Dovercourt Spring 2019 program guide

6 DOVERCOURT RECREATION CENTRE SPRING 2019 PROGRAMS YOUR SPRING ADVENTURE AWAITS DOVERCOURT.ORG
SWIM LESSONS
WHY TAKE SWIMMING
LESSONS AT DOVERCOURT?
Dovercourt’s highly-skilled
instructors are able to teach
children proper technique
efficiently and effectively,
in accordance with the high
standards of the Lifesaving
Society. Our end-of-session
Survival Day is unique to
Dovercourt and is a fun yet
powerful way to teach children
skills that could save their lives
in real-life scenarios. Our staff
undergoes extensive training
and regular updates on safety,
rescue situations, changes to
current standards, as well as
techniques for teaching. Many
of our senior aquatics staff are
instructor and lifeguard trainers
and are a valuable resource for
our aquatics team. Our leisure
pool is designed to teach
swimming, with unique features
like warmer water, a beach
entry, rope swing and shallow &
deep water pods. We are proud
of the quality of our swim
lesson program at Dovercourt!
Read more on our website:
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THE SWIM FOR LIFE®
PROGRAM
Basic swimming ability is a
requirement of any meaningful
attempt to eliminate drowning
in Canada. Swim for Life®
is a comprehensive swim
instruction program that
focuses on the acquisition and
development of fundamental
swim strokes and skills for
learners of all ages and
abilities. Learning Swim to
Survive® skills and achieving
the Lifesaving Society’s Swim
to Survive® Standard are key
foundations of the Swim for
Life® Program.
LIFESAVING PARENT & TOTS
A rewarding experience for
adults with infants or toddlers.
These levels introduce the joys
of water activity while stressing
parental responsibility in, on
and around the water. Parent
participation required, but just
one “water loving” parent is
permitted in the pool due to
our limited pool space. Class
length: 30 minutes.
PARENT & TOT 1
12 months old and under (able
to hold head up) with parent or
caregiver.
PARENT & TOT 2
24 months old and under with
parent or caregiver.
PARENT & TOT 3
Under 4 years old with
parent or caregiver.
PRESCHOOL A TRANSITION
Your child is “almost” ready
for independence or almost
3 years old. Parents must join
their preschooler in the water
until the child is ready to
participate on their own and
they are 3 years old.
PRESCHOOL CLASSES
All Preschool classes are
unparented and for 3-5 year
old children.
PRESCHOOL A
Prerequisites: For kids 3-5
years old just starting out on
their own, with little or no
experience but comfortable
in a class without mom or
dad.
PRESCHOOL B
Prerequisites: Participants
can comfortably move and
float with aid and put their
faces in the water with eyes
open and exhale in a relaxed
manner.
PRESCHOOL C
Prerequisites: Participants
can float on front and back in
PFD without assistance; swim
5m on front and back any
way with an aid; and exhale
under water 3 times without
pause.
PRESCHOOL D
Prerequisites: Participants
can float and move in deep
water with assistance;
breathe rhythmically 5 times;
flutter kick while gliding on
front and back 5m; recover
objects from the bottom.