Swimming Program
Swim Classes are billed on a weekly or season basis. Daily rates are only available for private lessons.
SWIM STARTERS:
Parents & Child Lessons (Two Stages)
Stage A (Water Discovery):
Introduces infants and toddlers (6 months-16 months) to the aquatic environment (30 minute class)
Stages of Learning:
Blow bubbles on surface, assisted
Front tow chin in water, assisted
Water exit parent & child together
Water entry parent & child together
Back float assisted, head on shoulder
Roll assisted
Front float chin in water, assisted
Back tow assisted, head on shoulder
Stage B (Water Exploration):
Focuses on exploring body positions, blowing bubbles, and fundamental safety and aquatic skills (16 months-36 months) (30 minute class)
Stages of Learning:
Blow bubbles mouth & nose submerged, assisted
Front tow blow bubbles, assisted
Water exit assisted
Water entry assisted
Back float assisted, head on chest
Roll assisted
Front float blow bubbles, assisted
Back tow assisted, head on chest
Outcomes include:
Accompanied by a parent, infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills through fun and confidence building experiences, while parents learn about water safety, drowning prevention, and the importance of supervision.SWIM BASICS:
Recommended skills for all to have around water
Level 1:
Increases comfort with underwater exploration and introduces basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance (30 minute class)
Stages of Learning:
Submerge bob independently
Water exit independently
Jump, push, turn, grab assisted
Back float assisted, 10 secs., recover independently
Roll assisted
Front float assisted, 10 secs., recover independently
Swim, float, swim assisted, 10 ft
Level 2:
Encourages forward movement in water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently (30 minute class)
Stages of Learning:
Submerge look at object on bottom
Front glide 10 ft.
Water exit independently
Jump, push, turn, grab
Back float 20 secs.
Roll Front float 20 secs.
Back glide 10 ft.
Tread water 10 secs., near wall
Swim, float, swim 5 yd.
Level 3:
Develops intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distances than in previous stages (30 minute class)
Stages of Learning:
Submerge retrieve object in chest-deep water
Swim on front 15 yd.
Water exit independently
Jump, swim, turn, swim, grab 10 yd.
Swim on back 15 yd.
Roll Tread water 1 min. & exit
Swim, float, swim 25 yd.
Outcomes include:
Swimmers learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills:
Swim, float, swim—sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide, and exit
Jump, push, turn, grabSWIM STROKES:
Focus on stroke introduction
Level 4:
Introduces basic stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and reinforces water safety through treading water and elementary backstroke (45 minute class)
Stages of Learning:
Endurance any stroke or combination of strokes, 25 yd.
Front crawl rotary breathing, 15 yd.
Back crawl 15 yd.
Dive sitting
Resting stroke elementary backstroke, 15 yd.
Tread water scissor & whip kick, 1 min.
Breaststroke kick, 15 yd.
Butterfly kick, 15 yd.
Level 5:
Introduces breaststroke and butterfly and reinforces water safety through treading water and sidestroke (1 hour class)
Stages of Learning:
Endurance any stroke or combination of strokes, 50 yd.
Front crawl bent-arm recovery, 25 yd.
Back crawl pull, 25 yd.
Dive kneeling
Resting stroke sidestroke, 25 yd.
Tread water scissor & whip kick, 2 mins.
Breaststroke 25 yd.
Butterfly simultaneous arm action & kick, 15 yd.
Level 6:
Refines stroke technique on all major competitive strokes and encourages swimming as part of a healthy lifestyle, introduction to swim practice sets (1 hour class)
Stages of Learning:
Endurance any stroke or combination of strokes, 150 yd.
Front crawl flip turn, 50 yd.
Back crawl pull & flip turn, 50 yd.
Dive standing
Resting stroke elementary backstroke or sidestroke, 50 yd.
Tread water retrieve object off bottom, tread 1 min.
Breaststroke open turn, 50 yd.
Butterfly 25 yd.
Outcomes Include:
Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique, developing skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being, and foster a lifetime of physical activity.
