Mundelein Park District Program Guide Winter2019_Spring2020 brochure_online | Page 69

Parent/Baby ( Ages 6–17 Months) Parent/Tot (Ages 18–36 Months) An instructor will guide you and your baby/tot in games and activities engineered to teach respect for the water as well as how to play safely and have fun. Required: One adult in the water per child, swim diapers and tight fitting pants or swim suit. Preschool and Youth Learn to Swim (Ages 3–12) Designed to develop a high comfort level in the water and a readiness to swim for children ages 3–12. For those that are developmentally ready, it will teach functional swim skills. Main subjects covered include trust and submersion, body position and air recovery, forward movement and direction change, rotary movement and integrated movement. Stroke School (Ages 6–12) This course is for students of all ages who have achieved the green Swim School benchmarks. Students refine freestyle and learn stroke technique for backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly and develop endurance. Swim School Teens/Adults (Ages 13+) This course is designed to improve comfort and skill in the water, regardless of past swimming experience. Students work toward developing the five basic core swimming competencies using principles of adult learning. FAMILY & OPEN SWIM at the Indoor Pool PRESCHOOL LEARN TO SWIM & YOUTH LEARN TO SWIM (AGES 3–12) WHITE: LEVEL 1 Is afraid of the water. Can't swim at all. Will not get face wet. RED: LEVEL 2 Can't swim without support but loves the water. Will get face wet. Will jump in. YELLOW: LEVEL 3 Not afraid of the water. Can float on front and back without support and can jump in and return to the surface on their own. BLUE: LEVEL 4 Swim Lessons Can swim underwater or on the surface, and can get an occasional breath. GREEN: LEVEL 5 Can tread water for at least 15 seconds without support and can swim freestyle with rotary (side) breathing. STROKE (AGES 6–12) WHITE: LEVEL 1 Swim freestyle with good form 30'. RED: LEVEL 2 Swim backstroke with good form 30'. Enjoy fun and fitness on two weekends a month with half the pool. Those under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Portions of lanes may be closed for special events or lessons. Pool schedule available at mundeleinparks.org. Cost per visit: Individual $4 Family of 3 $10 resident Indoor Daily Drop-In Rate YELLOW: LEVEL 3 Swim 4 strokes of butterfly and remainder of pool freestyle. BLUE: LEVEL 4 Swim breaststroke with good form 30'. GREEN: LEVEL 5 Swim 50 yds free style, 25 butterfly, 50 breaststroke and backstroke with flip turns. $10 resident, $13 nonresident mundeleinparks.org Winter 2019/Spring 2020 67