Living By Choice vs. Living by Chance (part 1) critical thinking skills mental health mindset neuro coaching Dec 04, 2024

In our parkour classes we help students learn to live by choice, not chance. This starts with taking responsibility for movement and personal safety. Our brains need to get familiar with a concept before we use it regularly. Learning to think before acting helps youth develop deeper thinking...

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The Investment Resulting in Developed Critical Thinking Skills critical thinking skills Nov 26, 2024

In our classes students are encouraged to be creative as they solve challenges. There are often multiple solutions and students get the opportunity to work together and decide which option they will use. Often times the personal or team challenges in a class are unique and not something a...

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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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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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What We Are About At Parkour East Texas (part 2) about us critical thinking skills Jun 19, 2024

Our classes help students learn to receive feedback in a way that helps them become better. Often in parkour, when a student applies feedback from a coach they will noticeably see improvement in their movement. For example, if a coach tells a student to keep their chest up during a precision jump...

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