Starfish (4 - 15 months) Baby swimming - classes with a difference! Our Starfish are beginning to gain stronger backs and greater head control giving them the opportunity for swimming with woggles and jumping in. They want to be on their front, and are beginning to become interested in the pool environment. They particularly love splashes and bubbles. In this class we encourage them to make little splashes with their arms and to kick their legs, reaching out for small toys and playing in the water. Our underwater activities continue to focus totally on the baby, with small exercises designed to maintain their trust and confidence, watching their faces and responding to their cues. The songs and rhymes are the most natural way for babies to listen and learn. All activities are carefully balanced to ensure they have fun and stay relaxed. Repetition is fun, reassuring and promotes learning. Seahorse (15 months - 2.5y) Teach your toddler swimming skills that will last a life-time. Our Seahorses love to play! They love to splash, jump in, kick their legs and chase the balls. We encourage this with fun games and songs, together with swimming time with their parent. The Seahorses love to interact with each other too, and the songs and group activities provide a focus for this. Most of the Seahorses are extremely comfortable taking little swims on their own, both with woggles and unaided. Without realizing it, our Seahorses are becoming skilled and safety conscious. They love to blow bubbles (the first step to learning to exhale in the water) and play with the water toys. Repetition makes learning to swim easy and natural. Goldfish (2.5y - 4y) Preschool swimming classes that develop confidence and teach your child to swim. This class gently introduces some new skills in preparation for the Goldfish class. Your child is beginning to enjoy the water with some new-found independence. Our Goldfish are often extremely proud of themselves as they realize they can demonstrate many important water safety skills on their own. They can enter and exit the water safely, gradually learning to swim short distances on their own. Goldfish continue to swim with balls and woggles, making learning to swim relaxed and enjoyable. Bubbles introduce rhythmic breathing and activities with the hoop make independent swimming fun and achievable. Simple key words enable the Goldfish to respond directly to the teacher, promoting self-confidence and responsibility. Repetition with tiny progressions advance swimming skills naturally.
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