ISR Lessons - What to expect

ISR lessons are customized to each child, honoring their unique learning style and pace for safe and confident swimmers.

Expectations for ISR

  1. Reserve your lesson time and session
    Receive an email invoice when you are ready to sign up for lessons to reserve your preferred session and time. A depost of half of the tuition ($300) will hold your child's slot.

  2. Initial Clearance and Online Registration
    Complete initial clearance through the national ISR office online. Fill out registration forms and pay the $105 fee (separate from session tuition) using the unique URL provided.

  3. Approval and Scheduling

    Wait for confirmation from ISR. Upon approval of registration, your child will be ready for their session.

  4. Start Date Confirmation and Information Packet

    Receive an email with your child's start date and time along with an informational registration packet.

  5. Pre-Lesson Communication

    Before lessons, get an email from your instructor with directions, BUDS sheets, ISR Policies, and a welcome letter with tips.

  6. Final payment for session tuition ($300) is due by the first day of lessons.

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FAQs
How do kids react during the first few lessons?
Children often fuss during the first few lessons because they are in a new environment and around new people. As your child becomes more confident in his/her ability in the water, the fussing will decrease. It is not unlike the first time you tried a new exercise class, or were asked to perform a task at work that you'd never done before: the first time you try a new task it is always challenging, until you get the hang of it. It is the same for your young child. Your child is learning to perform a skill that he/she's never done before.
Will my child need additional lessons?
Based on our research, we know that refresher lessons are important because children change so much both cognitively and physically during the first 4-5 years of life. It is important that their water survival skills grow with their bodies. Frequency depends on the child's age, growth rate, skill level and confidence level. The goal of refresher lessons is to help your child adjust his/her new body size and weight to his/her existing skill level. Your instructor will work with your child to help fine-tune his or her aquatic experience to assist with building efficiency, which will result in self-confidence. This is especially important if your child has not been able to practice any appropriate aquatic skill between seasons.
Why are lessons 5 days per week and for only 10 minutes?
The reason for this is multifaceted. First, repetition and consistency are crucial elements of learning for young children. Research shows that short, more frequent lessons result in higher retention. Second, most children have fairly short attention spans and will not be able to focus on the task for longer and we want to take advantage of the best time for learning. A third reason is that, though the pool temperature is maintained at 78-88 degrees, the temperature is still lower than your child's body temperature. Lessons are work and therefore will also be loosing body heat. Instructors check students regularly for temperature fatigue since this is an indicator of physical fatigue.
I hear you say your priority is survival skills. Will my child learn to actually swim?
Yes. At ISR, we believe that part of survival for a child who can walk is swimming. Children learn the swim-float-swim sequence so that they could get themselves to safety. The difference in our program is that they will learn swimming AND survival skills and how to be an aquatic problem solver.
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