School Age & Young Children (5 years-8 years)

Polliwogs

(5 year-8 years, beginners)

Beginner class for School-age Kids that offers an introduction to water & survival skills. In this class, we will introduce your child to breath control, floating and a productive kick & streamline to promote in-water independence and comfort. This is the appropriate starting point for any child that hasn't been exposed to a swim lesson before or might need some adjusting to being in a first time class setting away from parent.
Requirements to move up:

Acclimate to underwater exposure & adjust to a class setting without tears

• Breath control on command
• Can streamline with distance and proper form to their instructor from wall (Minimum 5 ft)
• Can float on back without help (Minimum 10 sec)
• Can jump in unassisted from edge and return to the wall (Minimum 5 ft)

Class Sizes:

Semi-private: 2 students

Private: 1 student 

All Classes meet weekly for 30 minutes

Turtles

(5 years-8years, intermediates)

Intermediate class for School-age Kids that have already acclimated to a class setting and are ready to learn stroke work. These swimmers are adjusted and happy in a lesson with water adaption skills. These students can put their faces comfortably under the water on command and can streamline with distance and proper form to their instructor from wall for a minimum of 5 ft with proper form and breath control. As an intermediate swimmer, the student should be able to demonstrate back floating for a minimum of 10 seconds and be able to jump in the water independently from their instructor with comfort.

Requirements to move up:

• Freestyle out to their instructor (Minimum 8 ft) 
• Roll on to the back and Scull (kick) themselves to the wall (Minimum 8 ft)
• Demonstrate Swim-float-Swim Skills (Minimum 8 ft) 

Class Sizes:

Semi-private: 2 students

Private: 1 student 

All Classes meet weekly for 30 minutes

Minnows

(5 years-8 years, advanced)

The more advanced level appropriate for School-age Kids. These swimmers have mastered all beginner & intermediate skills and are ready to add distance swimming and stroke work to their learning. These students can demonstrate freestyle stroke work (minimum 8 ft) and Sculling on their back (minimum 8 ft) with a productive kick. In this level swimmerswill learn proper technique for freestyle, rotary breathing, backstroke, and elementary backstroke. Our primary focus in this class will be to develop freestyle and backstroke skills. This level will continue to challenge your swimmer with new skills based on ability and growth. Upon assessment of your swimmers individual needs, students that progress quickly in this level will begin learning with breaststroke, butterfly, flip-turns, diving and lap swimming. 

Requirements to move up:

• They age up once they reach age 9. Please see our guidelines above about age placement.
• May be ready to advance to Squid Squad.

Class Sizes:

Semi-private: 2 students

Private: 1 student 

All Classes meet weekly for 30 minutes