RED CROSS SWIM SCHOOL offers lessons for swimmers of all levels. Classes meet for 30-45 minutes. Students may need to repeat a level before comfortably acquiring the skills needed for the next level. Red Cross Certified Water Safety Instructors teach all classes.

Semi-private lessons: Classes meet for 30 minutes. Enrollment is limited to four students.

Private lessons: Available on a limited basis at a cost of $30 for 30 minutes of instruction.



Red Cross Levels
Level 1
Level II
Level III
Level IV
Level V
Semi-Private Levels
Beginner I and II
Beginner III
Advanced Beginner I and II
Advanced Beginner II and Stroke I
Stroke II

New Registration Information

Early registration: registration at least three days prior to the start of the sesson.
All registrations three days before sessons: $45 (district); $49 (non-district)
All registrations after the early registration date: $53 (district); $57 (non-district)



Winter/Spring 2012

Infant/Toddler (for children 6 -18 months)
This 30-minute class is for children, age six-eighteen months. Water adjustment, water entry, fron kick and glide, explore submerging to the outh, nose and eyes completely, explore buoyancy on front and back, arm movements front and back plus parent safety and use of personal floatation device. Non-toilet trained children must wear a "Little Swimmer" diaper. Parent must be in the water with the child.

Class #
Time
Day
Weeks
Start
End
Early
Registration
Date
District
Non-District
12210A
10-10:30 am
Saturday
6
1/14/12
2/18/12
1/11/12
$45
$53
$49
$57
12210B
10-10:30 am
Saturday
6
2/25/12
3/24/12
2/22/12
$45
$53
$49
$57
12210C
10-10:30 am
Saturday
6
4/14/12
5/19/12
4/11/12
$45
$53
$49
$57

Toddler/Pre-School (for children 18 -36 months)
This 30-minute class is for children, age eighteen-thirty six months. Water adjustment, water entry, fron kick and glide, explore submerging to the outh, nose and eyes completely, explore buoyancy on front and back, arm movements front and back plus parent safety and use of personal floatation device. Non-toilet trained children must wear a "Little Swimmer" diaper. Parent must be in the water with the child.

Class #
Time
Day
Weeks
Start
End
Early
Registration
Date
District
Non-District
12215A
9-9:30 am
Saturday
6
1/14/12
2/18/12
1/11/12
$45
$53
$49
$57
12215B
9-9:30 am
Saturday
6
2/25/12
3/24/12
2/22/12
$45
$53
$49
$57
12215C
9-9:30 am
Saturday
6
4/14/12
5/19/12
4/11/12
$45
$53
$49
$57

Beginner Level 1/Water Exploration
(a swimmer's first class without a parent in the water)
This 30-minute class combines basic swimming skills to swimmers ready to be in the water without a parent. Swimmers will continue work on water adjustment, with emphasis on breath control, human stroke and sculling on back. Swimmers will blow bubbles through their mouth and nose, submerge mouth, nose and eyes and gliding.

Class #
Time
Day
Weeks
Start
End
Early
Registration
Date
District
Non-District
12220A
9:30-10:00 am
Saturday
6
1/14/12
2/18/12
1/11/12
$45
$53
$49
$57
12220B
10:30-11:00 am
Saturday
6
1/14/12
2/18/12
1/11/12
$45
$53
$49
$57
12220C
9:30-10:00 am
Saturday
6
2/25/12
3/24/12
2/22/12
$45
$53
$49
$57
12220C
10:30-11:00 am
Saturday
6
2/25/12
3/24/12
2/22/12
$45
$53
$49
$57
12220C
9:30-10:00 am
Saturday
6
4/14/12
5/19/12
4/11/12
$45
$53
$49
$57
12220C
10:30-11:00 am
Saturday
6
2/25/12
2/25/12
4/11/12
$45
$53
$49
$57


Advanced Level 1/Water Exploration
In this 30-minute class swimmers will begin bobbing, opening eyes under the water and retrieving submerged objects. Swimmers will work on front and back floats and finning. Swimmers will continue work on water adjustment, with emphasis on breath control, human stroke and sculling on back.

Class #
Time
Day
Weeks
Start
End
Early
Registration
Date
District
Non-District
12222A
11-11:30 am
Saturday
6
1/14/12
2/18/12
1/11/12
$45
$53
$49
$57
12222B
11-11:30 am
Saturday
6
2/25/12
3/24/12
2/22/12
$45
$53
$49
$57
12222C
11-11:30 am
Saturday
6
4/14/12
5/19/12
4/11/12
$45
$53
$49
$57



Level II/Primary Skills
This 45-minute class continues work on rotary breathing, prone and supine floats. Swimmers will begin work on the front and back crawl. Swimmers will also begin exploration of the deep-end of the pool. Swimmers will fully submerge and hold breath.

Class #
Time
Day
Weeks
Start
End
Early
Registration
Date
District
Non-District
12225A
10-10:45 am
Saturday
6
1/14/12
2/18/12
1/11/12
$45
$53
$49
$57
12225B
10-10:45 am
Saturday
6
2/25/12
3/24/12
2/22/12
$45
$53
$49
$57
12225C
10-10:45 am
Saturday
6
4/12/12
5/19/12
4/11/12
$45
$53
$49
$57

Level III/Stroke Readiness
This class increases swimming competency and teaches personal safety and rescue skills. Class skills include: buoyancy skills, breath control, front crawl, elementary back stroke, back crawl introduction, turns and water entry and exit. Swimmers will work on sitting, kneeling and standing dives and rotary breathing.

