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2012 Group Class Sessions

May 7-June 1

June 4- June 29

July 9- August 3

August 6 – August 31

September 3 – September 28

Locations

South Orlando: 210 East Lake Mary Dr, Orlando 32839-Pine Castle near the intersection of Oak Ridge Road and Orange Ave.

Avalon Park: Lake Live Oak Drive Community Pool

Price: Group classes are $20 per class

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COURSE DESCRIPTION AND PREREQUISITES

Water Adjustment & Basic Skills (Mommy, Daddy and Me!) (6 months-2.5 years old)

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This course is a group format with parent or caregiver in the water.
(This learning phase normally takes 16-48 lessons; frightened children may take longer).
This is the foundation class for all parents and their young swimmers. The 2-3 day a week format follows the natural learning progression of the child – offering a little bit of practice on a lot of days. Consistency is the key to safe and happy acquisition of skills at these young ages. Not only are the children learning, but the parents are gaining proficiency in working with their children in the water.
The first step of this class is to adjust your child socially to the other children, parents and instructors in the group. Parents will learn how to properly hold their child. The children will learn water adjustment skills as well as the above water skills of jumping, reaching, grabbing, blowing bubbles, kicking, climbing out of the pool, shimmying along the pool edge, etc. Slowly, they will learn facial immersion, coupled with learning to hold their breath. These classes will begin to guide the parent and child through some initial apprehension and basic skills, and will give you the confidence to practice at home since these skills require your year-round attention. For many children, simply overcoming their fear if the water will be the initial goal of this class, and for others it will be propelling themselves several feet through the water. And though we are setting the foundation for learning skills that will eventually make your child safer in the water. Within this class, we wish to provide an enriching and healthy activity through which you child will benefit in many ways. Children should remain at this level until they can kick through the water for 5 seconds while comfortably holding their breath with their face in the water.

This course is a group format with parent or caregiver in the water.
We believe infants, toddlers and tykes benefit most through our group classes, as they provide a positive learning experience through “peer learning” and an encouraging social atmosphere. Our unique format with a parent in the water acting as “co-teacher” for each child ensures security in the child. It also allows for maximum efficiency in class and correct home practice later. Fun, bonding and family sharing. Let the learning unfold at your child’s own pace. Celebrate each small step along the way.

Safety Techniques I (2-5 years old)

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This course is a group format.   Teaching children how to swim based on games, songs and play is an amazing and joyful way to share our love of the water with your family. Our goal at the end of this class is to have them be able to jump into the pool, turn around and swim to the wall, pull themselves up and “monkey” to the steps. The skills that are taught during this class are:

• Monkey- holding onto the wall and moving around the pool
• Humpty Dumpty- jumping in, turning around and going back to the wall
• Magic Pencil- swimming from the me to the wall, wall back to instructor
• ABC’s- floating on back
• Duck Song- swimming to a raft in the middle of the pool, climbing on it by him/herself and then jumping back off of it and swimming to the wall by themselves.
• Swimming to the bottom of the pool to retrieve toys

*Please note that some children may require 2-3 sessions of lessons before being able to complete all of the skills by themselves.

Safety Techniques II (2-6 years old)

Teaching children how to swim based on games, songs and play is an amazing and joyful way to share our love of the water with your family. In this class your students must be able to complete all of the skills of Safety Techniques I by themselves before being moving on to this class.  This class is designed for children who can propel themselves in the water but can not take a breath by themselves yet.  The skills that will be worked on during this class are:

• Saying “HI”- Taking a breath by themselves
• ABC’s to Wall- floating on back by themselves and flipping onto their tummy and swimming to the wall by him/herself.
• Big Circle Arms- Freestyle basic skills
• Red Apple/Green Apple- Backstroke basic skills
• Swimming to the bottom of the pool to retrieve toys

Safety Techniques III 2.5-6 years old

Students must complete Level II class before.  This class is for students who know how to swim and take a breath by themselves.  This class is designed to further develop the child’s endurance in the water with more advances skills and longer swims.  The skills that will be worked on during this class are:

• ABC’s to Wall- floating on back by themselves and flipping onto their tummy and swimming to the wall by him/herself.
• Big Circle Arms- Freestyle basic skills
• Red Apple/Green Apple- Backstroke basic skills
• Swimming to the bottom of the pool to retrieve toys
• Big Boy/Girl Swims (swimming the length of the pool)