How old is your child?
Twinkle Stars
In this class we take babies from birth up to 9 months (in some circumstances); once baby's cord has come away and healed, as long as everything is well, they can join us in one of our lovely warm hydrotherapy pools!
Twinkle Stars is a lovely relaxed introduction to the water and the Splash Stars program, with focus on relaxation and enjoyment.
Splash Stars teach early independent swimming meaning that you won't see an armband or disk at our lessons, all our children learn to swim unaided and build confidence in their own abilities, which can never be taken away (unlike aids!).
We teach your baby to swim! This is done is a relaxed and child led way, we start by introducing a signal (which is used anytime they go underwater) which you practice at home in the bath once your child is comfortable with water over their face, we will start with a tiny and very supported dip down under the water (as long as they are happy to), we then slowly and gradually introduce small underwater swims back to parent which become more and more independent, this is done at your child's pace.
Our classes are a perfect bonding opportunity allowing you and your baby the space to enjoy the relation of the warm water with skin to skin contact for 30 minutes of uninterrupted time with your baby.
Floating features heavily in our program. Floating is a fundamental swimming skill that not only gives your baby the freedom of movement, it also builds good correct alignment on the surface of the water, which in turn leads to muscle memory and a good foundation for future swimming.
Twinkle Stars not only introduces your baby to water, it teaches them to swim, love and enjoy the water and builds a solid foundation for moving through our program and becoming a future star.
BOOK NOWShooting Stars
In this class children start from 7/8 months up to 18months (in some circumstances), whether your baby has been to lessons since birth or have never been in the water before, our teachers will cater each individual activity to meet their needs.
Shooting Stars is a fun, jam packed child led swimming class which works on building water confidence, our progressive activities will give your baby the opportunity to explore the water both on the surface and under it!
Splash Stars teach early independent swimming meaning that you won't see an armband or disk at our lessons, all our children learn to swim unaided and build confidence in their own abilities, which can never be taken away (unlike aids!).
Your baby will learn to swim! We nurture babies and give them the confidence to swim through the water independently. We will continue to progress your child and nurture their ability at their own pace.
Our teachers will work closely with you and your child catering each activity to meet your child's needs, age and ability.
Our classes are filled with key swimming skills and an important focus is independence and water confidence. Our lessons are tons of fun and your baby will enjoy becoming more independent, both on the surface and under the water! Your baby will be growing in confidence as we nurture their water confidence and allow them to shine!
BOOK NOWShining Stars
In this class children start from 16/17 months up to 2.5 years (in some circumstances), whether your toddler has been to lessons since birth or have never been in the water before our teachers will cater each individual activity to meet their needs. Your toddler is now growing into an independent child who needs the space and opportunity to develop and put all those key skills together to allow them to swim independently and confidently through the water!
Our classes cater exactly to your child's individual needs incorporating fun and focused activities at your child's pace. Splash Stars teach early independent swimming meaning that you won't see an armband or disk at our lessons, all our children learn to swim unaided and build confidence in their own abilities, which can never be taken away (unlike aids!).
Our Shining Stars class is fun, fun, fun! It is a jam packed, fun and focused swimming lesson which is oozing with progressive activities that will teach your toddler vital swimming skills. An important focus is independence, listening skills, water confidence and lifesaving.
Our activities are child led and cater to many different abilities. Your toddler will be learning water confidence, early independent swimming, vital lifesaving skills and having lots of fun. Not only will you be amazed at seeing your toddler swimming independently and gaining so much water confidence, you will be spending quality fun time with your child every week!
We will teach your toddler to swim and love and respect the water!
BOOK NOWStars
In this class we take children from 2-2.5 years to 5 years (in some circumstances), whether your child is a budding star or a complete beginner, our teachers will ensure the activities are catered to their age, ability and confidence.
Our classes cater exactly to your child's individual needs incorporating fun and focused activities at your child's pace. Splash Stars teach early independent swimming meaning that you won't see an armband or disk at our lessons, all our children learn to swim unaided and build confidence in their own abilities, which can never be taken away (unlike aids!).
Our Stars class is lots fun, games and activities are structured to make learning to swim fun! Our teachers are very hands on and will support your child to reach their potential, we work on building their water confidence in a fun, progressive class, your budding swimmer will be working towards a set-criteria to move up into our Super Stars class such as; swimming head down independently, kicking and reaching for 5 seconds, happily submerging and diving to collect a sunken object, to name a few! Once children reach their 4th birthday, they will normally graduate into our StarAcademy program.
Our teachers are child led and will never force, but give children the skills, confidence and knowledge to make those choices for themselves! This class also teaches our children vital lifesaving skills such as turning to a point of safety, climbing out, holding on and floating on their backs!
Your Stars will beam with pride and confidence as they gain new skills and start to put all those individual key skills together to swim independently over a short distance!
