WHAT WILL MY CHILD LEARN

WHAT YOUR CHILD WILL LEARN

ISR’s unique results are achieved through fully customized, safe and effective, one-on-one lessons with only your child and the Instructor in the water. What your child will learn, and the way he or she will learn it, is what makes ISR so different from traditional swimming lessons. Always putting safety first, ISR emphasizes competence, which leads to confidence, and provides the foundation for a lifetime of enjoyment in and around the water.

6 to 12 Months - not quite walking yet

Generally speaking, children ages 6 months to 1 year learn the ISR Self-Rescue® skill of rolling onto their backs to float, rest and breathe. They learn to maintain this position until help arrives. After they have learned to perform these skills independently, all children then practice these skills fully clothed.

1 Year and Older - Steady Walkers

Older, more mobile children will learn the full ISR Self-Rescue® sequence of swimming until they need air, rotating onto the back to float, then rolling back over to continue swimming. ISR students are taught to repeat this sequence until they reach the safety of the steps, side of the pool, or the shoreline.

Because the majority of drowning accidents that occur when a child is fully clothed, your child will practice their new survival skills fully clothed.

SKILL CONTINUATION

Your child’s initial skill set is not the end. It’s only the beginning of your child’s skills! ISR skills are like speaking a second language and must be practiced with Mom and Dad ALONG with maintenance and refresher lessons. If your child completes lessons as a floater, they can undergo skill advancement to swim-float-swim when ready.

Maintenance Lessons

After completing their ISR Self-Rescue skillset, maintenance lessons help students to maintain their skills and confidence throughout the year and can indicate readiness for skill advancement. They are single-day lessons that should be scheduled at intervals recommended by the instructor, ranging from a few times per week to once a month.

Refresher Lessons

After completing their initial ISR Self-Rescue skillset, refresher lessons are recommended every three to six months and are scheduled for a minimum of two weeks, five days per week. As children grow, their skills will need to be adjusted to their longer and heavier bodies. Refreshers are highly recommended to refine their skills as they’ve most likely hit developmental milestones since the last time they’ve been in lessons.