Bloomington Community Education

Requirements for signing your child up for this level: • Has participated in a recent Parent & Child Class • Toilet trained • Able to listen and follow directions for 30 minutes • Child will be okay without parent or guardian in the pool • Able to hold onto wall for 30 minutes This class provides children with their first pool experience without parental assistance in a safe, fun and positive learning environment. The primary objective of the Pre-School Class is to promote developmentally appropriate learning of fundamental water safety and aquatic skills. Instructors help children adapt to the pool and learn how to move independently through the water. This level will build upon skills learned in Level A & B providing additional guided practice. Skills in this level are performed independently. • Enter water by jumping • Fully submerge and hold breath, bobbing • Front and back floats, and recoveries • Front and back glides • Tread water • Swim on front and back using combination of arms and legs • Change direction while swimming on front or back • Water safety topics

Give students success with fundamental skills by: • Skills performed independently • Enter water by stepping or jumping from the side • Exit water safely by using ladder or side • Submerge entire head • Float on front and back • Perform front and back glide • Tread water using arm and leg actions • Swim front crawl and back crawl • Class taught in shallow end • Water safety topics