Preschool 1 (ages 3 to 5) - Fall Wednesdays at Black Hawk Middle School

If you are unable to find a class to meet your needs, please call us at 952-431-8777 as we can frequently make adjustments to accommodate your requests.

Preschool 1 (ages 3 to 5)

Preschoolers learn to enjoy water safely and perform basic skills.

Skills performed with flotation include:

• Enter and exit the water safely
• Submerge and explore underwater
• Glide and recover on front and back
• Float on back Roll over front to back, back to front
• Swim on front and back, 5 yd.

Exit Skills:

• Enter water unassisted, move 5 yd, submerge mouth & blow bubbles 3 sec then safely exit the water
• Font glide face in 2 body lengths, roll to back & float 3 sec, recover to vertical.

Safety topics: Basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of lifejackets, safe weather conditions for swimming and waterpark safety.

Course format: Classes run 30 minutes with 4 students per instructor.

Registration tip: Upon completion of required skills, children ages 3 to 5 should register for Preschool 2. Children ages 5 and up should register for Learn to Swim Level 1.