Stay Safe Around Water! The YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne is providing free Safety Around the Water classes this summer for 500 kids, with classes taking place July 8th through the 18th. Water can be an irresistible place for kids to explore and enjoy, but it can also be a dangerous place for those who haven’t yet developed water safety skills. Safety Around the Water classes introduce kids of all ages to water safety through eight lessons teaching many critical water safety skills, including two skill sets kids can use if they unexpectedly find themselves in the water. Also covered are safety topics like what to do if you see someone in the water who needs help. Instructors will provide fun activities that reinforce their new skills and help kids adjust to being comfortable in the water. Registration is open now to the entire community; Y membership is not required. Classes will take place at the Jorgensen Family YMCA, Parkview Family YMCA, Whitley County Family YMCA, Jackson R. Lehman Family YMCA, Renaissance Pointe YMCA, and Caylor Nickel Foundation Family YMCA. To register or for more information, visit https://lnkd.in/gteKv3Fj. The YMCA is one of the largest providers of swimming instruction in the country, and invented group swim lessons over 100 years ago. To find out more about all of the swimming lessons offered at the YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne, visit https://lnkd.in/gWkqu9HQ.
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🌊 Having trouble getting your child to swim? 🏊♂️ • Believe it or not, it’s not uncommon for children to refuse to swim after a series of swim lessons. While it’s important to focus on staying positive, it’s also important to consider additional factors that could have contributed to your child not enjoying the water. • Generally speaking, when children aren’t receiving instruction that is clear and tailored to their learning style, swimming can be incredibly difficult to learn. This makes parents (unknowingly) have unrealistic expectations of their retaining the water safety skills. • It’s essential that parents advocate for highly experienced coaches to teach their child to swim, as well as parents taking a leading role in enforcing what their children learn in swim lessons. By holding their children accountable for the skills that they worked hard on developing, through something as easy as play, parents will not only see their child’s confidence grow, but they will also see their child retain water safety skills learned in swim lessons. • Connecting it all together, is your child’s swim coach’s attitude towards coaching. A coach that is focused on your child retaining the skills they learn, will be open minded as well as open hearted. They will encourage a high level of communication so that your child can learn at a pace that best suits their cognitive, physical and emotional development. Leading to children growing to be strong water safety competent swimmers, but also confident children. • Stumped on where to find a program that can help your child learn the life saving skill of swimming? Text Coach Jess directly at (512) 923-2660 or visit our website at https://lnkd.in/g3g5j8H, to learn more about how Head Above Water Midland can help your child learn to swim.
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We really do need to seek out the availability of pools, which are under-utilised - and make them available. Insurance for renting pool space is often considered to be a barrier: but this really need not be an issue. Just ask... Lindy at BGi.uk.
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The Importance of learning to swim: Over the years we have rented one of our pools to several external swim companies. After lockdown we had an unprecedented demand for more swimming lessons, so we researched the situation and were shocked to learn that at least 30% of people are unable to swim and this was further exacerbated across disadvantaged communities where we believe that up to 50% are non-swimmers. This is not surprising given that swimming pools are closing due to such high running costs with reports of up to 2000 pools set to close by 2030. As a young boy growing up in Pakistan the only way of learning to swim was the local watering hole for the farming animals which was also a playground for all the village kids. I was lucky and learnt very quickly how to stay afloat, my cousin sadly was not so lucky and unfortunately lost his life there at the age of 6. Apart from the recreational and health benefits being able to swim can also be a life saver! In 2022 M Club decided to help and support local communities with swimming provision. We realised having 6 swimming pools including an outdoor pool we could teach up to 5000 people to learn to swim every single week. As a result, M Swim was created, which has proudly taught hundreds of kids and adults of all abilities and is now an STA (Swimming Teachers Association) accredited swim school. We also offer subsidised lessons to many children with special needs as well those on lower incomes. We even offer free swimming lessons to all the children at our Nurture Childcare Ltd business as part of their standard package, ensuring every child becomes safe and competent in the water at a very early age. We are now pleased to announce that we have opened up more of our pools to local schools for swimming lessons. M Swim will continue to expand our capacity to help everyone learn to swim so they can safely enjoy the Waterworld resort experience for years to come!
