Our Story

Jen (Chessell) Lennon, had been employed in 1999 by a local dance company teaching Acro Gymnastics (after 20 years as a competitive gymnast) when that dance company decided to move to Stratford in 2003. Jen felt that the children in Mitchell would benefit from a local gymnastics club and her students at the time really wanted to stay in Mitchell.

So, the ‘Mitchell Gymnastics Club’ was officially formed in 2003 with 35 members and 1 instructor, Jen Lennon.

Classes were a couple of nights per week at the Mitchell Canadian Legion where we had a tumbling floor for the students, ranging in age from 5 – 15 years old where they worked on their tumbling moves and floor routines. We held a year end demo with approximately 40 parents in attendance.

As the club grew, we hired 2 student coaches, and we also needed to find a larger space, so the purchase of 214 Cooper Street in Mitchell was finalized in May of 2004. After applying for a zone change and extensive renovations the club officially opened in September 2004 with approximately 75 students registered.

We offered a tumbling floor, donated balance beams, and a vault. As we grew, we had to expand the club to add a full kinder gym space as well as the main gym area and we purchased more equipment.

We now offer a full 1/2 spring floor tumbling area, 3 full size balance beams, a competitive size table vault as well as the standard size uneven bars and a fully equipped kinder gym room with the same apparatus suitable for the smaller gymnast.

We offer classes 4 evenings per week as well as Saturday mornings, our sessions run September to January and January to May, and May to June, as well as  ½ day for 2 weeks of summer camps. Our head coach and owner is Jen Lennon plus we have 13 student coaches to train our membership of approximately over 350 students and growing.

Our club finale had outgrown our own space and and until 2019 (due to Covid epidemic) was held yearly at the Mitchell Arena with over 1200 family members enjoying the routines/demonstrations that each class has worked on over the year.  We now hold a more intimate family Open House at the end of each session at  the Mitchell Community Centre in the auditorium where each gymnastics class showcases their personally choregraphed floor routine.

We are a family owned club with no fundraising requirements.  Our goal is for children to enjoy the sport of gymnastics in a safe and friendly environment with skill and fun working hand in hand since 2003.

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“Our daughter loves everything about going to gymnastics in Mitchell. Jen and all her teachers are amazing with her. Highly recommend.”

Gayle C., Google Review

“Jen is fantastic with the kids, and is a great teacher. This shows through the skills and patience her coaching helpers have to deal with the younger gymnasts. We drive out every week from Stratford and it is well worth it.”

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“Miss Jenn runs a wonderful, inclusive, friendly and fun gym!!”

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