FIRST AID/CPR/AED CERTIFICATION COURSE:
Course will be offered at two different times throughout the summer
First session: 7/18-7/21
Second session: 8/1-8/4
Times and location will be sent out closer to start date of sessions
Times will be flexible given the juniors participant in the junior program
Purpose:
The American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED program is designed to help participants recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac, breathing and first aid emergencies. The courses in this program teach participants the knowledge and skills needed to give immediate care to an injured or ill person when minutes matter, and to decide whether advanced medical care is needed. This program offers a choice of First Aid, CPR and AED courses in traditional classroom or blended learning (online learning with instructor-led skill session) formats, in addition to optional skill boosts to meet the various training needs of a diverse audience
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites for the core courses within the First Aid/CPR/AED program except the participant must be 14 years old or older.
Length:
Course lengths vary depending on course components included. Core courses may last from less than 1 hour to just over 5 hours.
Length is also dependent on the blended learning component of the course.
Learning Objectives:
Describe how to recognize an emergency and gain confidence to act.
Explain how to lower the risk for infection when giving care.
Understand legal concepts as they apply to lay responders, such as consent.
Describe the emergency action steps: CHECK—CALL—CARE.
Identify when it is necessary to call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number.
Explain how to check an injured or ill person who appears to be unresponsive.
Explain how to check a responsive injured or ill person.
Demonstrate high-quality CPR and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) for a person who is in cardiac arrest.
Demonstrate first aid care for a person who is choking.
Recognize the signs and symptoms of, and describe appropriate first aid care for, the following sudden illnesses: shock, asthma attack, anaphylaxis, heart attack, opioid overdose, diabetic emergencies, high fever, vomiting, diarrhea and dehydration.
Describe methods used to control life-threatening bleeding, including the application of direct pressure and the application of a commercial tourniquet.
Demonstrate the application of direct pressure to control life-threatening bleeding.
Explain when a commercial tourniquet should be used, and describe the basic principles of using a tourniquet.
Recognize the signs and symptoms of, and describe appropriate first aid care for, the following injuries and environmental illnesses: burns; head, neck and spinal injuries (including concussion); heat stroke; hypothermia; poison exposure.
Parents & Child Lessons (Two Stages)
Stage A (Water Discovery):
Introduces infants and toddlers (6 months-16 months) to the aquatic environment (30 minute class)
Stages of Learning:
Blow bubbles on surface, assisted
Front tow chin in water, assisted
Water exit parent & child together
Water entry parent & child together
Back float assisted, head on shoulder
Roll assisted
Front float chin in water, assisted
Back tow assisted, head on shoulder
Stage B (Water Exploration):
Focuses on exploring body positions, blowing bubbles, and fundamental safety and aquatic skills (16 months-36 months) (30 minute class)
Stages of Learning:
Blow bubbles mouth & nose submerged, assisted
Front tow blow bubbles, assisted
Water exit assisted
Water entry assisted
Back float assisted, head on chest
Roll assisted
Front float blow bubbles, assisted
Back tow assisted, head on chest
Outcomes include:
Accompanied by a parent, infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills through fun and confidence building experiences, while parents learn about water safety, drowning prevention, and the importance of supervision.SWIM BASICS:
Recommended skills for all to have around water
Level 1:
Increases comfort with underwater exploration and introduces basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance (30 minute class)
Stages of Learning:
Submerge bob independently
Water exit independently
Jump, push, turn, grab assisted
Back float assisted, 10 secs., recover independently
Roll assisted
Front float assisted, 10 secs., recover independently
Swim, float, swim assisted, 10 ft
Level 2:
Encourages forward movement in water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently (30 minute class)
Stages of Learning:
Submerge look at object on bottom
Front glide 10 ft.
Water exit independently
Jump, push, turn, grab
Back float 20 secs.
Roll Front float 20 secs.
Back glide 10 ft.
Tread water 10 secs., near wall
Swim, float, swim 5 yd.
Level 3:
Develops intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distances than in previous stages (30 minute class)
Stages of Learning:
Submerge retrieve object in chest-deep water
Swim on front 15 yd.
Water exit independently
Jump, swim, turn, swim, grab 10 yd.
