What you can Expect

Your child will be loved and treated with care and respect.

Every lesson is one student and I in the pool together. Each lesson is student-directed, specifically designed to meet each child's individual needs right where they are. The lessons are specifically put together for your child.

Lessons are 10 minutes a day, 4 days a week, Monday - Thursday. Lesson duration is on average 4-6 weeks, depending on the student's aquatic history.

Each child will be allowed to experience lessons being fully clothed once they are skilled. Parents are not required to get in, yet opportunities are given to those who wish to have instruction on how to swim with their child.

Every student will be required to register with the ISR National Registration Evaluation Team to ensure the safest lesson possible. These medical professionals evaluate each child's health history.

The lesson type section will describe your child's skill level expectation.

I am passionate about the opportunities I am given to instruct each child. I am compassionate, fun, and firm when I need to be. Making sure you, as the parent, are informed and comfortable in each lesson is important as well. You can be poolside and observe every lesson. You are your child's best cheerleader. I can't wait to show you the ways you can encourage them as they progress through each lesson. With that said, some infants and small children cry. Please know I am highly trained to recognize a child's emotional state and will keep them hopeful and progressing at the pace they need. They could be uncomfortable at first, BUT NEVER Scared. I would love the opportunity to serve your family.

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FAQs
Will my child need additional lessons?
Based on our research, we know that refresher lessons are important because children change so much both cognitively and physically during the first 0-5 years of life. It is important that their water survival skills grow with their bodies. Frequency depends on the child's age, growth rate, skill level and confidence level. The goal of refresher lessons is to help your child adjust his/her new body size and weight to his/her existing skill level. Your instructor will work with your child to help fine-tune his or her aquatic experience to assist with building efficiency, which will result in self-confidence. This is especially important if your child has not been able to practice any appropriate aquatic skill between seasons.
Why don’t parents participate in the water during the lessons?
We do not want the baby to initially associate the water with the love, attention, and affection of the parent while in the water. Also, it takes incredible concentration and objectivity to teach the baby how to respond to an aquatic emergency and our experience shows that parents often find it too difficult to be objective to be effective teachers with their own children in the water. We gladly invite parents to join us in the pool once their child has independent skills to practice at home.
Why do you have the children swim in clothes?
Because 86% of children who fall in the water do so fully clothed, we want our students to have experience with such a situation. If a child has experienced the sensations of being in the water in clothing prior to an emergency situation, he/she is less likely to experience panic and be able to focus on the task at hand. If you have ever jumped in the water with clothes on, then you know that there is a significant difference in weight and feel with clothes as opposed to a bathing suit.
Do you have children that just can’t learn the skills?
No. Every child can learn. It is my job to find the best way to communicate the information so that it makes sense to the child. I set your child up to be successful every time you bring them to me. I start where they are and through consistent lessons, we see progress.
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