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Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Evening Parent/Child

Description of class content for each level Group Lessons = $50 per child

Classes are offered at the Chaska Middle School East pool. Please use the west entrance (door # 19)
Summer 2008
Session 1 Monday-Thursday, June 16-26
Time	Level	Class #	Time	Level	Class #
9-9:40 a.m.	2 3 4	9201A 9301A 9401A	10:30-11:10 a.m.	1 3 Jr. Guard	9101B 9301B 9901A
9:45-10:25 a.m.	1 2 5/6	9101A 9201B 9501A	11:15-11:55 a.m.	Minnows* 1 4	9701A 9101C 9401B
*minnows class is 30 minutes (11:15-11:45 a.m.)			12:00-12:40 p.m.	1 2 5/6	9101D 9201C 9501B

Session 2 Monday-Thursday, July 7-17
Time	Level	Class #	Time	Level	Class #
9-9:40 a.m.	2 3 4	9202A 9302A 9402A	10:30-11:10 a.m.	1 3 Jr. Guard	9102B 9302B 9902A
9:45-10:25 a.m.	1 2 5/6	9102A 9202B 9502A	11:15-11:55 a.m.	Minnows* 1 4	9702A 9102C 9402B
*minnows class is 30 minutes (11:15-11:45 a.m.)			12:00-12:40 p.m.	1 2 5/6	9102D 9202C 9502B

Session 3 Monday-Thursday, July 21-31
Time	Level	Class #	Time	Level	Class #
9:00-9:40 a.m.	2 3 4	9203A 9303A 9403A	10:30-11:10 a.m.	1 3 Jr. Guard	9103B 9303B 9903A
9:45-10:25 a.m.	1 2 5/6	9103A 9203B 9503A	11:15-11:55 a.m.	Minnows* 1 4	9703A 9103C 9403B
*minnows class is 30 minutes (11:15-11:45 a.m.)			12:12:40 p.m.	1 2 5/6	9103D 9203C 9503B

Evening Classes Monday & Wednesday for 4 weeks
Session 1: June 16-July 9			Session 2: July 14-August 6
Time	Level	Class#	Time	Level	Class#
4:30-5:10 p.m.	1 2 4	9104A 9204A 9404A	4:30-5:10 p.m.	1 2 4	9105A 9205A 9405A
5:15-5:55 p.m.	1 2 3	9104B 9204B 9304A	5:15-5:55 p.m.	1 2 3	9105B 9205B 9305A

Parent/Child Evenings Tuesdays & Thursdays for 4 weeks
Session 1: June 17-July 10			Session 2: July 15-August 7
Time	Ages	Class #	Time	Ages	Class #
5:00-5:30 p.m.	6 mo-2 yrs 2-4 years	9006A 9006B	5:00-5:30 p.m.	6 mo-2 yrs 2-4 years	9007A 9007B

Swimming Lessons

A Program of Community Education

School District 112/The Schools of Eastern Carver County

11 Peavey Road Chaska, MN 55318

Phone: (952) 556-6200 Fax: (952) 556-6209

communityed@district112.org

PARENT/CHILD: (6 months – 4 years) This class is designed to introduce children to the water with an emphasis on safety in and around the water. Children work on kicking, floating, blowing bubbles, and more. Instructors will provide training to parents on how to assist their child in the development of swimming skills. In water participation of a parent or other adult is required. Children must wear either swim diapers or snug fitting plastic pants over diapers if they are not sully potty-trained.

Class Ratio 1:15 maximum

MINNOWS: (3-4 years) For those 3-4 year olds who have completed a parent-child class and are ready to explore the water independently of their parents. All participants will need to be fully potty-trained and able to be separated from their parents and able to follow directions given by the instructor.

Class Ratio 1:8 maximum

LEVEL 1: Must be at least 4 ½-5 years old to register for this class: This level orients children to the aquatic environment and teaches them elementary skills, which can be built on for progression through the learn-to-swim program.

Class Ratio 1:8 maximum

LEVEL 2: This level builds on the fundamental aquatic locomotion, safety, and rescue skills of Level 1. Children will begin to perfect the front and back crawl in this level.

Class Ratio 1:9 maximum

LEVEL 3: This level builds on aquatic locomotion, safety, and rescue skills presented in Level 2 by providing additional guided practice. In addition, children will learn the fundamentals of the elementary backstroke and dolphin kick.

Class Ratio 1:9 maximum

LEVEL 4: This level develops confidence and competency in aquatic locomotion, safety, and rescue skills presented in level this far. The children will also begin to learn the sidestroke, breaststroke, and butterfly.

Class Ratio 1:9 maximum

LEVEL 5: This level coordinates and refines the key strokes presented in levels thus far and introduces flip turns, surface dives and survival swimming.

Class Ratio 1:10 maximum

LEVEL 6: This level reviews and perfects all strokes and skills presented at previous levels of the program, encourage good lifetime fitness habits, and teach advanced rescue and diving skills.

Class Ratio 1:10 maximum

JR. GUARD: For those who have passed Level 6 and are interested in maintaining their swim fitness and possibly becoming a Lifeguard in the future but are not yet 15 years old.

Class Ratio 1:10 maximum

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