Swim on back 15 yd.
Roll Tread water 1 min. & exit
Swim, float, swim 25 yd.
Outcomes include:
Swimmers learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills:
Swim, float, swim—sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide, and exit
Jump, push, turn, grabSWIM STROKES:
Focus on stroke introduction
Level 4:
Introduces basic stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and reinforces water safety through treading water and elementary backstroke (45 minute class)
Stages of Learning:
Endurance any stroke or combination of strokes, 25 yd.
Front crawl rotary breathing, 15 yd.
Back crawl 15 yd.
Dive sitting
Resting stroke elementary backstroke, 15 yd.
Tread water scissor & whip kick, 1 min.
Breaststroke kick, 15 yd.
Butterfly kick, 15 yd.
Level 5:
Introduces breaststroke and butterfly and reinforces water safety through treading water and sidestroke (1 hour class)
Stages of Learning:
Endurance any stroke or combination of strokes, 50 yd.
Front crawl bent-arm recovery, 25 yd.
Back crawl pull, 25 yd.
Dive kneeling
Resting stroke sidestroke, 25 yd.
Tread water scissor & whip kick, 2 mins.
Breaststroke 25 yd.
Butterfly simultaneous arm action & kick, 15 yd.
Level 6:
Refines stroke technique on all major competitive strokes and encourages swimming as part of a healthy lifestyle, introduction to swim practice sets (1 hour class)
Stages of Learning:
Endurance any stroke or combination of strokes, 150 yd.
Front crawl flip turn, 50 yd.
Back crawl pull & flip turn, 50 yd.
Dive standing
Resting stroke elementary backstroke or sidestroke, 50 yd.
Tread water retrieve object off bottom, tread 1 min.
Breaststroke open turn, 50 yd.
Butterfly 25 yd.
Outcomes Include:
Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique, developing skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being, and foster a lifetime of physical activity.
FIRST AID/CPR/AED CERTIFICATION COURSE:
Course will be offered at two different times throughout the summer
First session: 7/18-7/21
Second session: 8/1-8/4
Times and location will be sent out closer to start date of sessions
Times will be flexible given the juniors participant in the junior program
Purpose:
The American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED program is designed to help participants recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac, breathing and first aid emergencies. The courses in this program teach participants the knowledge and skills needed to give immediate care to an injured or ill person when minutes matter, and to decide whether advanced medical care is needed. This program offers a choice of First Aid, CPR and AED courses in traditional classroom or blended learning (online learning with instructor-led skill session) formats, in addition to optional skill boosts to meet the various training needs of a diverse audience
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites for the core courses within the First Aid/CPR/AED program except the participant must be 14 years old or older.
Length:
Course lengths vary depending on course components included. Core courses may last from less than 1 hour to just over 5 hours.
Length is also dependent on the blended learning component of the course.
Learning Objectives:
Describe how to recognize an emergency and gain confidence to act.
Explain how to lower the risk for infection when giving care.
Understand legal concepts as they apply to lay responders, such as consent.
Describe the emergency action steps: CHECK—CALL—CARE.
Identify when it is necessary to call 9-1-1 or the designated emergency number.
Explain how to check an injured or ill person who appears to be unresponsive.
Explain how to check a responsive injured or ill person.
Demonstrate high-quality CPR and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) for a person who is in cardiac arrest.
Demonstrate first aid care for a person who is choking.
Recognize the signs and symptoms of, and describe appropriate first aid care for, the following sudden illnesses: shock, asthma attack, anaphylaxis, heart attack, opioid overdose, diabetic emergencies, high fever, vomiting, diarrhea and dehydration.
Describe methods used to control life-threatening bleeding, including the application of direct pressure and the application of a commercial tourniquet.
Demonstrate the application of direct pressure to control life-threatening bleeding.
Explain when a commercial tourniquet should be used, and describe the basic principles of using a tourniquet.
Recognize the signs and symptoms of, and describe appropriate first aid care for, the following injuries and environmental illnesses: burns; head, neck and spinal injuries (including concussion); heat stroke; hypothermia; poison exposure.
