Swimming Learning

Last week we all took part in learning lots of different skills to keep us safe in the water. The skills which are taught in a warm water safe pool environment are all discussed with the students. No goggles are often asked for which is a bit uncomfortable for some, but as the instructors say "would you have your goggles on if you fell off a boat on a fishing trip?" Please take time to talk to your child about what their lesson has been about.
The 2 groups working in the therapeutic pool have spent lots of time learning to float on their backs. This keeps their faces out of the water, so they are able to shout for help and they can breathe. Both groups have experienced falling face first into deep water, where they can not touch the bottom, rolling on to their backs, calling for help and sculling to keep themselves afloat.

The group working in the main pool had a very interesting challenge, also floating on their backs and sculling feet first through 'plastic' seaweed. This felt really unusual as they couldn't see exactly where the seaweed was. After experiencing this for the first time, they had to undertake the same activity with blacked out goggles on. Interesting to watch how difficult this was, and listen to the conversations between the instructor and the children. Water accidents don't  happen in well lit, warm pools!, but they are a great place to practise what to do.

Please make time to talk to you child about their learning as they are being taught skills to set them up with knowledge of what to do in unexpected situations.