BOOK NOWCan they swim 5 meters unaided?
StarAcademy Level 1
Children join us in this class as beginners from 4-11 years old, whether your child is finding their feet or a complete beginner having never been in a pool, our teachers will support and encourage your child to achieve.
Our swimming lessons for beginners are fun and confidence building in a nurturing environment.
BOOK NOWCan they swim 25 meters of a recognisable front stroke unaided?
StarAcademy Level 2
Children join us in this class as advanced beginners from 4-11 years old, whether your child is a little fish or a competent but nervous advanced beginner, our teachers will support and encourage your child to achieve.
Our swimming lessons for advanced beginners teach your child the ins and outs of a correct stroke, focus is on building stamina and working towards swimming a comfortable, effective, effortless stroke.
Our teachers are highly trained and understand how to work with children to motivate and encourage them to reach their full potential without ever being forceful.
Our lessons are all about giving your child the skills and ability to really swim! In our lessons we never use arm bands or disks, we believe the best way to learn to swim is without relying on flotation devices, our children learn to swim correctly without ever having to rely on anything other than their own confidence and the trust they have in their teacher! You will be amazed how in a matter of weeks, your nervous child will be coming out of their shell and achieving things you or they never thought possible!
Our teachers are in the water with no more than 6 children, this really gives us the opportunity to give your child lots of 1 on 1 time and support and will guide and support the children so they can really feel how they should be moving in the water. We take a hands-on approach to allow each child to not only see and hear what they should be doing, but also feel it!
As well as learning to swim independently and unaided, your child will be working towards the International Learn to Swim pathway, which we have aligned with our own bespoke program to allow your child to achieve badges and certificates to mark their achievements!
In StarAcademy Level 2, children will be working towards learning outcomes such as:
- Answer 2 water safety questions
- Enter the water with a step or jump entry, tread water for 5 seconds, swim to poolside
- Push and glide, and hold the streamlined position for 5 seconds
- Push and glide, or swim to the bottom of the pool, to retrieve an object
- Swim 5 metres on front, roll over and swim 5 metres on back
- Perform dolphin leg kick on the front or back for 5 metres
- Scull head first for 2 metres
- Scull feet first, using a woggle for support
- Show rhythmical breathing in front crawl for 10 metres, using a woggle or float
- Swim a recognisable breaststroke for 5 metres
Can they swim 50 meters of front crawl with effective side breathing
StarAcademy Level 3
Children join us in this class as intermediates from 4-11 years old, whether your child has amazing technique or needs some fine tuning, our teachers will support and encourage your child to achieve. In our StarAcademy Level 3 intermediates swimming lessons, we work on building and refining strokes such as breaststroke, backstroke, front crawl and introduce butterfly.
Our teachers (although mainly poolside for better view point and stroke assessment) will get into the pool as is needed to support your child and physically guide them if needed and with no more than 6 children in a group, we really get plenty of opportunity to give your child lots of 1 on 1 support.
We teach your child the ins and outs of a correct stroke, focus is on building stamina and working towards swimming a comfortable, effective, effortless stroke as well as having lots of fun, enjoying the water and refining and refreshing vital lifesaving skills.
Our teachers are highly trained and understand how to work with children to motivate and encourage them to reach their full potential without ever being forceful.
Our lessons are all about giving your child the skills and ability to really swim! In our lessons we never use arm bands or disks, we believe the best way to learn to swim is without relying on flotation devices, our children learn to swim correctly without ever having to rely on anything other than their own confidence and the trust they have in their teacher! You will be amazed how in a matter of weeks, your child will be developing correct technique and stamina as well as having fun!
Children will be working towards outcomes such as:
- Be rescued by catching a rope
- Perform a straddle entry and tread water for 30 seconds while wearing a T-shirt. Remove the T-shirt and climb out unassisted. If the water is too shallow, substitute step entry and support scull Perform a head-first and feet-first surface dive. If in shallow water, perform an underwater push and glide to pool floor
- Scull feet first for 10 metres and head first for 10 metres
- Swim 25 metres of back crawl using a correct finish
- Swim 25 metres of a recognised front stroke, incorporating a correct finish. Learner’s first choice
- Swim 20 metres of recognised front stroke, incorporating a correct finish. Learner’s second choice
- Swim 5 metres of butterfly
- Push and glide into a handstand – must be performed in tummy-deep or to chest-deep water
- Perform a sitting dive, depending on the depth of water. If in shallow water, perform underwater push and glide, roll onto back while underwater and surface in a back glide.
As well as learning to swim independently and unaided your child will be working towards the International Learn to Swim pathway, which we have aligned with our own bespoke program to allow your child to achieve badges and certificates to mark their achievements!
If you are not sure which class is right for your child, visit our ability matrix (insert link).
BOOK NOWCan they swim Front Crawl, Backstroke and breaststroke correctly without stopping over 100 meters or more?
