Water Babies
Children ages 6 months-36 months accompanied by an adult
Skills your child will work on include:  basic flutter kick on their front and back, coordinating arm and leg movement

for progression through the water and going under water with assistance. Instructional swim bubbles will be used

for some skills. Exit skills: Children must be able to swim unassisted with the aid of a swim bubble.  

Class Ratio: 1:6    Class time: 30 minute    Min. 3 / Max. 6  

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Toddler Swim
Toddler Swim Classes are for children ages 18-36 months, with an adult.  
Children must have had previous experience with our water babies class and are starting to swim independently with the aid of a swim bubble.   
Skills your child will work on include: flutter kick on front and back, coordinating arms and legs on front and back and encouraging your 
child to put their face in the water unassisted. Instructional swim bubbles will be used for some skills.
Exit skills: Children must be able to swim unassisted with the aid of a swim bubble and begin to kick on their back using a kickboard with assistance.       Class Ratio: 1:6     Class time: 30 minutes    Min. 3 / Max. 6  

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Preschool Swim
Classes are for children ages 3-6 years old. 
Skills your child will work on include: swimming a modified freestyle with the aid of a swim bubble, encouraging your

child to swim with their face in the water, basic backstroke with assistance and jumping into the water and swimming

to safety unassisted.
Exit skills: Children must be able to swim a modified freestyle with their face in the water using the aid of half a

swim bubble, begin to kick on their back unassisted 15 feet using the aid of a kickboard and jump into the water from

the edge of the pool and swim to safety unassisted.       Class Ratio: 1:5    Class time: 40 minute      Min. 3 / Max. 5    

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Advanced Preschool Swim
Classes are for children ages 3-6 years old. 
Children must have had previous exposure in SBPD preschool swim lessons and swimming in a half bubble or less.
Skills your child will work on include: swimming modified freestyle with the aid of a swim bubble, encouraging your child to swim with their 
face in the water, basic backstroke with assistance and jumping into the water and swimming to safety. 
Exit skills: Children must be able to swim a modified freestyle unassisted and without the aid of a swim bubble half the length of the pool and basic arm and leg action to backstroke with the kickboard unassisted.       Class Ratio: 1:5        Class time: 40 minutes    Min.3 / Max. 5 

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Level I
Skills your child will work on: include: modified freestyle and backstroke half the length of the pool and basic water safety skills. 
Exit skills: Children must be able to swim a half-length of the pool with modified freestyle and backstroke.
Class Ratio: 1:5     Class time: 45 minutes    Ages: 6-14 years old       Min.3 / Max. 5  

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Level II
Skills your child will work on: include: rhythmic breathing with freestyle, backstroke and basic water safety . Children will be swimming these strokes  a half length of the pool unassisted.  
Exit skills: Children must be able to swim a full-length of the pool with basic freestyle and backstroke.
Class Ratio: 1:5    Class time: 45 minutes   Ages: 6-14 years old       Min. 3 / Max. 5 

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Level III
Skills your child will work on: include: distance swimming and stroke perfection for freestyle, backstroke and body

motion and kick to butterfly is introduced in this level. Children will be swimming a full length of the pool (25yds/75ft).
Exit skills: Children must be able to swim 50 yards of freestyle, 50 yards of backstroke and 25 yards of butterfly kick..
Class Ratio: 1:5      Class time: 45 minutes     Ages: 6-14 years old       Min. 3 / Max. 5  

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​Level IV
Entrance skills: Children must be able to swim 50 yards of freestyle and backstroke continuously.
Skills your child will work on include: Refining freestyle and backstroke, with an introduction to breaststroke, sidestroke kick, elementary 
backstroke and butterfly.   Exit skills: Children must be able to swim 25-50 yards of each stroke continuously.
Class Ratio: 1:5        Class time: 45 minutes      Ages: 6-14 years old      Min. 3 / Max. 5 

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Splashball NEW!
Entrance Skills: Must have been in our Advanced Preschool level or higher. Comfortable in the water and comfortable not wearing goggles in the pool. Skills you child will work on: This class is designed for the younger athletes interested in learning Water Polo.
We will work on developing water safety skills, endurance, hand-eye coordination and the basic skills used in Water Polo.
Class ratio: 1:8      Class Time: 45 minutes     Min.4/Max.8        Ages: 4-8    

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Intro to Water Polo
Entrance Skills:  Participants must have passed out of SBPD youth level 3 or have been participating in youth level 4 or our Swim Team Clinic classes.
Prerequisites Skills:  Tread water for 1 minute with head above the water, swim freestyle for 50 yards continuously, swim backstroke for 50 yards continuously and be able to swim without goggles.
Skills your child will work on: This class teaches the fundamentals to Water Polo.  We will work on ball handling, water polo front and back strokes, treading for water polo, ball passing, positions during game play and teamwork.
Class Ratio: 1:8     Class Time: 60 minutes      Min.4/ Max.8     Ages: 8-15    

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Teen Swim Lessons  
This class is ideal for any teen at any level. The instructor will cater the class based on skill level of the participants. We will work on putting together a basic stroke, refinement, endurance and speed. This class is great for teens that need prep for P.E. class, continuing to swim with others their age and teens that are looking to become future lifeguards. Please contact the pool office with any questions  847-381-7515 x148.  
Class Ratio: 1:5    Class time: 45 minutes         Ages: 13-18 years old           Min. 3 / Max. 5  

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Adult Group Lessons - Beginner
It’s never too late to learn to swim! If you have little to no experience or just need help improving your stroke techniques, this is the class for you. Our instructor works with each individual at their own pace. Come Join us!
Class Ratio: 1:5    Class time: 45 minutes         Ages: 18 and up           Min. 3 / Max. 5  

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​​​​​​​Make-ups

Contact the Aquatic Supervisor in regards to making up a class or for approval to make up a class.

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Lesson Placement

If a child is not enrolled in the correct level, the teaching staff will try to make corrections on the first day of the session. If enrollment does not meet the class minimum of 4 students, classes may be canceled or levels may be combined.

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Parental Observation

In order for class participants to learn as much as possible, parents are not allowed on deck during lessons. You may view the lessons from the upstairs viewing windows. Please deliver and pick up your children on the pool deck. Shoes and strollers are not allowed on the pool deck. Showers are encouraged before children enter the water. An adult should be available during the entire lesson in case assistance is needed to take the child to the bathroom during class time, or if first aid is required. Families are asked to use the family changing locker rooms. Children age six and over are not allowed in the opposite-gender locker rooms at any time.

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Lesson Fees

Lesson fees are based on the number of lessons in the session. Registering before the registration deadline is encouraged as our swim classes fill quickly. Due to curriculum, classes can not be prorated.

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