Every lesson, for every child, is individualized one-on-one instruction.  We do not have "group" lessons, because we believe your child should have our individualized attention. We customize their lessons, especially for them, to ensure the safest, most efficient lessons. We want each child to experience success and use positive reinforcement to recognize each accomplishment, no matter how small. The parent, or caregiver, watches the lessons poolside. Students attend short lessons (10 minutes maximum Monday through Thursday, 4 lessons per week)
    
We typically start teaching children when they begin crawling and can sit unassisted, the youngest we can start is 6 months. For this age group, we teach survival floating - that is, rotating from a face-down position in the water to a survival float. 

 For children who are walking independently (generally around 14 + months of age), we teach the swim-float-swim sequence - that is, swimming in a face down position, using their arms and legs (this is similar to a crawl stroke); rolling onto the back to the same survival float; and then flipping back over to continue swimming. Lessons run on AVERAGE 6 weeks. The number of weeks often depends on the child's abilities since our lessons are child-paced. Please remember every child is different. We want your child to be competent in each skill presented. I do teach special needs children as well and their lessons may take longer or some actually are shorter! The program is tailored to each individual child's pace.

If you are a boating family, I would love to test your child in his or her life jacket as well and make sure it fits properly and will help your child be safe.