Students advance to Stroke School after achieving the Green stage benchmark in Swim School, regardless of age.
The Stroke School curriculum will identify lead-up skills within each stroke level that focus on balance and rotation, air exchange, timing, pulling, and kicking. Each stage contains a swim skill benchmark that incorporates all proper stroke mechanics and an appropriate level of endurance.
All students in the Stroke School, regardless of ability level, can benefit from consistent use of drills to teach or reinforce proper stroke mechanics. The curriculum identifies various drills that can be used to accomplish the lead-up skills and benchmarks.
There are also safety skill benchmarks incorporated into the curriculum that will continue to develop and strengthen good water safety habits.
Class Size: 5
Class Length: 30 Minutes
Ages: 3 & Up (classes are generally dividied into like age ranges of preschool, school age, and teen)
Prerequisite: Able to complete the Beginner Green Stage competency skills.
Focus: Freestyle & Backstroke
Safety Skill Benchmark: Always ask permission before getting in the water
Swim Skill Benchmark:
Swim freestyle 25 yards with body stretched out and consistent form. Swim backstroke 25 yards with straight arm recovery, body roll, good arm and body extensions
Prerequisite: Able to complete the White Stage competency skills.
Focus: Elementary Backstroke
Safety Skill Benchmark: Put on a lifejacket, float on back, kick 9 m/30 ft
Swim Skill Benchmark:
Swim elementary backstroke 25 yards with soooth arm and leg action. Glides at the end of each stroke. Recovery stroke for 25 yards.
Prerequisite: Able to complete the Red Stage competency skills.
Focus: Butterfly
Safety Skill Benchmark: Use flotation to help someone who is in trouble in the water (Reach or Throw...Don’t Go) and know how to call emergency services
Swim Skill Benchmark:
Swim 25 yards butterfly with smooth body movement and timed breath.
Prerequisite: Able to complete the Yellow Stage competency skills.
Focus: Breaststroke
Safety Skill Benchmark: Survival float and tread water for 2 minutes
Swim Skill Benchmark:
Swim breaststroke25 yards with good timing and extension
Prerequisite: Able to complete the Red Stage competency skills.
Focus: Endurance & Fitness
Safety Skill Benchmark:
Survival float and tread water for 5 minutes
Swim Skill Benchmark:
Swim 300 yards utilizing at least 4 strokes.
The StarFun and Fitness program introduces participants to lifetime aquatic fun and fitness. StarFun and Fitness is not organized by color stages, and it does not have benchmark skills like the other swimming courses, because the activities include a wide variety of experiences. Each activity module is designed to be conducted independently – the skills don’t build on each other – and the module can be adapted to the ability levels and ages of the participants.
HomeSchool Curriculum
We can build an 8 lesson homeschool curriculm for your co-op or small homeschool group. This is a great way to learn improatn water safety skills and get some terrific physical education! Reach out to set up a program!
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168 East Olentangy St
Powell, OH 43065
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