Learn to Swim

LEARN TO SWIM WITH US

Learn at any age – babies, children and adults all welcome
Swimming lessons are in our private, heated indoor pool
Lessons are one on one with a qualified instructor
We teach 7 days a week and offer holiday booster clinics
We focus on having fun and safely progressing from water familiarisation to learn to swim lessons and ultimately stroke correction

It is important for children to learn to swim as early as possible, particularly when living at the coast, and in a country where swimming pools are ubiquitous. Both Adult supervision and teaching children water safety and water skills, should be a priority for parents in order to prevent unnecessary drowning.

Every child is an individual and will learn at their own pace and may have different needs in the water. HEADSTART teachers are trained accordingly and our approach is one of promoting water familiarity and learning in a fun and non-traumatic manner. We have seen the extremes – we had a pupil of 2-and-a-half yrs, learn to swim from scratch in 6 lessons, but then another pupil took 2 summer seasons. The Headstart pool is enclosed and heated, providing an intimate environment for adults and children to learn about water safety, build their water confidence and learn to swim all year round.

How long will it take?

This depends on the individual. Children should not be forced to perfect a specific skill in a set time period. Factors that contribute to the rate of learning include pupils personality and determination, any previous experiences with water; frequency and regularity of lessons, whether the child practices at home and lastly, the attitude of the accompanying parent or adult.

When should we start lessons?

We offer water familiarisation for babies from as young as 6 months old.

Water familiarisation is a wonderful bonding experience for parent and baby as well as helping little ones get comfortable in the pool and start to build their love being in the water while learning basic water safety skills.

As their confidence grows they will progress to beginning the learn to swim programme when they are ready.

For those who don’t attend water familiarisation, we recommend starting to learn to swim lessons between 12-24 months, though it is never too late and we welcome beginners of all ages from children to adults.

THE MYTH: Drown proofing

We believe that there is no such thing as drown proof – Even when a child is able to swim …they still need to be watched at all times. They could hit their head or fall in with their clothes on.

What we can do is to teach our children to swim and about water safety as early as possible.

Policies and Procedures

POLICIES

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