Levels Explained
Baby, Toddler and Pre-School Classes:
At Aquaschool each course consists of 9 weekly sessions and each session lasts for 30 minutes. The cost of a 9 week course is £112.
Although the lessons are structured and follow a steady, logical progression through many different skills, our philosophy is ‘safety and fun’.
In this the 21st century it is an amazing feat that we are teaching babies at 3 months to swim a short distance under water. However the well being of each individual child is of paramount importance, never as parents and as teachers should we forget this whilst fulfilling our own expectations.
In order to develop and learn a child must feel safe and comfortable and experience trust. Every child is unique and we aim to cater for individual needs.
Sometimes the slower we go the faster they learn, along with word association and continual reinforcement each skill will be retained.
| Level |
Colour |
Aimed At |
| Babies |
| 1 |
Red |
3 to 16 months & those new to infant swimming. |
| 2 |
Orange |
6 to 20 months, progression from level 2 or babies with previous experience. |
| 3 |
Yellow |
9 to 22 months, progression from level 2 or babies with previous experience. |
| 4 |
Green |
12 to 24 months, progression from level 3 or babies with previous experience. |
| 5 |
Blue |
15 to 24 months, progression from level 4 or babies with previous experience. |
| Toddler and Pre-school Children |
| Toddlers & Adv.Toddlers |
Indigo |
20 months to 3 years, progression from level 5 and toddlers new to swimming lessons. |
| Pre School & Adv. Pre.school 1-5 |
Violet |
2 to 4 years, progression from toddlers and infants with previous swimming experience. |
Infant Classes:
We are delighted to now be able to teach beyond the pre-school years on a Monday afternoon/evening at our Lockwood, Guildford venue. The terms will run in conjunction with state school terms, and consist of a weekly 30 minute lesson, parents will NOT be required to be in the pool. We will teach to the ASA National Teaching Plan. Each 12 week course will cost £120.
| Infants |
Aimed At |
| Starfish 1 |
4-5 yrs Beginners - no experience. |
| Starfish 2 |
4-5 yrs Advanced - progression from Starfish 1 or previous experience. |
| Dolphin 1 |
5-6 yrs Beginners - no experience. |
| Dolphin 2 |
5-6 yrs Advanced - progression from Dolphin 1 or previous experience. |
| Shark 1 |
6-7 yrs Beginners - no experience. |
| Shark 2 |
6-7 yrs Advanced - progression from Shark 1 or previous experience. |
| Awards |
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| Duckling Awards |
ASA Certificate & Badge |
The Duckling Award scheme has been specifically developed by the ASA for young children and supports the UK National Plan for Teaching Swimming.We introduce Duckling awards into our lesson plans from Adv.Pre School classes onwards. |
| Distance Awards |
ASA Certificate & Badge |
Distance badges of 5m & 10m are awarded when these specific distance goals have been achieved. |
| ASA National swimmimg Plan |
Levels 1-3 |
Taught in Starfish,Dolphin and Shark classes. |
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