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Joel Baba's School of Gymnastics offers parent-assisted tot classes, recreational classes, tumbling classes, Rec Team Classes, and recreational gymnastics. The program also offers pre-elite and elite programs, along with private lessons for students who want more focused instruction.
• Ages: 1–18 years old
• Schedule: Fall Classes Now Open; schedules and registration forms are available under Classes & Forms.
Joel Baba's School of Gymnastics was founded as a recreational gymnastics center by Joel Baba in 1981. When he retired in 1991, he sold the school to Edward and Silda Gardner, who have operated it for the past 33 years. The school is celebrating its 43rd anniversary this September, serving generations of families in Bucks County.
The program’s mission states that it offers recreational gymnastics for children and focuses on developing strength, flexibility, coordination, and confidence while teaching new skills in each chosen discipline. The mission also states that instruction takes place in a safe, healthy, fun-filled environment and that it focuses on building each child’s positive self-image and self-esteem. Core business values listed by the program include safety, teamwork, professionalism, respect, and growth.
Joel Baba's School of Gymnastics notes that its coaches are CPR and First Aid certified and describes them as passionate and experienced coaches dedicated to helping students attain their goals. The program highlights student-paced skill progression without the pressures of competition, skills that carry over into other sports, and recreational gymnastics for a healthy and active lifestyle. It also states that generations of families have trained there and that past students now bring their children to the program.
Last updated July 11, 2026.
• Ages: 1–18 years old
• Schedule: Fall Classes Now Open; schedules and registration forms are available under Classes & Forms.
Joel Baba's School of Gymnastics was founded as a recreational gymnastics center by Joel Baba in 1981. When he retired in 1991, he sold the school to Edward and Silda Gardner, who have operated it for the past 33 years. The school is celebrating its 43rd anniversary this September, serving generations of families in Bucks County.
The program’s mission states that it offers recreational gymnastics for children and focuses on developing strength, flexibility, coordination, and confidence while teaching new skills in each chosen discipline. The mission also states that instruction takes place in a safe, healthy, fun-filled environment and that it focuses on building each child’s positive self-image and self-esteem. Core business values listed by the program include safety, teamwork, professionalism, respect, and growth.
Joel Baba's School of Gymnastics notes that its coaches are CPR and First Aid certified and describes them as passionate and experienced coaches dedicated to helping students attain their goals. The program highlights student-paced skill progression without the pressures of competition, skills that carry over into other sports, and recreational gymnastics for a healthy and active lifestyle. It also states that generations of families have trained there and that past students now bring their children to the program.
Last updated July 11, 2026.
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