Our method of training

• Adopting age appropriate skills: Core, Fundamental and Aquatic Based

• By routine and repetition

• With on going progression

• By rewarding different levels of achievement

• Fun and Interactive

                                                   

 Assessment and program level

• We will do our best to ensure that our students are put into the appropriate swimming class that enables them to excel at their own pace, as there are many factors that influence the child’s rate of learning. This is best arranged by doing assessments during which we look at character of student along with his / her attitude towards the swimming environment, age and progress.

• They are also awarded with either stickers or certificates at their appropriate level if achieved and completed correctly

 

 Term dates

These dates are listed on the bottom of every email response you receive, we will also send out communication via email and sms for information in advance on dates and Public Holidays. There is a Termly Newsletter that can be found at the Parents waiting area for all relevant information.

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Indemnity

All persons entering the premises or attending swimming lessons do so entirely at their own risk. Teachers, Instructors / Owners shall under no circumstances be held responsible for any accident, injury, death, loss or damage by fire, theft or any other loss that may occur on the premises. 

 

FAQ

What can I do to prepare my child for swimming lessons?

It is a good idea to start to mentally prepare your child for swimming lessons. While bathing your child it is important that they are comfortable with the water splashing on their faces. Try to get your child to put his/her face in the water with the tub filled up and practice holding their breath and making bubbles.

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How can parents help their children improve their swimming skills?

Ask him/her to swim using the skills they learned during class. Remember, practice makes perfect. Take advantage of family swim and practice times. Second, encourage him/her to swim with their face in the water. Emphasis to your children that the water is a fun activity. If they see that you are enjoying the water, then they will also be more comfortable in the water.

Do you provide stroke instruction? Yes, only at the right age and level of the child, we teach the four competitive strokes, emphasizing proper technique and development of balance and coordination.

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When is my child, water safe or drown proofed?

There is no such thing, everybody and anybody is not drown proof, silly accidents can happen around a swimming pool or in water and you can be the best swimmer in the world you could still drown. Although we begin teaching our children at a young age to be safe, as responsible adults we do not rely on these lessons as our only strategy for keeping them safe, we teach our toddlers to stop before venturing onto the street, to look for cars, where and how to cross safely and not to play on the street. And yet, we do not leave our toddler unattended by the road to play so why should this be any different to water ?!

 

 Additional Information

 

AN ESSENTIAL PART OF YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION!!!!

Swimming is the ability to move rhythmically through water. Since every child needs to know how to swim in order to survive in and around water, swimming lessons should be a compulsory, non-negotiable part of every child’s education. This is one extra mural activity, which is not an extravagance but possibly one of the best investments you will ever make. Besides equipping your children with a vital Life Skill, by involving them in swimming, you will be greatly enhancing, promoting and improving their visual and auditory (listening) skills, general muscle tone, respiratory function, co-ordination, body space awareness and bone density. Children, who attend swimming lessons, are being developed and stimulated beyond most of our expectations.

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 Social Benefits

There are 4 to 6 pupils in a class and being together in these groups they learn from their peers by observation and mimicking one another. They also look forward to interacting with one another and learning to take turns, to share and to try new skills

Physical Benefits : Fitness benefits include increase in strength, inner core muscle tone, endurance and improved lung capacity. For younger babies water liberates them from a comparatively static life on land in comparison to their mobility in water, Swimming  also allows babies to improve  on their land based  skills quicker  due to the fact that they use both sides of the brain  improving coordination , motor development  and balance  and of course better sleeping patterns. Children need consistence and repetition in order to learn something new. Learn to swim takes many hours of practice.

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Registered Endorsements

The various activities and exercises in our infant / toddler programme have been endorsed by registered neuro-physiotherapists and occupational therapists and, besides learning water safety skills, which will greatly enhance your child’s chances of survival, the benefits and spin-offs of involving your child in our swimming programme include the development of shoulder girdle stability, arm, leg and abdominal strength and co-ordination, depth perception, flexion control, sensory integration, rotation and range of motion, extension control, leverage, breath control, sequencing, memory and visual foreground. In addition, the tactile input from retrieving rings, sticks, and other “dive toys” from the bottom of the pool, holding on to the sides, kicker boards, pool noodles, is enormous.