Early childhood & Preschool
Our Swim School offers a range of classes suitable for children 6 months – 5 years old. We are currently running our lessons at Trentham School Pool Bookings required.
Early childhood (6 months – 3.5 years)
Structured play to improve confidence and technique.
Pipis (6-14 months)
• Assisted entry and exit
• Assisted front float.
• Assisted back float with roll over.
• Assisted monkey wall.
• Assisted sitting dives.
• Submerging happily from water being poured with conditioning for breath control.
Tadpoles (12 months-24 months)
• Submerge under the water with conditioning for breath control.
• Assisted front float and kick.
• Assisted back float and kick.
• Unassisted monkey wall
• Independent sitting dives with roll over to back
• Assisted swim to adult.
Ducks (2 years to 3 years)
• Unassisted entry and exit.
• Unassisted front float
• Unassisted back float
• Assisted back kick.
• Paddle and kick independently to parent or back to wall
• Assisted sitting dives turn and paddle back to the wall.
• Unassisted picking objects of pool floor with bubbles
Angelfish (2.5 years to 4 years)
• Unassisted entry and exit.
• Unassisted front kick
• Unassisted back kick
• Unassisted sitting dives turn and paddle back across pool.
• Unassisted Doggy paddle
• Unassisted Pindrop in turn around and bounce back to wall.
• Unassisted bunny hops
Pre-school ( 3.5 – 5 years)
Structured play to improve confidence and technique.
Octopus 1 (3.5 years to 5 years)
• Independent entry and exit.
• Submerge confidently, eyes open, blowing bubbles for a count of 3.
• Unassisted front float
• Unassisted back float
• Unassisted streamline glide
• Unassisted streamline back glide
• Bunny hop for 3 metres.
Octopus 2 (3.5 year to 5 years)
• Submerge confidently, using a duck dive, pick up two objects off the floor.
• Kicking front for 3 metres
• Kicking back for 3 metres (with aid if required)
• Dolphin kick for 3 metres
• Doggy paddle
• Mushroom float with a count of 5.
• Rotate using a log roll glide, front to back, back to front.
• Jump in from side, upon surfacing, return to poolside and climb out.
• Introduction to breaststroke kick aided.
Octopus 3 (3.5 years to 5 years)
• 5 meters freestyle kick
• 5 metres freestyle with attempted arm strokes
• 5 metre back kick unaided.
• Back scull for 5 metres
• Dolphin kick for 5 metres
• Perform a dolphin dive motion for 5 metres.
• Perform a sequence of 3 changing shapes while floating.
• Perform a sitting dive and glide.
• Show an understanding of pool safety rules.
All lessons cover the following areas:
- Water familiarisation – developing confidence, encouraging safe exploration and gaining basic breath control.
- Basic skills – teaching balanced movement, flotation, kicking and the basis of swimming strokes.
- Water safety – developing parent/caregiver awareness of water safety issues.
For health reasons, all toddlers under 4 years are required to wear waterproof nappies when in the pool.
Enrolment
Ages 6 months to 5 years of age require a verbal assessment with parent / caregiver. Please complete the enquiry form below and we will be in touch or call 04 5272113.
Classes operate,
Saturdays 8.00 - 11.15am and Sundays 8.00am - 11.45am
Lessons operated by H2O at Trentham School Pool during the closure of our facility are $11.50 per lesson. An average 10 week term is $115.00. Full term payment is required upon booking.
Pool Closure LTS
We are running Learn to Swim during the upgrade at Trentham School Pool & Squad at Stokes Valley. Bookings are required.