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Learn to Swim for School Aged Children!

Ages 6-10 years old

If you can’t find a class that fits your schedule, call us at 281-916-0550.

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School-age swim lessons involve fun and games, songs and play.

The goal of school-age swim lessons is self-rescue in a child-centered environment and a love for the water.

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School Age Lessons

School Age Level 1 - Whale

Ages: 6-10 Years

What Will My Child Learn?

  • Comfortable in the water (buoyancy and balance)
  • Shows readiness to begin learning swimming techniques
  • Walk, feel, balance on step or platform
  • Kicking skills
  • Monkey walk
  • Sit down jump with assistance (Humpty Dumpty)
  • Introduction to back floating
  • Submersion and breath control (holding)
  • Floating on tummy

Prerequisites:

  • New to swim lessons and/or just getting comfortable going under water.
  • Ages +6 years old & up

If you can’t find a class that fits your schedule, call us at 281-916-0550.

School Age Level 2 - Sea Horse

Ages: 6 -10 Years

What Will My Child Learn?

  • Bubble blowing
  • Introduction to movement
  • Jellyfish float (front float)
  • Back floating
  • Circles on steps (U-Turn)
  • Elevators
  • Paddle arms (only if child is moving independently)
  • Hokey Pokey
  • Swim 5 feet comfortably
  • Sit down jump, fishes in the ocean or Humpty Dumpty independently
  • Retrieve objects from the bottom

Prerequisites:

  • Child comfortable in the water and can go underwater.
  • Ages +6 years old & up

If you can’t find a class that fits your schedule, call us at 281-916-0550.

School Age Level 3 - Dolphin

Ages: 6 -10 Years

What Will My Child Learn?

  • Independent back floating and roll-over breathing
  • Introduction to streamline glide
  • Swim 10 feet
  • Elementary backstroke kicks
  • Elementary backstroke arms
  • Backstroke kicks with board
  • Introduction to breaststroke kick
  • Backstroke
  • Introduction to dolphin kick
  • Introduction to big arms (only when student can take a breath independently)
  • Jump in, come back to side
  • Jump in, come up on back

Prerequisites:

  • Child swim 3-5 ft alone with head in the water and independent backfloat.
  • Ages +6 years old & up

If you can’t find a class that fits your schedule, call us at 281-916-0550

School Age Level 4 - Stingray

Ages: 6 -10 Years

What Will My Child Learn?

  • Freestyle with breathing to 1 side (Alternate Side Breathing can be started after breathing to one side is mastered)
  • Perfect elementary backstroke
  • Streamline with kicks
  • Bobbing skills
  • Swim 25 feet with side breathing
  • Perfect backstroke stroke
  • Breaststroke kicks
  • Dolphin kicks
  • Introduction to breaststroke arms
Prerequisite:
  • Child swims 6-10 ft alone and rolls over on their back for a breath.
  • Ages +6 years old & up

If you can’t find a class that fits your schedule, call us at 281-916-0550.

School Age Level 5 - Barracuda

Ages: 6 -10 Years

What Will My Child Learn?

  • Introduction to “FUN”damental breaststroke
  • Introduction to “FUN”damental butterfly
  • Introduction to backstroke drills
  • Freestyle with alternate side breathing for 40 feet
  • 5 minute continuous swim
 

If you can’t find a class that fits your schedule, call us at 281-916-0550.

School Age Level 6 - Shark

Ages: 6 -10 Years

What Will My Child Learn?

  • Full stroke breaststroke with proper breathing
  • Introduction to treading water
  • Butterfly with breathing
  • Introduction to Individual Medley
  • Emphasis is on increasing distance with proficient stroke
  • 10 minute continuous swim

If you can’t find a class that fits your schedule, call us at 281-916-0550.