COURSE
CLASS FOCUS
PREREQUISITES
AGE
Parent & Child
Familiarize children between the ages of 6 months and approximately 3 years with the water and teach swimming readiness skills. Provide safety information for parents and teach techniques parents can use to orient their children to the water.
No skill prerequisites. Child must be at least 6 months old. One adult must attend class with each child and participate in class.
6 months to 3 years
Preschool Aquatics 1 (PSA 1)
Familiarize children 3 to 5 years old with the aquatic environment and help them acquire basic aquatic skills. Help participants begin to develop positive attitudes and safe practices in and around the water.
No skill prerequisites. Child must be at least 3 years old.
3–5 years
Preschool Aquatics 2 (PSA 2)
Build on and improve skills learned in PSA 1. Focus will be on front crawl, front and back glides, and recoveries.
Child must be able to enter the water independently, bob 5 times to chin level, and safely exit the water. Child should also be able to glide on front at least 2 body lengths, then float for 3 seconds on back and recover to vertical with assistance and/or successful completion of PSA 1.
3–5 years
Preschool Aquatics 3 (PSA 3)
Increase proficiency and build on the basic aquatic skills learned in PSA 1 & 2. Reinforce water safety concepts and skills introduced in earlier levels and introduce additional water safety topics.
Child must be able to glide on front at least 2 body lengths, roll to back and float for 5 seconds, then recover to vertical with assistance. Child must also be able to glide on back at least 2 body lengths, roll to front and float for 5 seconds, then recover to vertical with assistance. Child must be able to swim using combined arm and leg actions on front for 3 body lengths, roll to back and float for 5 seconds, roll to front and swim for 3 body lengths with assistance and/or successful completion of PSA 2.
3–5 years
Tot to Kinder (0-6)
SWIM LESSON LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS
PRESCHOOL AQUATICS SWIM LESSONS
These eight 45-minute lessons will orient preschool age children to the aquatic environment helping them acquire and build aquatic skills. Instructors will provide guided practice. These are closed classes. No observers allowed (including parents and siblings) in the pool area except during the last day of class.
PSA 1
PSA 2 Monday/Wednesday Group
When
January 14-February 6 January 14-February 6 Monday/Wednesdays Mondays/Wednesdays 4:30pm-5:15pm 5:20pm-6:05pm
Who
3-5 Years Old
Where
MRC Pool
Cost
Early Bird $30 | Full Cost $38
PSA 2 Tuesday/Thursday Group January 15-February 7 Tuesdays/Thursdays 4:30pm-5:15pm
PSA 3 January 15-February 7 Tuesdays/Thursdays 5:20pm-6:05pm
Early Bird Deadline: December 21 | Final Deadline: December 28
ITTY BITTY SWEETHEART POOL PARTY Roses are red and violets are blue. A sweetheart pool party we are planning for you! Ages 7 and under must be supervised in the water by someone 13 years of age or older. All pool rules apply.
When
February 15 | Friday | 1:00pm-3:00pm
Who
7 & Under
Where MRC Pool Cost
Normal MRC fees apply + $1 for craft project
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