SPRING SWIM LESSONS
There is a reason why the YMCA is referred to as America's Favorite Swim Instructor. In Y classes, not only are you taught in a caring way how to swim, but you also learn about yourself, about safety and rescue skills, and about water activities you can enjoy for a lifetime. Class size is determined by considering safety factors and participants' ages, making sure classes don't get too big to be comfortable. The Northwood Family YMCA offers a Parent-Child Aquatic Program which promotes water enrichment and aquatic readiness activities for children from 6 months up to 36 months of age and their parents. The Preschool Aquatic Program teaches water adjustment and basic swimming skills for children from 3 to 5 years of age. The Youth Aquatic Program for those ages 6 to 15 is oriented toward student-centered learning. It is designed to ensure the student's safety, provide the student with regular, progressive success and make the learning process more enjoyable. All programs incorporate a multi-phase learning process with each level progressing to new skills.
Session 1:
April 10 – May 3, 2012
Tuesday & Thursday
Session 2:
May 8 – May 31, 2012
Tuesday & Thursday
Fees:
Members: $55/session
Non-Members: $75/session
Registration:
Members: March 1st
Non-Members: March 15th
Parent-Tot
(6-36 months)
For the parent(s) and child to enjoy and explore water together. This program is age and skill specific. Basic water safety and movement skills are introduced to prepare the child for the next level of the YMCA Learn to Swim Program.
Class Times: 6:00-6:30 pm
Pike
(3-5 years)
This level helps children develop safe pool behavior, adjust to the water, and develop independent movement in the water. It is designed for new swimmers, teaching basic paddle strokes and kicking skills, pool safety, and comfort with holding the face in the water while blowing bubbles and swimming.
Class Times: 4:00-4:30 pm, 5:00-5:30 pm, 5:30-6:00 pm, 6:00-6:30 pm
Eel
(3-5 years)
This "advanced beginner" level reinforces Pike skills. It is for children who are comfortable in the water. They are taught to kick, dive, float, and perform the progressive paddle stroke. They also learn basic boating safety.
Class Times: 4:00-4:30 pm, 5:30-6:00 pm
Ray
(3-5 years)
At this level children review previous skills, improve stroke skills, learn more personal, safety, and rescue skills, build endurance, and learn to tread water and perform more progressive diving skills. Children can swim across the pool on their front and back without assistance by the end of this level.
Class Times: 5:00-5:30 pm
Afterschool
swim lesson
This swim lesson group is designed for the children participating in the afterschool program. We will split the children into 3 different levels. The afterschool staff will be responsible for getting your child to the swim lesson and back to afterschool. If you sign your child up one of the other swim lessons and your child participates in the afterschool program you will be responsible for getting them from afterschool to their swim lesson.
Class Times: 4:30-5:00 pm
Polliwog
(6-12 years)
This is the beginning level for school age children. It gets children acquainted with the pool, the use of flotation devices, and floating. By the end of this level, they should know the front paddle stroke, and side and back paddle.
Class Times: 4:00-4:30 pm, *4:30-5:00pm, 5:00-5:30 pm
Guppy
(6-12 years)
The children continue to practice and build upon basic skills, now performing more skills without the aid of a flotation device. They are introduced to the front and back crawl, sidestroke, breastroke, and elementary backstroke. Children can swim a length of the pool without assistance at the end of this level.
Class Times: *4:30-5:00pm, 5:30-6:00pm, 6:30-7:00 pm
Minnow
(6-12 years)
This is the "initial intermediate" level. The children further refine the lead-up strokes they have learned as their skills become more like those normally used in swimming.
Class Times: *4:30-5:00pm, 6:30-7:00 pm
Pre-Competitive
(6-12 years)
This class has replaced the Fish, Flying Fish & Shark class. Skills to be taught include breaststroke, butterfly, stroke perfection, endurance building, proper dives, and competitive swimming turns. Participants must be at a higher swimming level or have passed our Minnow class. This is an excellent transitional class for the young swimmer to take prior to joining a swim team!
Class Times: 6:00-6:45 pm
Adult
(13+ years)
It is never too late to learn to swim or to improve your strokes. Skills taught are water adjustment, front and back float, front and back crawl, personal safety and survival skills and any other skill you would like to learn. Our instructors are patient and understanding.
Class Times: 7:00-7:45 pm
