INSTRUCTOR & ME
Our Instructor and Me classes are designed to provide water safety and swim instruction in a trust-based environment with an instructor.
TODDLER
AGE: 2 YEARS
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Ratio: up to 2 swimmers, 1 instructor
Tuition: Varies By Location
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Our Toddler classes teach all of the same skills included in the corresponding level. The main difference is our smaller class size.
With only two swimmers per class, instructors can provide more individualized attention, build stronger connections, and better manage the needs of young swimmers.
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Need-To-Knows: tears are normal, re-usable swim diaper required for children under the age of 4 and not yet potty-trained.
BEGINNER I
AGE: 3+ YEARS
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Ratio: up to 3 swimmers, 1 instructor
Tuition: Varies By Location
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Core Skills: body positioning, breath control, introduction to back float, and water safety skills.
Goals: Comfortability in water, relaxed movement in the water and Beginner I water safety.
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Need-To-Knows: tears are normal, re-usable swim diaper required for children ages 3 and under and not yet potty-trained.
BEGINNER II
AGE: 3+ YEARS
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Ratio: up to 3 swimmers, 1 instructor
Tuition: Varies By Location
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Core Skills: unassisted back float while continuing to increase breath control, relaxed movement in the water and Beginner II water safety.
Goals: rolling onto their back, increased breath control, unassisted back float and basic safety skills. Swim unassisted from 3-5 feet out to the side of the pool, stand on the step and climb out of the pool independently. Introduction to rolling onto back.
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Prerequisites: graduated from the Beginner I class at LFS
Need-To-Knows: re-usable swim diaper required for children under the age of 4 and not yet potty-trained.
Intermediate I
AGE: 3+ YEARS
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Ratio: up to 3 swimmers, 1 instructor
Tuition: Varies By Location
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Core Skills: Continue working on breath control, independent roll on back, knee dive in, change direction back to the wall; dive for rings, back float test.
Goals: continue individualized instruction on kicking, diving for rings and back float test. Strong back float with increased stamina for longer distance swimming (5-8 feet.)
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Prerequisites: graduated from the Beginner II Class at LFS, swim unassisted from 5 feet out to the side of the pool, independent back float, and able to climb out of the pool independently.
Intermediate II
AGE: 3+ YEARS
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Ratio: up to 3 swimmers, 1 instructor
Tuition: Varies By Location
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Core Skills: independently swim, roll, float the length of the pool, body positioning into streamline with kicks, jump-turn-swim, unassisted in water dive with ascension into float.
Goals: Continue to work on breath control and developing a confident backyard swimmer.
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Prerequisites: graduated from the Intermediate I Class at LFS, swim unassisted from 8 - 10 feet out to the side of the pool.
Testimonials From LFS Families
“We have had incredible instructors who really take the time to listen and come up with strategies to help each of our children succeed during lessons. We are especially grateful that the instructors take time to show us what we can work on at home to help our kids progress. We could not be more pleased with the quality and compassion of the instructors.”
— Chelsea H.
“We are so thankful every single teacher! We are very serious about water safety and it has never been an optional thing for our kids. When we moved to Arizona, we struggled to find the right fit at first .... and then my research led me to LFS! From the second we showed up, we knew it was the best! The classes are appropriately challenging and skill building and I have seen progress every single week we’ve gone! Thank you, Little Flippers!”
— Blair P.
