MISSION STATEMENTMISSION STATEMENT OUR AIMS ARE FOR EACH CHILD AND PARENT TO OUR AIMS ARE FOR EACH CHILD AND PARENT TO

SHOW:SHOW: 1. RESPECT – FOR THEMSELVES1. RESPECT – FOR THEMSELVES - FOR OTHERS- FOR OTHERS - FOR WATER- FOR WATER - FOR THE ENVIRONMENT- FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWNAND TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN ACTIONS. ACTIONS.

2. TO SET OUR SWIMMERS UP FOR SUCCESS 2. TO SET OUR SWIMMERS UP FOR SUCCESS WITHIN A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.WITHIN A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

PARENT/STUDENT PARENT/STUDENT EXPECTATIONSEXPECTATIONS

WHY DO PARENTS BRING CHILDREN WHY DO PARENTS BRING CHILDREN TO SWIMMING LESSONS?TO SWIMMING LESSONS?

1. TEACH WATER SAFETY – SAFE VS1. TEACH WATER SAFETY – SAFE VS

SAFERSAFER 2. PARENTS CAN’T SWIM2. PARENTS CAN’T SWIM 3. LIFESTYLE - BOATING , SKIING etc3. LIFESTYLE - BOATING , SKIING etc 4. COMPETITION4. COMPETITION

JETTIESJETTIES

THE BEACHTHE BEACH

DAMSDAMS

RIVERSRIVERS

OUR PROGRAMMEOUR PROGRAMME EVOLVED FROM OBSERVATION, EVOLVED FROM OBSERVATION,

PARENT NEEDS AND CONFERENCE PARENT NEEDS AND CONFERENCE IDEASIDEAS

EDUCATE & INVOLVE PARENTSEDUCATE & INVOLVE PARENTS TEACH CHILDREN/BABIES TO FEEL TEACH CHILDREN/BABIES TO FEEL

WATER - BUOYANCY WATER - BUOYANCY SAVE YOURSELF BY SWIMMING TO A SAVE YOURSELF BY SWIMMING TO A

SAFE PLACESAFE PLACE

EVERYDAY LESSONSEVERYDAY LESSONS

LANDING HANDS FIRSTLANDING HANDS FIRST TRUST BUOYANCY IN ALL DEPTHSTRUST BUOYANCY IN ALL DEPTHS THROWN AWAY AND SWIM TO THROWN AWAY AND SWIM TO

SAFETYSAFETY SWIMMING TO FLOATATION AIDSSWIMMING TO FLOATATION AIDS BEING PULLED TO SAFETYBEING PULLED TO SAFETY KNOWING WHERE & WHEN TO ENTER KNOWING WHERE & WHEN TO ENTER

& EXIT& EXIT WAIT AND SHOW READYWAIT AND SHOW READY

WHAT IS A SAFE PLACE?WHAT IS A SAFE PLACE?

VARIETY OF SAFE PLACESVARIETY OF SAFE PLACES

THIS IS HOW WE INCLUDE THIS IS HOW WE INCLUDE IT IN OUR PROGRAMMEIT IN OUR PROGRAMME

YELLOW LEVEL 1YELLOW LEVEL 1

I KNOW I KNOW WHEN I AM WHEN I AM ABOUT TO ABOUT TO GO UNDERGO UNDER

HOLD ON TO HOLD ON TO WALL FOR 5 WALL FOR 5 SECONDSSECONDS

YELLOW LEVEL 1YELLOW LEVEL 1

3 , 5 & 7 3 , 5 & 7 SECOND SECOND SWIMSWIM

YELLOW LEVEL 2YELLOW LEVEL 2

PULL MYSELF TO PULL MYSELF TO SAFETYSAFETY

PULLED TO SAFETY PULLED TO SAFETY WITH A VARIETY OF WITH A VARIETY OF EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT

YELLOW LEVEL 2YELLOW LEVEL 2

HANDWALK HANDWALK AROUND POOL AROUND POOL (MONKEY)(MONKEY)

SPIDERFINGER SPIDERFINGER ACROSS LEDGEACROSS LEDGE

YELLOW LEVEL 2YELLOW LEVEL 2

ENTER & EXIT POOL ENTER & EXIT POOL SAFELYSAFELY

I CAN PUT MY FACE I CAN PUT MY FACE ININ

OPEN EYESOPEN EYES

YELLOW LEVEL 3YELLOW LEVEL 3

ROCKETSHIPROCKETSHIP

FRONT BALANCE FRONT BALANCE (JELLYFISH)(JELLYFISH)

YELLOW LEVEL 3YELLOW LEVEL 3

BACK BALANCE BACK BALANCE (STARFISH)(STARFISH)

TRUST BUOYANCY TRUST BUOYANCY IN ALL DEPTHSIN ALL DEPTHS

YELLOW LEVEL 3YELLOW LEVEL 3

THROWN AWAY THROWN AWAY AND SWIM TO AND SWIM TO SAFETYSAFETY

LEVEL 3 SAFETY LEVEL 3 SAFETY CERTIFICATECERTIFICATE

YELLOW LEVEL 4YELLOW LEVEL 4

SWIM TO SWIM TO WALL & WALL & HOLD ONHOLD ON

HUMPTY HUMPTY DUMPTYDUMPTY

YELLOW LEVEL 4YELLOW LEVEL 4

I AM A GOOD I AM A GOOD LISTENERLISTENER

CLIMB OUT BY CLIMB OUT BY MYSELFMYSELF

YELLOW LEVEL 4YELLOW LEVEL 4

WAIT AND SHOW WAIT AND SHOW READYREADY

6 METRE SWIM 6 METRE SWIM

YELLOW LEVEL 4YELLOW LEVEL 4

LEVEL 4 SAFETY LEVEL 4 SAFETY CERTIFICATECERTIFICATE

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

SWIMMING SWIMMING SAFER WITH SAFER WITH FUNFUN

ANY ANY QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?