Swim in safe waters

1. course:

• adapt to water
• adapt to the pool environment
• adapt to the presence of not familiar people
• handle submersion
• air acclimatisation
• positioning on the back

2. course

• anchoring and fixing to the signal
• handle fall into the water without a signal
• air and cold water acclimatisation
• positioning on the back
• acceptance of a different floating aids

3. course

• handle the fall into the water
• cold water acclimatisation
• development the sense of balance
• observing the properties of water
• first life-saving habits
• go underwater without a warning

4. course

• further extension of staying under water
• training of “swimming breathing”
• working on going under the water without the signal
• floating alone with floating aid
• further development of all previously acquired skills

5. and 6. course

• getting used to inhalation and exhalation
• orientation under the water
• retrieval of a submerged toy
• conscious work of foot
• stamina whilst floating
• careful returning to the swimming on the back

7. and 8. course

• alone underwater swimming
• symmetrical hand movements
• getting used to leg movements
• floating on the back,
• conscious movements on command
• another life-saving habits

9. and 10. course

• Floating on the back with or without a floating aid
• asymmetrical hand movements
• foot movements
• advanced orientation under the water
• retrieval of an submerged object out of the water

11. and 12. course

• connecting the movement of legs and hands
• climbing out of the water
• training proper jumping into the water
• beginnings of cooperation

13. course and advanced swimming up to about 5 years

• merging movements
• focusing on handling correct swimming movements of different swimming styles
• mastering proper swimming breathing
• mastering basic roll and bounce in the water
• advanced underwater orientation
• jumps in the water head-first
• advanced elements of self-rescue
• helping others in the water
• safety whilst staying in the water

Goals

• We are considering children’s developmental stage responding according to the evolutionary psychology
• We are considering the nature and uniqueness of the children, which may be different from a description of evolutionary psychology
• We are taking into account the personality of the parent

Our policy for achieving goals:

• We are aware of the child's feeling in the water.
• We are taking the fear of the children seriously, we do not play with it, rather we slow down the work with them.
• In case of separation anxiety and children’s defiance, we are working with a parent to help the child overcome this period.

We exercise with children from about half a year. As it is too early to focus on a sport, we set our goals as follows:

• Within the sensitive period for sensory development, to soften and to accurate touch, hearing, balance sense…
• Develop eye-hand cooperation - soften fine motor skills
• Soften gross motor skills, child coordination
• Develop the socialisation of the child in the presence of the mother

• Strengthen the children’s body
• Develop the child's passive and active vocabulary
• We pay attention to intellectual education in the sense of the motto: "The hand is an instrument of the spirit."
• Perceive the rhythm of speech and movements
• We teach mothers games and exercises that they can do with the baby at home
• Spend meaningful and pleasant time with your baby

As for swimming, also for exercising we take into account:

• The child's developmental stage and respond according to the evolutionary psychology.
• The nature and uniqueness of the child, which may differ from the descriptions of psychology.
• The personality of the parent