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peninsula parenting GRAVITY ZONE RE-LAUNCHED The latest craze is back in Seaford with the reopening of Gravity Zone having people jumping for joy again. With its re-opening after the fire in October, Gravity Zone is now back in full swing - the 4200sqm centre packed out with trampolining temptations for all the family after the Oliphant Way factory was transformed into an airtime addicts delight – complete with a kids zone, slam zone, dodge zone, pro zone, foam zone and the largest freejumping trampoline area around. Lauren Weeding, General Manager of Gravity Zone says they are so grateful for all the community support during the last few months. “We are so excited to be open again and want to thank the community for their support and patience as we rebuilt after the fire,” says Lauren. “We have been overwhelmed by the positive feedback already.” Born from the trampolining wave that has hit America, Gravity Zone features activity zones for everyone, from the littlies right through to extreme sports fanatics. Anyone can use the centre that boasts over 150 trampolines that provides an ideal venue for birthday parties, family outings, school groups, sporting groups, personal trainers or gymnasts. Perfectly set up for full on full, Gravity Zone has six party rooms and its cafe is a great place for mums to get together while watching their little ones play in the fully supervised kids zone. Practice your slam dunks or dodge ball on the slam zone or dodge zone and have hours of fun in the foam zone. For the more advanced, the pro zone is the ticket with its high performance trampolines featuring 1.8m and 2.1m walls ensuring it’s perfectly safe to flip and somersault to your heart’s content. Come along to the adrenalin charged jumper sessions or just be a relaxing spectator from the Re-Fuel Zone Cafe that overlooks the entire layout. Gravity Zone is also great for corporate team building activities with a difference – it’s the all-weather adventure all-rounder! Located at 25 Oliphant Way, Seaford, book your Gravity Zone session online by visiting www.gravity-zone.com.au. For parties, email [email protected] or call 1300 479 663. LEAP Into Education Finally there’s a program for students to really help them reach their academic potential and Dromana College has jumped on board to offer the LEAP program in 2014. LEAP stands for Learning Extension and Acceleration Program, designed for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to successfully participate in an advanced program and demystify the links between school, higher education and professional careers. Students stay in the same group for two years where an environment of high achievement is established and maintained. The standard curriculum is accelerated and subjects are explored in greater depth. In Year 9 and 10 each student will be on an individual timetable that caters specifically to their strengths and abilities, this same timetable will allow them to access all of the senior school subjects. Students may subsequently choose to complete additional VCE units, broadening the range of subjects they have undertaken. In Year 12 the students will have access to VCE extension studies, which allows them to complete a university subject as part of their VCE. While students will need to have academic skills above those of their age peer group, the LEAP program will not suit every student who is just academically talented. Students will also need to have a high level of maturity and commitment and be capable of independent learning. Students must sit an exam on August 2014, and, based on these results, 25 students will then be offered a place in the program in Year 7 at Dromana College. For more detailed information and how to apply for the LEAP Program please visit www.dsc.vic.edu.au APRIL 2014 (30) To be in our May 3rd issue ph: 9708 8222 read online www.mpmag.com.au 47 )