Preschool 2 (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 sometimes make adjustments to accommodate your requests.

Preschoolers experience success with fundamental skills.

Skills performed with assistance include:

• Jump into shoulder-deep water
• Submerge and explore underwater
• Float and glide on front and back
• Roll over front to back, back to front
• Tread water, 15 sec.
• Swim on front and back, 5 yd.

Exit Skills:

• Front glide 2 body lengths, roll to back float 15 sec, recover to vertical
• Back glide 2 body lengths, roll to front & recover to vertical
• Swim on front 5 yd roll to back & float 15 sec, roll to front & continue swimming 5 yd to return to the starting point.

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.

Prerequisite: Students must have completed Preschool 1 or have equivalent skills.

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