Leadership training with our Rise-N-Lead Internship about us community confidence critical thinking skills leadership training rise-n-lead internship Nov 08, 2024

Our Rise-N-Lead Internship is at the heart of our program and community. This is a year long program that meets once a month in the school year. In the summer students get to participate in hands on coaching opportunities in locations that fit their schedule. Students that have already...

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The Investment Resulting in Community about us benefit neurodivergent children community Nov 07, 2024

Our parkour classes are way more than learning how to jump on things and move like Superman! The culture and community atmosphere of our classes and events is extremely important to us. One of the driving factors in creating Parkour East Texas in our community out here was the desire for a...

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Neurodivergence and Parkour (Part 2) - A Place to Call Their Own benefit neurodivergent children community Nov 04, 2024

Parkour offers a unique environment that many individuals that have felt left out and like a "misfit" in other settings quickly feel at peace with. It often becomes a safe place for these individuals.

Parkour attracts people who do not fit the mold. There is a lot of out of the box thinking and a...

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Benefits of Open Gyms about us community Oct 29, 2024

At The Rising - Parkour Gym in Kilgore we offer open gyms. This is a 1-2 hour time where students can come and work on skills they would like extra practice on outside of class time. It is also a time to practice parkour vision and creativity as a student takes initiative with their training. A...

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Why Parkour? about us benefit neurodivergent children community confidence impulse control mindset Sep 11, 2024

Parkour is mindset. It’s a lens through which we see life and challenges. It’s a mindset through which we interact with others and ourselves. This is “Why Parkour”.

Parkour helps us learn to give ourselves grace. It helps us understand when we first try something we will...

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Value From Team Challenges in Parkour about us community confidence critical thinking skills Jun 24, 2024

Our Team Challenges help students learn to think critically and develop strong problem solving skills. Our coaches are trained to create team challenges that make students think beyond themselves and of how their actions (or lack of actions) impact their teammates. Our coaches are...

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