and physical goals in pursuit of their individual athletic journeys, teaching proper foundational skills and expert technical training for athletes at every ability level, and noting that gymnasts gain confidence, perseverance, and time-management skills for sports and life. All coaches and teachers are gymnastics safety certified and have undergone full background checks. The leadership team includes National Team Head Coach Ashley Umberger (US National Team Member, scholarship to the University of Georgia, safety certified), National Team Coach Melissa Jones (safety certified), Xcel Team Coaches Diane Breault and Crystal Doherty (both safety certified), Education Home School Director Leanne Belar, USAIGC Coach Christine Meehan-Berg (safety certified), and Team Coach Jahnessa Morales.
North Stars Gymnastics celebrated its Golden Anniversary (50 years) from 1973–2023, and reports that for more than 50 years it has been placing children at the National and International levels. The academy is described as a National Gymnastics Training Center with recreational programs and various competitive leagues, including a long-standing Level 10 and Elite program with athletes contending for spots nationally, in the NCAA, and in upcoming Olympic Games. It reports that more than 100 high-level gymnasts have received college athletic scholarships and/or entrance into Ivy League universities, and that some national league gymnasts have competed in the Olympic Trials and Pan-American Games and at the World Gymnastics Championship in Liverpool, England in 2022.
The program is described as the most accomplished competitive gymnastics program in New Jersey and lists credentials including 2024 NJ State Team Champions, 13-time Level 10 State Champions, Junior Olympic Optional Club of the Year from 2011 through 2017, USAG National Club of the Year in 2015, and New Jersey Level 10 State Champions for 13 consecutive years. North Stars Gymnastics Academy notes that it attracts and serves aspiring athletes from throughout the Tri-State region and has strategic partnerships with professional affiliates that provide mental health support and wellness coaching, choreography and original music compilations, sports doctors, and an in-house injury prevention and rehabilitation team available to all of its athletes. Recreational classes are offered for 3–4 year olds, 4–5 year olds, 6–7 year olds, and 8 and older, and open gym requires signing policies and bringing $10 to the door.
Last updated July 28, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Open gym on Fridays from 8pm–9pm, with general opening hours Monday–Friday 8am–9pm and Saturday 8am–4pm
• Price: Open Gym $10 (bringing $10 to the door)
North Stars Gymnastics Academy’s stated purpose is to instruct children in a positive setting so they can set and achieve mental and physical goals in pursuit of their individual athletic journeys, teaching proper foundational skills and expert technical training for athletes at every ability level, and noting that gymnasts gain confidence, perseverance, and time-management skills for sports and life. All coaches and teachers are gymnastics safety certified and have undergone full background checks. The leadership team includes National Team Head Coach Ashley Umberger (US National Team Member, scholarship to the University of Georgia, safety certified), National Team Coach Melissa Jones (safety certified), Xcel Team Coaches Diane Breault and Crystal Doherty (both safety certified), Education Home School Director Leanne Belar, USAIGC Coach Christine Meehan-Berg (safety certified), and Team Coach Jahnessa Morales.
North Stars Gymnastics celebrated its Golden Anniversary (50 years) from 1973–2023, and reports that for more than 50 years it has been placing children at the National and International levels. The academy is described as a National Gymnastics Training Center with recreational programs and various competitive leagues, including a long-standing Level 10 and Elite program with athletes contending for spots nationally, in the NCAA, and in upcoming Olympic Games. It reports that more than 100 high-level gymnasts have received college athletic scholarships and/or entrance into Ivy League universities, and that some national league gymnasts have competed in the Olympic Trials and Pan-American Games and at the World Gymnastics Championship in Liverpool, England in 2022.
The program is described as the most accomplished competitive gymnastics program in New Jersey and lists credentials including 2024 NJ State Team Champions, 13-time Level 10 State Champions, Junior Olympic Optional Club of the Year from 2011 through 2017, USAG National Club of the Year in 2015, and New Jersey Level 10 State Champions for 13 consecutive years. North Stars Gymnastics Academy notes that it attracts and serves aspiring athletes from throughout the Tri-State region and has strategic partnerships with professional affiliates that provide mental health support and wellness coaching, choreography and original music compilations, sports doctors, and an in-house injury prevention and rehabilitation team available to all of its athletes. Recreational classes are offered for 3–4 year olds, 4–5 year olds, 6–7 year olds, and 8 and older, and open gym requires signing policies and bringing $10 to the door.
Last updated July 28, 2026.
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