The Moka’mwad citizen collective has a keen interest in bringing together Mauritian people of all ages around healthy and fun activities, hence the launch of the Kids Gym on 8 September 2020 at Telfair. These complimentary sessions conducted by the sports coach, Sébastien Babakely will be held twice a week to better accommodate the different age groups.
Coaching children while educating them
Embedding a healthy lifestyle should start at an early age. That’s why the Kids Gym is aimed at providing the younger generation with a suitable fitness routine with a playful approach in order to teach them new positive habits. The main goal is to have fun, of course!
The coach, who obtained his Certificat d’Aptitudes Pédagogiques de l’École Normale (CAPEN) from the University of Madagascar in 2003, shares his enthusiasm for the new upcoming sporting programme in the heart of Moka. “These activities will allow the children to find new balances, try new things and become aware of their potential in order to develop all their psychomotor abilities,” he says.
Sébastien is the director of Win Shape and a personal coach who specialises in organising sports activities for all ages. Driven by the philosophy that “Life is movement”, he believes in the importance of sports in our life for the transmission of values and knowledge. He is actually the son of a military officer and used to get up at 4am from the age of 6 to go jogging!
These sports sessions are intended to provide children with physical experiences that contribute to their motor, sensory, emotional and cognitive development. They will have the opportunity to play with shapes, volumes and colours. They will also immerse themselves in a rich variety of situations to foster engagement and self-improvement. Additionally, they will develop learning approaches based on discovery, exploration and familiarisation. In other words, they will become aware of their potential while building self-confidence!
