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
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.
Do parents have to leave during the lessons?
No. You are truly the best cheerleader your child could have. Your positive support and encouragement are invaluable to creating an effective learning environment for your child.
Why do you have the children swim in clothes?
Because 86% of children who fall in the water do so fully clothed, we want our students to have experience with such a situation. If a child has experienced the sensations of being in the water in clothing prior to an emergency situation, he/she is less likely to experience panic and be able to focus on the task at hand. If you have ever jumped in the water with clothes on, then you know that there is a significant difference in weight and feel with clothes as opposed to a bathing suit.
I hear you say your priority is survival skills. Will my child learn to actually swim?
Yes. At ISR, we believe that part of survival for a child who can walk is swimming. Children learn the swim-float-swim sequence so that they could get themselves to safety. The difference in our program is that they will learn swimming AND survival skills and how to be an aquatic problem solver.
Download ISR's Family Aquatic Safety List to help protect your family from the hazards of an aquatic environment
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