Big Lake Schools Community Education

Parents remain in the water with their child and work on body position, blowing bubbles, floating, and entering/exiting the water on their own. This class is intended for swimmers to learn to be comfortable in the water and start to develop skills for swimming independently from a parent with assistance of a flotation device. NOTE: Mid-session progress reports will be sent digitally for each level. Please provide current email address when registering to receive these reports. After completion of your child’s session, you will be handed a skills completion card that will show you the next or current level your child should enroll in. Parents, if you have any questions please speak to the instructors before or after lessons. NOTE: If the class you’ve selected is showing filled when registering, please put your child’s name on the waitlist as enrollment #’s. will be evaluated by pool staff. Please do not arrive at the pool until you have received confirmation via email that your child is in this class. Your card will not be charged until registration has been confirmed.

KIDS CLUB FAMILIES: BEFORE REGISTERING FOR THESE EXCLUSIVE CLASSES YOUR CHILD WILL NEED TO HAVE PASSED THE NECESSARY SKILLS BEFORE REGISTERING FOR THESE. IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF WHAT LEVEL YOUR CHILD IS IN, PLEASE CONTACT K.TAUBERT@BIGLAKESCHOOLS.ORG TO CONFIRM THEIR SKILL LEVEL. NOTE: Kids Club participants must be scheduled to attend childcare on ALL the dates that swim lessons are offered to be eligible for these special lessons. Please have your child arrive at Kids Club no later than 7:30am with their swimsuit on and own towel along with a change of clothes on swim lesson days. 4 Sessions meet on Monday-Thursdays: Class times: Turtle 1, 2 & 3 8-8:30 am | Otters, Dolphins & Sharks - all meet from 8:35-9:15 am. Turtle (Level 1) Your swimmer will focus on water exploration; learning how to float, blow bubbles, push off of the wall, kicking, and small distance forward motion. Swimmers will learn personal water safety along with basic swim competency. Turtle (Level 2) This class will build on the Turtle 1 class allowing swimmers to swim and kick longer distances, submerge under the water to pick up a ring from the bottom of the pool, and jumping in from the side. The benchmarks for passing will be submerging underwater, swim to float, and learning to jump and swim to safety. Turtle (Level 3) Turtle 3 is a class designed for swimmers who are on the verge of passing onto our Otter level 1 class but just need a little more practice on certain specific skills. Must be pre-approved from Kaycee Taubert before registering for these sessions. Otter 1 (Level 1) In this class, swimmers learn to create their foundation. Swimmers will be introduced to underwater streamline, swimming and kicking longer distances, building on their treading skills, and jumping in from the side and swimming a certain distance. This class is 30 minutes. Otter 2 (Level 1 Advanced) In this class swimmers will build on the foundations from Otter 1. Swimmers will work on swimming and kicking longer distances, explore simultaneous arm and leg motions on their stomach and back. Swimmers will focus on body position, control and directional change. This class is 30 minutes. Dolphin 1 (Level 2) In this class, swimmers will develop stroke technique in front and backstroke, and introduce the breaststroke kick and diving. Swimmers will continue to build on their endurance by learning rotary breathing. This class is 40 minutes. Dolphin 2 (Level 3) This class will focus on stroke introduction and will continue with stroke technique and diving. Swimmers will be introduced to the dolphin kick and timed swimming events. Students will also be introduced to the butterfly in this class. This class is 40 minutes. Shark 1 (Level 4) In this class, swimmers will learn all four competitive strokes and technique work on how to improve their swimming abilities. Swimmers will also be introduced to starts and turns while building their endurance for Shark 5. This class is 50 minutes. Shark 2 (Level 5) In this advanced class swimmers will refine their strokes and learn about competitive swimming. Swimmers will gain endurance and learn skills on how to incorporate swimming into a healthy lifestyle. This class is 50 minutes. Please make sure you pick the level that is most appropriate for your swimmer. If your swimmer has taken lessons before, please answer during registration what the highest level they passed was. Aquatics staff will move children as needed based on their ability the first day of lessons.

Turtle Level 1 will focus on water exploration with learning how to float, blow bubbles, push off of the wall, kicking, and small distance forward motion. Swimmers will learn personal water safety along with basic swim competency. Swim Levels are more about skill rather than age. If you are unsure of your child’s swim level, please contact: k.taubert@biglakeschools.org for verification. NOTE: Mid-session progress reports will be sent digitally for each level. Please provide current email address when registering to receive these reports. After completion of your child’s session, you will be handed a skills completion card that will show you the next or current level your child should enroll in. Parents, if you have any questions please speak to the instructors before or after lessons. NOTE: If the class you’ve selected is showing filled when registering, please put your child’s name on the waitlist as enrollment #’s. will be evaluated by pool staff. Please do not arrive at the pool until you have received confirmation via email that your child is in this class. Your card will not be charged until registration has been confirmed.