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Courses for Pre-Schoolers
**All children that have turned 5 years old will passe directly to our Swim Kids program.
Courses for pre-schoolers (adapted from the Red Cross Program)
Ages: 18 months to 4 years old
Fee: $55
Duration: 12, 25-minutes lessons, 1 lesson a week
Duck: Introduction to water for small children accompanied by a parent. Children learn how to use floating objects for support. Comment: Parent-child course (18 to 24 months).
Sea Turtle: The child participates in a variety of activities that focus on water orientation: kicking, jumping into chest-deep water, holding his or her breath and blowing bubbles under water. Water safety techniques include the fundamentals of entering water and of swimming in deep water. Comment: Parent-child course (24 to 36 months).
Salamander: The child, accompanied by a parent, learns how to swim two metres, to stay afloat for five seconds, to open his or her eyes underwater, to float without assistance and to jump into chest-deep water. Safety skills include learning how to use a floatation device and a personal floatation device (PFD). Games provide a dynamic and stimulating atmosphere. Comments: Children aged 3 and 4 years who have never taken swimming lessons begin at this level. Parent-child course (3 and 4 years old).
Sunfish: Children learn to swim five metres, to float on their backs in shallow water and to maintain surface support for five seconds. Safety skills include swimming skills in deep water and using a personal floatation device (PFD). Comments: Course without a parent in the water (3 and 4 years old), equivalent of Swim Kids 1. Prerequisite: Salamander level.
Crocodile: Through games and activities, children learn to swim five metres on front and back, to perform dolphin kicks and to use rhythmic breathing. Safety skills focus on learning the signs of a swimmer in distress. Comments: Course without a parent in the water (3 and 4 years old), equivalent of Swim Kids 1. Prerequisite: Sunfish level.
Whale: Through games and activities, children learn to swim 10 meters, to jump into chest-deep water and stay safe at the surface for 20 seconds, to perform a front crawl and a back swim for 10 meters. Safety skills focus on helping children identify safe areas for swimming and jumping. They also learn how to change directions in deep water. Comment: Course without a parent (3 and 4 years old). Equivalent of Swim Kids 2. Prerequisite: Crocodile level.
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