What to Expect

How to get started and what lessons typically look like.

How to Get Started

  1. Initial Clearance and Online Registration


    - Complete initial clearance through the national ISR office online.

    - Fill out registration forms and pay the $105 fee using the unique URL provided.

  2. Approval and Scheduling

    You can choose your preferred time slot by paying a $135 deposit (equal to one week of lessons; applied to your final week of lessons) from my available time slots when I begin scheduling. This deposit will hold your spot until you register your child approximately 6 weeks before lessons start!

  3. Start Date Confirmation and Information Packet


    Receive an email with your child's start date and time along with an informational registration packet.

  4. Pre-Lesson Communication


    Before lessons, get an email from your instructor with directions, BUDS sheets, ISR Policies, and a welcome letter with tips.

FAQs
Will my child fear the water because of lessons?
There is an important difference between being fearful and being apprehensive because you are not yet skilled in a new environment. ISR is not like traditional swim lessons; it is a drowning prevention program that teaches survival swimming. Sometimes as a parent, you make choices for your child’s safety, like sitting in a car seat, because you know they are important. The same can be said for ISR. Fun can be defined as when skill meets challenge. Once competent in their skills, many children cannot be dragged away from the pool. They are having entirely too much FUN.
Do you have children that just can’t learn the skills?
No. Every child can learn. It is my job to find the best way to communicate the information so that it makes sense to the child. I set your child up to be successful every time you bring them to me. I start where they are and through consistent lessons, we see progress.
How do the kids react during the first few lessons?
Children often fuss during the first few lessons because they are in a new environment and around new people. As your child becomes more confident in his/her ability in the water, the fussing will decrease. It is not unlike the first time you tried a new exercise class or were asked to perform a task at work that you’d never done before: the first time you try a new task it is always challenging, until you get the hang of it. It is the same for your young child. Your child is learning to perform a skill that he/she’s never done before.
Why don’t parents participate in the water during the lessons?
We do not want the baby to initially associate the water with the love, attention, and affection of the parent while in the water. Also, it takes incredible concentration and objectivity to teach the baby how to respond to an aquatic emergency and our experience shows that parents often find it too difficult to be objective to be effective teachers with their own children in the water. We gladly invite parents to join us in the pool once their child has independent skills to practice at home.
Download ISR's Family Aquatic Safety List to help protect your family from the hazards of an aquatic environment
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