About Sun Devil Swim School

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The SDSS Philosophy
\r\nWe offer quality swim lessons for babies, children, and adults. Through the implementation of our graded program, students progress at their own individual pace and learn how to be safe while nurturing a love for the water. Our approach to teaching swimming is based on elements of a method that has been in practice for over twenty years. SDSS has adopted the finer points of this program and incorporated them into our own, proven philosophy on teaching children of all ages to be water safe.

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Our program is based on layers a repetition, an approach which we believe maximizes a child\'s ability to learn and retain new skills. We start with the simple basics, and once those skills have been mastered, we add progressively more challenging, but related skills. Each level is related to the level before it and the level after it.

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Frequency:
\r\n     - Lessons are 29 minutes in duration
\r\n     - Classes meet once a week. Additional classes may be purchased if you desire more than one lesson a week.
\r\n     - Lessons are ongoing and are year-round. Taking once a week lessons, year-round maximizes a child\'s ability to retain the skills they have learned and best prepares them to learn progressively more advanced skills. Over the long term, students who take lessons in such a program will enjoy a steadier and more solid development in their swimming skills and are likely to become happier, more confident swimmers.

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Water Babies Program
\r\nThis class is fun for both you and your child with songs and games. An introduction to the aquatic environment, one-on-one time with your child, and a chance to meet other parents! Activities include singing, kicking exercises, jumping, submersions, back floats, toy time, and other activities.

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Children\'s Program
\r\nWe implement a graded program that assigns each child a \'ribbon\' level that defines their skill level. Colored ribbons are awarded when the student moves to the next level, and are indicative of a series of goals or skills the child will be working on during the majority of their class. Students work with an instructor to progress through the levels at their own pace while learning water safety, swimming technique, and having fun!

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Special Needs
\r\nIf your child has special needs (mental, physical, or developmental) and is not able to participate safely in a group class with a Dr\'s note, you may request a one-on-one private class at a group rate. Classes are tailored to the student\'s needs and abilities.

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Adult Program
\r\nSDSS has partnered with Arizona\'s largest Masters swim team, Sun Devil Masters, to bring you an Adult Learn-to-Swim program for swimmers at all levels. To learn more about this program, please visit www.sundevilmasters.com and click on Learn to Swim.

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All SDSS Swim School Instructors have successfully completed the SDSS Training Program and are certified in CPR and First Aid. SDSS registers students based on day and time, NOT BY INSTRUCTOR. In order to maintain an optimal learning environment, it may be necessary to change a student\'s class assignment or instructor. While we do our best to match a student with a class appropriate to his or her level, it may happen that a student is placed in a class that is not an ideal fit. All possible avenues will be exhausted in an effort to rectify the situation. If no suitable solution is available, SDSS reserves the right to drop the student. Classes that do not meet a minimum of two students may be cancelled and/or rescheduled. Students may be enrolled into a multiple level class, provided that the levels are compatible with one another. The students will learn the skills for their own level, so the mixture of student levels will not negatively impact the learning environment. SDSS does not guarantee single level classes.

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NOTE: The SDSS Swim School cannot guarantee specific or consistent instructors despite our best efforts to do so.
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