lessons
Lesson Set 1
- Lesson set 1 runs from July 4th – 22nd. Lessons this year will be on alternating days for 3 weeks (Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday). Please contact the pool over the phone or in person to sign up. Information on other sets will be available in July.
Lessons for all age groups
Red Cross Swim Kids is a 10-level stand alone program for children over the age of five. Children learn to swim, be fit, and stay safe in a fun environment that promotes achieving a personal best and celebrates personal success.
The program teaches competitive and survival strokes, as well as increasing the distance and speed that each swimmer can achieve, while focusing on making safe decisions in, on and around the water.
2022 Lessons
All passes can be purchased at entry
preschool
lessons
preschool
parented
$35
swim
lessons
preschool
unparented
$35
swim
red cross
lessons
red cross
levels 1-5
$35
swim
lessons
red cross
levels 6/7
$35
swim
lessons
lessons
lessons
private
N/A
swim
lessons
lessons
semi-private
N/A
swim
Program Structure
The 10 levels of the program allow for solid progression of skills and knowledge.
- The skills and water safety throughout the program are targeted to each age group, with an increased focus on staying active and safe in the water.
- Swimming strokes are built throughout the levels, using solid, proven progressions with a focus on drills and distance.
- The fitness activities components build endurance and promote individual success and improvement. They also encourage lifelong physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle.
evaluation
The program is based on a foundation of continuous evaluation that challenges the individual swimmers to continually go beyond what they have acquired.
The Water Safety Instructors use performance criteria on the Instructor worksheets to determine the minimum standards for each item in the level, while targeting feedback and practice opportunities to the learning needs of each swimmer.
program Levels
Parented,
progression
based on age
starfish
4-12 months
duck
12-24 months
sea turtle
24-36 months
Unparented,
progression based
on the successful
completion of all
performance
criteria
