The Infant Swimming Resource technique and goals are unique. Swimming simply means “to move through the water”. This definition is very limited to any movement. This is why ISR emphasizes more than just "swimming skills" ISR strives to provide a comprehensive SURVIVAL SWIMMING program. Survival swimming is the ability to self rescue by moving through the water independently while breathing effortlessly. Effort takes energy, and children have limited sustainable energy. A child swimming and lifting his head to breathe is expending great amounts of energy to attain air. This technique will soon fatigue a child. The rollback to a float to breathe is effortless offering unlimited rest and air while in the water, thus equipping the child with aquatic self rescue survival skills to potentially save himself in an emergency situation. Most importantly, the ISR student will have practiced all the SURVIVAL SWIMMING, self rescue skills while fully clothed.
Cost:
Registration Fee: Initial registration fee of $105 is to be paid directly to ISR (you will fill out a medical history questionnaire to be reviewed by a panel of RN's at our corporate office. ISR will then email me with recommended safety protocols specific to your child's needs. $35 yearly fee is required to update a registration for returning students.
Weekly Tuition: $120 per week paid directly to your instructor each Monday. (You can expect approximately 4 weeks for under a year old and 6 weeks for 1-6 year olds)
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Roll Back To Float Program (Infants 6-12 mo. old):
This is a basic survival skill for students who are crawling. He or she will be taught to rotate from a face-down position in the water to a back float. The baby will be taught to rest and breathe on his or her back until help arrives. A child who enrolls in the ISR program as an infant will learn the correct posture for swimming early which will facilitate learning at the next level. The typical infant will take approximately 4 weeks to attain these skills.
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Swim-Float-Swim (Children 1 year to 6 years old):
This series of skills is taught to children who have begun walking. Toddlers are taught to utilize that cross-coordinated motion for movement through the water. He or she will be taught to swim face down with eyes open; roll on his or her back to float, rest and breathe when he or she needs air; and then flip over onto his or her stomach to continue swimming until he or she reaches a point of safety. This swim-float-swim sequence can be repeated as many times as is necessary to reach safety. This skill set can be achieved with 5 lessons per week in approximately 4-6 weeks. |
Infant Swimming Resource uses a unique set of prompts and procedures designed to teach both the verbal child and the non-verbal infant survival swimming skills. The technology required to teach an infant to handle himself in the water is primarily found within sensorimotor learning and infant psychology and development. The practical application of this, however, must be custom-tailored to your child's physical abilities.
In addition to teaching your child, ISR has developed a complete program of parent education concerning many facets of drowning prevention. The Parent Resource Guide is available to all parents registering their children in the program and it includes such topics as attitude and emotions, physiology and safety before, during and after the lessons, family aquatic safety and other valuable information.
Typical Lesson Format
Lessons:
Your childs lessons are 5 days a week, Monday-Friday. Each class will be approximately 10 minutes long with just one child and the instructor in the water. Much is accomplished in a short but very intense private lesson. Your child will have the same 10-minute time slot each day. You can expect your child to finish in approximately 4-5 weeks for floating or 5-6 weeks for swim-float-swim.
Refresher Lessons:
Upon completion of initial lessons, every child should take a short 1-2 week refresher course the following year.
Scheduling your lessons:
To register with ISR, a detailed registration form, that includes the student’s medical history, must be completed online through our secure site. Before submitting your registration form, the non-refundable registration fee must be paid using a credit card or electronic check with Pay Pal. Prior to registration you will need to contact an instructor and schedule your child’s lesson time. Once you have chosen a lesson time, then your instructor will e-mail you their registration link. (There is a one-time registration fee of $105 that is made payable to ISR Inc.) **This Registration Fee is not deducted from the overall cost of the tuition.
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