Anoka-Hennepin Community Education

Please note the following:

• Please check in at the pool window.  You will be able to use the locker room and showers are required before entering the water.
• Any child not potty trained, must wear a swim diaper in the pool. Swim diapers are available for purchase before class starts or you may bring your own.

Purpose
To familiarize young children (from ages 6 months to about 3 years) to the water and prepare them to learn to swim in the American Red Cross Preschool Aquatics or Learn-to-Swim courses. It is not designed to teach children to become good swimmers or to survive in the water on their own.

Prerequisites

• No skill prerequisites.
• Child must be at least 6 months old to enroll.
• Parent or other caregiver must accompany each child into the water and participate in each class.  It can be a different person each time.

Learning Objectives (Parent and Child Level 1 and 2 Combined):

• Learn to ask for permission before entering the water.
• Learn to expect adult supervision when near water.
• Learn how to enter and exit the water in a safe manner.
• Feel comfortable in the water.
• Explore submerging to the mouth, nose and eyes completely.
• Explore submerging in a rhythmic pattern completely.
• Explore buoyancy on the front and back position.
• Glide on the front and back with assistance.
• Perform combined stroke on front and back with assistance.
• Change body position in the water with support.
• Learn basic water safety rules and how to avoid water hazards around the home.
• Learn about the importance of wearing a life jacket and experience wearing one.
• Learn how to stay safe in, on and around the water, including knowing how to stay safe in the sun and how to avoid recreational water illnesses.
• Learn to look carefully before entering the water.
• Learn how to call for help and the importance of knowing first aid and CPR.
• Learn what to think about and do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation.