Aquatics
PARENT AND CHILD AQUATICS
American Red Cross Parent and Child Aquatics is designed for children between the ages of 6 months and approximately 3 years and their parents . The purpose of the course is to familiarize children with the water and teach swimming readiness skills . In addition , Red Cross Parent and Child Aquatics provides safety information for parents and teaches parents techniques they can use to help orient their children to the water .
Parent and Child Aquatics Level 1
Instructor : Aquatics Staff ( WSI Certified ) Ages : 6 months – 3 years
Level 1 introduces basic skills to parents and children . Parents learn how to safely work with their child in the water , including how to appropriately support and hold their child in the water and how to prepare and encourage their child to participate fully and try the skills . Children receive an introduction to basic skills that lay a foundation for learning to swim . In addition , parents are introduced to several water safety topics . ( Maximum Class Size : 10 )
October 3 - November 21 Sundays , 10:00-10:30am Code : 19036
$ 125 JCC members $ 160 non-members $ 105 Preschool
Parent and Child Aquatics Level 2
Instructor : Aquatics Staff ( WSI Certified ) Ages : 1 1 / 2 years – 3 years
Parent and Child Aquatics Level 2 builds on the skills introduced in Level 1 . Participants improve on these skills and learn more advanced skills in Level 2 . As with Level 1 , water safety topics are also included in this level . ( Maximum Class Size : 10 )
Parent & Child Level 1 is not a prerequisite for this course
October 3 - November 21 Sundays , 10:35-11:05am Code : 19037
$ 125 JCC members $ 160 non-members $ 105 Preschool
Preschool Aquatics Level 1
For first time young swimmers who are not yet comfortable in the water Instructor : Aquatics Staff Ages : 3 – 5
Level 1 orients children to the aquatic environment and helps them gain basic aquatics skills . These skills include entering and exiting the water , blowing bubbles through mouth and nose , submerging mouth , nose and eyes , opening eyes underwater and retrieving submerged objects , front and back gliding , back floating , rolling from front to back and back to front , treading water , alternating and simultaneous arm and leg actions on front and back , combining arm and leg actions on front and back and ageappropriate water safety skills . ( Maximum Class Size : 6 )
October 3 - November 21 Sundays , 11:15 - 11:45 am Code : 19038
$ 125 JCC members $ 160 non-members $ 105 JCC Preschool rate
October 6- December 1 ( excluding November 24th ) Wednesdays , 1:00-1:30pm Code : 19039 ( If your child is in half-day Preschool then a JCC Aquatics staff member will pick up from Preschool hallway @ 12:50pm . Parents / guardians will need to pick their swimmers from the pool .)
$ 125 JCC members $ 160 non-members $ 105 JCC Preschool rate
Preschool Aquatics Level 2
A class focused on skill development for young swimmers who are comfortable in the water Instructor : Aquatics Staff Ages : 3 – 5
Level 2 helps children gain greater independence in their skills and develop more comfort in and around water . Skills to be taught include entering and exiting the water , bobbing , opening eyes underwater and retrieving submerged objects , front floating , back gliding and floating , rolling from front to back and back to front , treading water using arms and legs , combining arm and leg actions on front and back , finning arm action on back and age-appropriate water safety skills . ( Maximum Class Size : 6 )
October 3 - November 21 Sundays , 11:15 - 11:45 am Code : 19040
$ 125 JCC members $ 160 non-members $ 105 JCC Preschool rate
October 6- December 1 ( excluding November 24th ) Wednesdays , 1:00-1:30pm Code : 19041
( If your child is in half-day Preschool then a JCC Aquatics staff member will pick up from Preschool hallway @ 12:50pm . Parents / guardians will need to pick their swimmers from the pool .)
$ 125 JCC members $ 160 non-members $ 105 JCC Preschool rate
Preschool Aquatics Level 3
For the more advanced young swimmers who are extremely comfortable in the water and swimming independently with breaths . Instructor : Aquatics Staff Ages : 3 – 5
Preschool Level 3 helps children start to gain basic swimming propulsive skills to be comfortable in and around water . Skills to be taught include entering the water , fully submerging and holding breath in the water , bobbing , rotary breathing , front , jellyfish and tuck floating , front and back floating or gliding with recoveries , changing direction of travel while swimming on front and back , finning arm action on back and age-appropriate water safety topics . ( Maximum Class Size : 6 )
October 3- November 21 Sundays , 11:15 - 11:45 am Code : 19042
$ 125 JCC members $ 160 non-members $ 105 JCC Preschool rate
October 6- December 1 ( excluding November 24 ) Wednesdays , 1:00-1:30pm Code : 19043
( If your child is in half-day Preschool then a JCC Aquatics staff member will pick up from Preschool hallway @ 12:50pm . Parents / guardians will need to pick their swimmers from the pool .)
$ 125 JCC members $ 160 non-members $ 105 JCC Preschool rate
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