Pre-school and School Age Classes
CLSS’s pre-school and school age lessons consist of a range of activities that promote swimming and water safety, including games, water safety education, skill promotion, stroke development, ongoing evaluation and parent education.
School Age Level 1
In this level, students are taught the following skills:
- Building confidence in the water without parental assistance
- Developing submersion, floating and gliding skills
- Developing basic kicking skills
- Developing independent movement
School Age Level 2
In this level, students are taught the following skills:
- Advancing independent movement in the water
- Further developing submersion, floating and gliding skills
- Introducing straight leg kicking and a unilateral breathing pattern
- Swim 5 metres with coordination of basic arm circles
School Age Level 3
In this level, students are taught the following skills:
- Developing deep water confidence
- Straight leg kick, 10m
- Basic Freestyle with unilateral breathing, 5m
- Basic Backstroke, 5m
- Introduce diving and somersault skills
School Age Level 4
In this level, students are taught the following skills:
- Streamlined kick, 5m
- Freestyle, introduce a bilateral breathing pattern, 10m
- Basic Backstroke, 10m
- Introduce Breaststroke concept
School Age Level 5
In this level, students are taught the following skills:
- Streamlined kick, 10m
- Freestyle with bilateral breathing, 15m
- Backstroke, 15m
- Basic Breaststroke, 10m
- Introduce Butterfly kick and timing
School Age Level 6
In this level, students are taught the following skills:
- Introduce Freestyle bent arm pull
- Backstroke, 25m
- Basic Breaststroke, 15m
- Basic Butterfly, 10m
School Age Level 7
In this level, students are taught the following skills:
- Freestyle, 50m
- Backstroke, 50m
- Breaststroke, 25m
- Butterfly, 12.5m
School Age Level 8
In this level, students are taught the following skills:
- Freestyle, 100m
- Backstroke, 100m
- Breaststroke, 50m
- Butterfly, 25m
School Age - Junior
In this level, students are taught the following skills:
- Freestyle endurance, 400m
- Backstroke, 200m
- Breaststroke, 100m
- Butterfly, 50m
School Age - Senior
In this level, students are taught the following skills:
- Freestyle endurance, 1000m
- Backstroke, 400m
- Breaststroke, 400m
- Butterfly, 100m
Please Note: Children under 13 years of age must be accompanied by an adult at all times.