StarAcademy Level 4
Children join us in this class as advanced intermediates from 4-11 years old, whether your child has serious speed and technique or needs some fine tuning, our teachers will support and encourage your child to achieve.
In our StarAcademy Level 4 advanced intermediates swimming lessons, we work on building and refining strokes such as breaststroke, backstroke, front crawl and butterfly, as well as skills such as tumble turns, racing starts and turns and diving!
Our teachers (although mainly poolside for better view point and stroke assessment) will get into the pool as is needed to support your child and physically guide them if needed and with no more than 6 children in a group, we really get plenty of opportunity to give your child lots of 1 on 1 support.
We teach your child the ins and outs of a correct stroke, focus is on building stamina and giving your child the skills to be an effective confident and beautiful swimmer as well as having lots of fun, enjoying the water and even rescue skills.
Our teachers are highly trained and understand how to work with children to motivate and encourage them to reach their full potential without ever being forceful.
Our lessons are all about giving your child the skills and ability to really swim! In our lessons we never use arm bands or disks, we believe the best way to learn to swim is without relying on flotation devices, our children learn to swim correctly without ever having to rely on anything other than their own confidence and the trust they have in their teacher! You will be amazed how in a matter of weeks, your child will be enhancing their technique and stamina as well as having fun!
They will be working towards outcomes such as:
- Throw a rope over 5 metres
- Enter the water with a straddle entry, swim 25 metres in a recognised stroke in a T-shirt and shorts, tread water or scull support for 1 minute, tread water for 1 minute waving one arm, surface dive, swim 5 metres underwater, surface and remove clothing. If in shallow water, substitute straddle jump for step- in or slide-in entry
- Swim 100 metres of a recognised stroke on the front, incorporating the appropriate start, turns, and finish. Learner’s first choice
- Swim 50 metres of a recognised front stroke, incorporating the appropriate start, turns and finish. Learner’s second choice
- Swim 100 metres of back crawl incorporating the appropriate start, turns and finish
- Swim 25 metres of a fourth recognised stroke, not undertaken in the other tests
- Swim 4 x 1 length of individual medley, incorporating the appropriate transition procedure at the end of each stroke
- Perform a competitive start for two separate strokes using two different stances that is legal for the depth of water available
- Swim 50 metres of side stroke or old English backstroke
- Perform a head-first surface dive and pick up a sinkable toy from the bottom of the pool, minimum depth of 1.5 metres.
StarAcademy Level 5
Children join us in this class as advanced intermediates from 4-11 years old, whether your child has serious speed and technique or needs some fine tuning our teachers will support and encourage your child to achieve.
In our StarAcademy Level 5 advanced intermediates swimming lessons, we work on building and refining strokes such as breaststroke, backstroke, front crawl and butterfly, as well as skills such as tumble turns, racing starts and turns and diving!
Our teachers (although mainly poolside for better view point and stroke assessment) will get into the pool as is needed to support your child and physically guide them if needed and with no more than 6 children in a group, we really get plenty of opportunity to give your child lots of 1 on 1 support.
We teach your child the ins and outs of a correct stroke, focus is on building stamina and giving your child the skills to be an effective confident and beautiful swimmer as well as having lots of fun, enjoying the water and even rescue skills.
Our teachers are highly trained and understand how to work with children to motivate and encourage them to reach their full potential without ever being forceful.
Our lessons are all about giving your child the skills and ability to really swim! In our lessons we never use arm bands or disks, we believe the best way to learn to swim is without relying on flotation devices, our children learn to swim correctly without ever having to rely on anything other than their own confidence and the trust they have in their teacher! You will be amazed how in a matter of weeks, your child will be enhancing their technique and stamina as well as having fun!
They will be working towards outcomes such as:
- Throw a rope over 5 metres
- Enter the water with a straddle entry, swim 25 metres in a recognised stroke in a T-shirt and shorts, tread water or scull support for 1 minute, tread water for 1 minute waving one arm, surface dive, swim 5 metres underwater, surface and remove clothing. If in shallow water, substitute straddle jump for step- in or slide-in entry
- Swim 100 metres of a recognised stroke on the front, incorporating the appropriate start, turns, and finish. Learner’s first choice
- Swim 50 metres of a recognised front stroke, incorporating the appropriate start, turns and finish. Learner’s second choice
- Swim 100 metres of back crawl incorporating the appropriate start, turns and finish
- Swim 25 metres of a fourth recognised stroke, not undertaken in the other tests
- Swim 4 x 1 length of individual medley, incorporating the appropriate transition procedure at the end of each stroke
- Perform a competitive start for two separate strokes using two different stances that is legal for the depth of water available
- Swim 50 metres of side stroke or old English backstroke
- Perform a head-first surface dive and pick up a sinkable toy from the bottom of the pool, minimum depth of 1.5 metres