PRESCHOOL ACADEMY

Preschool A

Who should enroll: Preschool A is for a child who has never taken a swim class before and/or does not like to put his or her face in the water.

Skills and goals: Learn beginner swimming and water safety skills including:

• Blowing bubbles
• Submerging mouth, nose and eyes
• Floating on back
• Gliding on front, with assistance
• Kicking legs on front and back, with assistance
• Jump in water, with assistance

Preschool B

Who should enroll: Preschool B is for a child who feels comfortable in the water and can put their face underwater.

Skills and goals: Continue building beginner swimming/ water safety skills with increasing independence including:

• Floating on back independently
• Gliding on front and roll to back
• Swim with combined arm and leg movement on front and back (elementary backstroke)
• Jump in water independently
• Retrieving object from under water with eyes open

Preschool C

Who should enroll: Preschool C is for a child who has successfully completed Preschool B or has received prior approval by the swim director.

Skills and goals: Students will build on and strengthen skills from levels A & B by increasing the amount of time and distance that the skills are practiced working towards full independence. Skills include (all independently) :

• Floating on front and back
• Gliding on front and roll to back
• Gliding on back and roll front
• Swim with combined arm and leg movement on front and back
• Bobbing
• Treading water
• Jumping in