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#repost The Benefits for Children Trying New Swimming Instructors With the Easter Courses around the corner, there's no better time to try a new instructor! In the dynamic world of childhood development, our instructors go beyond imparting water skills, shaping confidence, resilience, and a love for aquatic activities. Discover 3 key benefits for children when exploring diverse teaching approaches: #DiverseTeachingStyles: Each instructor brings a unique style, exposing children to various approaches, fostering a well-rounded skill set. #AdaptabilityAndResilience: Trying new instructors helps children navigate changes, enhancing adaptability and resilience for future challenges. #TrustAndCommunication: Collaborating with different instructors builds trust and communication skills, extending beyond the pool to nurture personal and social development. At SwimWay, we celebrate the exploration of diverse teaching experiences as a pathway to unlocking a child’s full potential. 🌟 Book today and watch your child flourish in and out of the water! 💙 #SwimWayInstructors #ChildhoodDevelopment #DiverseTeachingApproaches #AdaptableSkills #SwimmingJourney #ConfidentKids #TrustAndCommunication #EnrichingExperiences #PersonalDevelopment #SwimwayFlourish
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#repost The Benefits for Children Trying New Swimming Instructors With the Easter Courses around the corner, there's no better time to try a new instructor! In the dynamic world of childhood development, our instructors go beyond imparting water skills, shaping confidence, resilience, and a love for aquatic activities. Discover 3 key benefits for children when exploring diverse teaching approaches: #DiverseTeachingStyles: Each instructor brings a unique style, exposing children to various approaches, fostering a well-rounded skill set. #AdaptabilityAndResilience: Trying new instructors helps children navigate changes, enhancing adaptability and resilience for future challenges. #TrustAndCommunication: Collaborating with different instructors builds trust and communication skills, extending beyond the pool to nurture personal and social development. At SwimWay, we celebrate the exploration of diverse teaching experiences as a pathway to unlocking a child’s full potential. 🌟 Book today and watch your child flourish in and out of the water! 💙 #SwimWayInstructors #ChildhoodDevelopment #DiverseTeachingApproaches #AdaptableSkills #SwimmingJourney #ConfidentKids #TrustAndCommunication #EnrichingExperiences #PersonalDevelopment #SwimwayFlourish
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5 reasons why kids should learn to swim: 1. Safety: Drowning is a leading cause of death for children, especially those under the age of 5. Learning to swim can help reduce a child's risk of drowning by up to 88%. 2. Health: Swimming is a great form of exercise for kids of all ages. It is low-impact, meaning it is easy on the joints, and it works all of the major muscle groups. Swimming can help improve cardiovascular health, respiratory function, muscle strength, and flexibility. 3. Fun: Swimming is a fun and enjoyable activity that kids can enjoy for a lifetime. It is a great way to cool off on a hot day, stay active, and socialize with friends and family. 4. Life skill: Learning to swim is a lifelong skill that can be used for a variety of activities, such as swimming in a pool, lake, or ocean; participating in water sports; and working in a water-related field. 5. Confidence: Learning to swim can help children develop confidence in their abilities. It can also teach them important water safety skills and help them feel more comfortable around water.
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The Importance of learning to swim: Over the years we have rented one of our pools to several external swim companies. After lockdown we had an unprecedented demand for more swimming lessons, so we researched the situation and were shocked to learn that at least 30% of people are unable to swim and this was further exacerbated across disadvantaged communities where we believe that up to 50% are non-swimmers. This is not surprising given that swimming pools are closing due to such high running costs with reports of up to 2000 pools set to close by 2030. As a young boy growing up in Pakistan the only way of learning to swim was the local watering hole for the farming animals which was also a playground for all the village kids. I was lucky and learnt very quickly how to stay afloat, my cousin sadly was not so lucky and unfortunately lost his life there at the age of 6. Apart from the recreational and health benefits being able to swim can also be a life saver! In 2022 M Club decided to help and support local communities with swimming provision. We realised having 6 swimming pools including an outdoor pool we could teach up to 5000 people to learn to swim every single week. As a result, M Swim was created, which has proudly taught hundreds of kids and adults of all abilities and is now an STA (Swimming Teachers Association) accredited swim school. We also offer subsidised lessons to many children with special needs as well those on lower incomes. We even offer free swimming lessons to all the children at our Nurture Childcare Ltd business as part of their standard package, ensuring every child becomes safe and competent in the water at a very early age. We are now pleased to announce that we have opened up more of our pools to local schools for swimming lessons. M Swim will continue to expand our capacity to help everyone learn to swim so they can safely enjoy the Waterworld resort experience for years to come!
