Fall Private Swim Lessons - 4 Lesson Punch Card

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Private Swim Lessons with Aquatics Instructor, Rob Hale (or a member of his staff)Saturday's between 9:00 and 12:00 in half hour time slots.September 10 - October 29.Private lessons are for Cumberland/North Yarmouth residents only. Lessons are sold in groups of 4 half-hour sessions for $140 ($35 per lesson).Once registered, please forward your program email confirmation to Rob Hale to schedule your lessons at: rhale@msad51.orgSwimmers with hair that is 3 inches or longer must wear swim caps.Goggles are required in all learn-to-swim programs. For children as young as 3 learning to wear goggles is as much a part of the lesson as getting in the water. They should be comfortable and fit properly.Parents, swimmers, and spectators are required to remove shoes before entering the pool area.Children need to follow simple commands from their instructor. Trust is important and crucial for positive progress. Parents are welcome to watch from the bleachers.For children ages 6 and up, the instructor to student ratio will depend on the skill group your child is working on. We follow USWIM progressions for Level 2 and 3. See below for skills (for more detail parents can view all the levels on YouTube).Level 1-2: Safety Fundamentals, is divided into six skills.Skill 1 is Breath ControlSkill 2 is Streamlined (front) FloatSkill 3 is Back FloatSkill 4 is Dog Paddling (face down)Skill 5 is Back Kicking with arms at sidesSkill 6 is Safety Awareness and combines all skills in the shallow end and progresses to the deep end of the pool.Level 3: Stroke Development, is divided into six skills.Skill 1 is Streamlined Kick (with face in)Skill 2 is Beginner FreestyleSkill 3 is Pat the DogSkill 4 is Freestyle BreathingSkill 5 is BackstrokeSkill 6 is FreestyleLevel 4: In the USWIM curriculum we use for our lesson, there is not a level 4, but we will provide instruction for swimmers who are above level 3. Swimmers will be introduced to and taught: Beginning Breaststroke, Butterfly, Treading Water, Surface Dives, Standing Front Dive and Flip Turns.After this level swimmers would be encouraged to possibly joining Seacoast Swim Club if interested.