BABIES AND PRESCHOOLER'S PROGRAM

We focus on customized small group instruction in an intimate, private setting. Participants in our programs achieve goals that are far above average expectations due to the Swim Fins program, excellent instruction and small class sizes. In summary, our students Learn to Swim in 1/4 of the time!

We teach the Swim Fins program in conjunction with Red Cross Swim programs to infants (4 months and older), preschoolers, school-aged children and adults. These programs meet the emerging needs of Canadians by teaching them how to be strong swimmers and how to be safe around water. They also encourage increased physical activity. Lessons are taught in an enjoyable learning atmosphere that utilizes play, creative expression, self-discovery and independent thinking to achieve the goals of the lesson.

RED CROSS SWIM PRESCHOOL:

(FOR AGE 4 MONTHS TO 6 YEARS)

A fun seven-level preschool program with flexible entry and exit points -children enter levels based on age and then progress based on either age or ability.
Colourful, fun mascots that are used on stickers and progress booklets created specifically for preschoolers.
Seven levels increase opportunity for parents and their children to take swimming and water safety lessons at an earlier age - babies as young as four months old may be enrolled and may participate in program with solely the instructor or with their parent and the instructor. Older preschoolers learn in small groups with a qualified instructor.

BABIES/TODDLERS:

(FROM AGE 4 MONTHS to 3 YEARS)

At Swim Fins, we strongly encourage families to get their babies swimming as young as 4 months to kick start the life skill of swimming and water safety. For our babies/toddlers, we offer parent and tot lessons (where parent and child go in the pool together with other parents).

Your child will love the water! At each level, we teach skills relating to swimming, fitness and water safety.

Children move through the first two levels based on their age and the next five levels based on skill and ability. Assisted by their parents, preschoolers learn basic swimming skills such as breath control, buoyancy, arm and body movements and progress to more advanced skills such as floating, gliding, kicking, and swimming up to 10 metres.
All swimming skills start with safety, so children and their parents learn how to stay warm, when and how to get help, choking prevention and the best ways to enter and exit the pool.
Fun is the key to this program, so as children learn they enjoy games, songs and relay activities making learning enjoyable - from little Starfish to graduation as swimming Whales.