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SERGEANT PEPPER TAUGHT THE BAND TO PLAY While genuine credit and tribute should be paid to campaigners past and present….. it is almost 30 years ago that National Curriculum legislation required Primary Schools to deliver a programme of study for Swimming. In 1994 there were no smartphones, we sent faxes; it was the year that Yahoo was founded. We backed up files on floppy disks. We recorded and watched stuff on VHS tapes and my kids were playing Donkey Kong! Yet, how little change there has been since then in positions, discourses and conversations about School Swimming amongst policy makers and politicians and sector agencies I know because I was there at the time talking to PE Advisors and working with local schools. I have trawled through numerous Hansard and other parliamentary records and statements by MP’s Lords, NGB’s since then. “… lost souls, swimming in a fish bowl, Year after year, running over the same old ground. What have we found? The same old….Wish you were here” (Pink Floyd) I have a copy of an Institute of Swimming Teachers and Coaches report, ‘Swim For Life- The Future of Swimming and Water Safety in the National Curriculum at Key Stage 1 & 2’. Published around 1994- 96 It also drew on evidence generated by several reputable research studies. The concluding statements when read today should sound of their time, like distant echoes or dusty relics of earlier days. You decide.. From the evidence considered in the survey and referencing a number of well respected sources, the picture that emerged was “... of a subject that is absolutely vital.” However, they noted “it is time consuming, heavily dependent on external support for its funding and delivery and …. there are largely neither the on-site facilities nor the qualified staff to enable it to be fitted easily into the schools timetable.” “In these circumstances how are schools managing to continue to deliver swimming and water safety as a curriculum subject?” “The evidence is not encouraging……” “…there are growing signs that some schools are taking the minimum distance of 25 metres as a definition of the extent of their teaching commitment….” “…it is generally accepted that to use the ability to swim 25m as a definition of the ability to swim is highly dangerous” ….” most schools that taught swimming and water safety before the National Curriculum expected children to be able to swim at least 100 metres before they left primary school”. Within the current programme of study (introduced in 1994) …” reference to swimming is mostly specific, the reference to water safety is more general and open to potential confusion.” Contact me for a fuller copy of this with footnotes and references
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Finding ways to offer aquatics programming during the winter months can have many benefits for you and your members. Improved health through exercise, adding opportunities for more swim lessons and activities and community among swimmers are just some of the advantages. #YMCA #JCC Read here tips for engaging winter swimmers 🏊❄️: https://hubs.la/Q02gzM720
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Unlocking a World of Physical and Mental Benefits: -Physical Fitness: Swimming is a low-impact exercise that improves cardiovascular health, builds muscle strength, and enhances flexibility. -Motor Skills Development: Water-based activities help children refine their motor skills, coordination, and balance. -Water Safety: Learning to swim equips kids with essential water safety skills, reducing the risk of accidents and promoting confidence in aquatic environments. -Cognitive Enhancement: Swimming stimulates brain activity, enhancing cognitive function, focus, and problem-solving abilities. -Social Interaction: Participating in swimming lessons fosters social skills, teamwork, and cooperation among children. -Emotional Well-being: Swimming promotes relaxation, reduces stress levels, and boosts mood, contributing to overall emotional well-being. Join our United Sports academy for kids and provide your child with an enriching experience that goes beyond the pool. Let's dive into a world of holistic development and aquatic achievement.
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