HOMESCHOOL GROUP SWIM LESSONS
📘 Full Program Description – Homeschool Swim at SSA
Welcome to SSA’s new and improved Homeschool Swim Lessons!
Designed with homeschool families in mind, our 1-hour classes run in 4-week sessions and combine structured learning with fun. Each class includes 40 minutes of swim instruction followed by 20 minutes of supervised open swim/structured play, giving kids the chance to apply new skills while staying active.
We offer three skill-based levels to ensure your child is placed where they’ll learn best:
- Beginner (10:00 AM) – Starfish & Turtle levels
- Intermediate (11:00 AM) – Primarily Stingray with some Frog
- Advanced (12:00 PM) – Frog & Dolphin levels
Small group sizes and clear skill tracks help your child grow in confidence, technique, and love for the water—all while meeting other homeschoolers in a safe and social setting! The rate is $70 per session, that gets you 4 1-hour long classes, no makeup available.
Level Breakdown:
🌟 Beginner Level (Non-swimmers) (10:00 AM – 6 Students Max)
Perfect for new swimmers, our Beginner level focuses on water safety, comfort, and basic swimming skills. This class is designed for those at our Starfish and Turtle levels, working on floating, gliding, kicking, and early stroke development—all in a supportive and encouraging environment. Ideal for kids who are still building confidence in the water.
💧 Intermediate Level (Swimmers) (11:00 AM – 8 Students Max)
Our Intermediate level is great for swimmers who are already comfortable in the water and ready to refine their technique. Focused primarily on our Stingray curriculum with introductions to Frog-level skills, students will work on proper freestyle and backstroke form, rotary breathing, and increased endurance.
🐬 Advanced Level (Advanced Swimmers) (12:00 PM – 8 Students Max)
This level is ideal for strong swimmers who are preparing for swim team or advanced stroke development. Covering Frog and Dolphin level skills, students will focus on refining freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and dolphin kick, as well as practicing treading water, dives, and stamina-building sets.
Schedule:
Tuesdays:
Beginner 10am-11am
Intermediate 11am-12pm
Advanced 12pm-1pm
Thursdays:
Beginner 10am-11am
Intermediate 11am-12pm
Advanced 12pm-1pm
GUPPY
INTRO TO SWIMMING:
This gentle introduction to swimming is designed for children ages 6–18 months and their parent or guardian. At this stage, the adult is the primary student, learning how to safely and confidently support their baby in the water while encouraging exploration and comfort.
Each child must be accompanied by one adult (18 years or older) in the pool during every class. With an emphasis on fun, bonding, and safety, this class guides both parent and child through playful water activities that promote early swim readiness and water familiarity. Special focus is placed on building comfort with back floating and body position.
Skills explored and practiced include:
- Getting wet through toys and splashing
- Gentle in-water exploration of the pool environment (ladders, skimmers, depth markers)
- Entering and exiting the pool safely (adult lifts child in and out)
- Wall holds: encouraging children to hold onto the pool edge with support
- Breath control: blowing bubbles on the surface and submerging mouth, nose, and eyes
- Supported floating and gliding:
- Front float and front glide with support
- Back float and back glide with support
- Alternating leg kicks on both front and back while supported
- Reaching for toys underwater while developing comfort with submersion
- Kicking play to encourage movement and engagement in the water
This level provides a gentle foundation for future swimming success, helping your child grow comfortable in and around the water while you learn techniques to support their aquatic development.
SEAHORSE
COMFORT WITH A PARENT:
This introductory class is designed for children ages 18 months to 5 years who are new to swimming and benefit from having a parent or guardian in the water with them.
A parent or adult guardian is required to participate alongside each child during every class.
This level focuses on helping young swimmers gain comfort and confidence in the water through playful, skill-based learning.
Children will be introduced to essential water safety and swimming foundations, including:
- Entering and exiting the pool safely using seated and side-roll methods
- Holding onto and crawling along the pool wall
- Breath control and submersion: blowing bubbles with the
mouth and nose, holding breath underwater
- Floating:
front and back floats
for 5 seconds with assistance
- Gliding: assisted
front and back glides
for 2 body lengths
- Drafting/underwater glides between instructor and parent
- Assisted
treading water
for 5 seconds using a swim belt
Children will wear a swim belt during class to help build independent movement and body position while learning to float, glide, and explore. This level lays the foundation for future swimming success in a fun, supportive, and engaging environment.
STARFISH
STARFISH-COMFORT: (Ages 3 and up) This level is for those who are brand new to swimming or who have no prior swim lessons. In this class, children learn to hold their breath, blow bubbles with mouth and nose, and put their faces in the water. They will learn basic floats and glides on front and back and learn to move independently using an assistive swim belt. They also develop a bond and trust for their instructor, as they build the courage to jump into the water.
TURTLE
BASIC SWIM SKILLS/ SWIM MOVEMENTS: (Ages 3 and up) This level will teach bobbing, review front and back floats and glides, and teach all the leg and arm movements of the freestyle, backstroke, elementary backstroke, and breaststroke
STINGRAY
FREESTYLE/ELEMENTARY BACK STROKE: (Ages 3 and up) This level reviews bobbing, introduces bobbing to safety, rolling over in the water, tuck floats, surface dives and finning. Students will learn to independently swim the freestyle and elementary back stroke. **This is the first level that allows goggles during class!**
FROG
BACKSTROKE/BREASTSTROKE: (Ages 3 and up) This level reviews treading and front and back floats and glides with recovery. Students will be introduced to sitting dives and they will learn to independently swim the backstroke and breaststroke.
DOLPHIN
STROKE REFINEMENT: (Ages 3 and up) This level takes all the skills the student has learned in previous levels and uses them to have the student swim the length of the pool (15 meters) in all 4 strokes. The level introduces kneeling dives, rotary breathing, dolphin kicks and underwater streamline glides to prep those who may move onto a swim team program.
SWIM TEAM/STROKE
MAINTENANCE
(Ages 5 and up) All four strokes are evaluated and corrected with the use of drills and coach instruction. The goal of this class is to help swimmers improve stroke technique and teach drills that will enable the continued refinement of the strokes. NOW OFFERING A DROP IN OPTION!!!
With experienced and certified instructors, we create a safe and nurturing environment for your child to develop their swimming skills and build confidence in the water. Whether your little one is a beginner or an advanced swimmer, our comprehensive program ensures they receive the personalized attention they need to excel. Join us at Blue Turtle Swim School and watch your child dive into a lifetime of swimming enjoyment.
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