Class #
Time
Day
Weeks
Start
End
Early
Registration
Date
District
Non-District
12230A
10:45-11:30 am
Saturday
6
1/14/12
2/18/12
1/11/12
$45
$53
$49
$57
12230B
10:45-11:30 am
Saturday
6
2/25/12
3/24/12
2/22/12
$45
$53
$49
$57
12230C
10:45-11:30 am
Saturday
6
4/12/12
5/19/12
4/11/12
$45
$53
$49
$57


Level IV/Stroke Development
Swimmers must be able to swim 25 yards. Continutation of floating and sculling skills. Introduction to standing front dive, rotary breathing, front crawl and back crawl and treading water. Begin techniques for breaststroke, sidestroke, and familiarization with rescue breathing and CPR.

Class #
Time
Day
Weeks
Start
End
Early
Registration
Date
District
Non-District
12235A
9:15-10 am
Saturday
6
1/14/12
2/12/12
1/11/12
$45
$53
$49
$57
12235B
9:15-10 am
Saturday
6
2/25/12
3/24/12
2/22/12
$45
$53
$49
$57
12235C
9:15-10 am
Saturday
6
4/12/12
5/19/12
4/11/12
$45
$53
$49
$57


Level V/Stroke Refinement
Swimmers must be able to swim 50 yards. Focus on efficient front and back crawl strokes, continue sidestroke, breaststroke, treading water and diving skills. Underwater swimming and open turns are intorduced, as well as development of personal safety, including first aid for neck and back injuries.

Class #
Time
Day
Weeks
Start
End
Early
Registration
Date
District
Non-District
13240A
9:15-10 am
Saturday
6
9/17/11
10/22/11
9/14/11
$45
$53
$49
$57
13240B
9:15-10 am
Saturday
6
11/5/11
12/17/11
11/2/11
$45
$53
$49
$57
13240C
9:15-10 am
Saturday
6
4/12/12
5/19/12
4/11/12
$45
$53
$49
$57


New Registration Information

Early registration: registration at least three days prior to the start of the sesson.
All registrations three days before sessons: $70 (district); $73 (non-district)
All registrations after the early registration date: $78 (district); $81 (non-district)


SEMI-PRIVATE LESSONS
Semi-private lessons are available to offer more individualized instruction. Maximum enrollment for class are four students for Beginner through Advanced Competitive levels. Please use the above guidelines to decide which levels would be best for your child.


Beginner I
This class is for children three years and older. Students in this class are ready to be in class without a parent; however, the students are still nervous about swimming and are not yet ready to go underwater.

Class #
Time
Day
Weeks
Start
End
Early
Registration
Date
District
Non-District
12160A
3:30-4:00 pm
T/Th
3
4/17/12
5/3/12
4/14/12
$69
$77
$73
$81
12160A
3:30-4:00 pm
T/Th
3
5/18/12
5/24/12
5/15/12
$69
$77
$73
$81


Beginner II
This class is for the non-swimmer who is getting braver and has started experimenting with going underwater. Swimmers in this class are starting to do back floats, but still need assistance.

Class #
Time
Day
Weeks
Start
End
Early
Registration
Date
District
Non-District
12162A
3-3:30 pm
T/TH
3
4/17/12
5/3/12
4/14/12
$69
$77
$73
$81
12162B
3-3:30 pm
T/TH
3
5/18/12
5/24/12
5/15/12
$69
$77
$73
$81


Beginner III
Swimmers in this class love to go underwater. These students are ready to learn to come up for air without touching the bottom. Students will learn to roll over and float independently.

Class #
Time
Day
Weeks
Start
End
Early
Registration
Date
District
Non-District
12164A
4-4:30 pm
T/TH
3
4/17/12
5/3/12
4/14/12
$69
$77
$73
$81
12164B
4-4:30 pm,
T/Th
3
5/18/12
5/24/12
5/15/12
$69
$77
$73
$81


Advanced Beginner I
These swimmers are 5 years of age and older. Swimmers need to be able to swim 10 yards and float independently. Swimmers will continue to improve their front crawl and simple elementary backstroke.  Swimmers should be able to paddle the width of the pool.

Class #
Time
Day
Weeks
Start
End
Early
Registration
Date
District
Non-District
12166A
4:30-5:00 pm
T/TH
3
4/17/12
5/3/12
4/14/11
$69
$77
$73
$81
12166B
4:30-5:00 pm
T/TH
3
5/18/12
5/24/12
5/15/12
$69
$77
$73
$81


Advanced Beginner II
This class is for thise who have been introduced to all strokes but could use some refinement. Swimmers will continue work on diving and work on endurance.

Class #
Time
Day
Weeks
Start
End
Early
Registration
Date
District
Non-District
12168A
5-5:30 pm
T/Th
3
4/17/12
5/3/12
4/14/12
$69
$77
$73
$81
12168B
5-5:30 pm
T/Th
3
5/18/12
5/24/12
5/15/12
$69
$77
$73
$81

Refund Policy: Cancellations must be done seven days prior to your child's first day of swim lessons in order to receive a refund. A $5 handling charge will be deducted from the refund. There will be a 50% penalty for late cancellations. You my transfer your child threes days prior to their first swim lesson. No refunds will be granted after classes have begun, except in cases of extenuating circumstances. In the case of a medical problem, the refund will be prorated according to the number of classes attended or when the Charelvoix Area Community Pool (CACP) was notified.

Make-ups: no make-ups are built into the schedule.

Non-toilet Trained Swimmers: must wear a "Little Swimmers" diaper.





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