Preschool Program
The preschool program is for 3-4 year old students. Once students turn 5, they will move to the school aged program.
Our caring qualified teachers will help your child develop skills and confidence through our structured levels in their own pace. It introduces 3 to 4 year olds the experience of independent swim lessons in the water to develop important water survival skill.
The benefits are:
- Smaller class size (maximum of 4 students)
- Water familiarisation – helps build confidence, safety awareness and stimulates senses
- Water safety skills
- Stroke development
Our caring and qualified teachers will help guide students through our structured levels at their own pace.
PRESCHOOL 1: JUNIOR OCTOPUS
Maximum number of students: 4
Duration: 30 minutes
Age/Ability: This class is an introduction for non swimmers aged 3 to 4 years that are experiencing lessons for the first time without a parent or caregiver in the water.
Aims:
- Safe slide in entry
- 6 second conditioning pour
- Full underwater submersion
- Submerged kick and paddle with independent recovery
- Basic kicking action on back with minimal assistance
- Assisted front and back star float with independent recovery
- Monkey grip in shallow and deep water
- Jump into deep water with assistance
- Introduction to breathing out underwater
PRESCHOOL 2: JUNIOR FROG
Maximum number of students: 4
Duration: 30 minutes
Ability: Once children have completed the basic water confidence and mobility skills in Junior Octopus, they progress to the Junior Frog class. This class focuses on further developing water confidence and survival skills, and gives an introduction to sculling and freestyle arms.
Aims:
- Push and glide in streamline position
- 5m torpedo with strong kick
- 5m basic freestyle arms (with board & no breathing)
- 5m one arm bubble and breathe with board
- Push and glide off wall on back with no assistance
- 5m confident back kick
- Front to back float with recovery
- Confident sculling arms while floating
- Jump into deep water and swim back to wall unassisted
PRESCHOOL 3: JUNIOR SQUID
Maximum number of students: 4
Duration: 30 minutes
Ability: Once children have completed the survival skills and basic techniques in Junior Frog, they progress to the Junior Squid class. This class focuses on further developing survival skills and swim techniques, and gives an introduction to backstroke arms and dolphin kick.
Aims:
- 5m freestyle arms (no board)
- 5m bubble and breathe with board (bilateral breathing)
- 5m backstroke arms
- 5m sculling
- Underwater swim with no goggles
- Front and back float with recovery in deep water
- Jump into deep water and swim 5m to safety
- Be rescued using a floatation aid in deep water
- Perform a reach rescue using a floatation aid in deep water
- Introduction to dolphin kick