WONDER 1

Age 6-12 months
Class size max 6 per class
Duration 30min class

WONDER 2

Age 12-24 months
Class size max 6 per class
Duration 30min class

WONDER 3

Age 24-36 months
Class size 6 per class
Duration 30min class

Wonder classes is a child-centred program that is taught with parent/carer and child together in the water. Parents and carers are an integral part of their child’s aquatic education by providing guidance and support through activities designed for the development of water familiarisation, exploration and water safety skills. Relaxed submersions, water orientation, breath control, and floating and propulsion activities are all delivered in a fun, encouraging and stimulating environment.

Our Wonder Infants program allows for a stepping stone of progression by keeping the program challenging and rewarding. Throughout our classes, we incorporate the use of songs, games and activities to teach children a variety of skills including entries, floating, breathing and movement.

Wonder 3 focuses on water confidence and familiarisation, water safety, and more advanced movement through water with the use of songs, fun, repetition and play. Activities start to focus on independence from parent for smoother transition into the first level of Learn to Swim (Courage 1) without their parent.

Courage 1/transition

Class size 3 per class
Duration 30mins

Courage 1/Transition is a transitional class and is suited to children that have achieved the Wonder 3 class abilities, and are ready for a new challenge, or are brand new to the aquatic environment. If your child is over 2.5 years of age, and is a little fish in the water, we believe children should never be limited to what we teach them because of their age. However, before we graduate a child to this level we will assess not only their ability, but will also consider their emotional and cognitive functioning. Advanced safety skills, kicking and paddling arms, body position and the all-important safety returns (teaching them how to get back to the side of the pool) are all further developed. Classes numbers are kept small to ensure maximum teaching time.

Courage 3

Class size 3 per class
Duration 30min class

Courage 3 is our entry-level into our water confidence program. In this level, children will learn basic kick and paddle skills aiming to swim 3 meters unaided with a flutter kick and demonstrate a pop-up breath. Other skills learnt will be: performing a front streamline (rockets); front float confidently unassisted; back float confidently unassisted; and kick on front and back using kickboard unassisted. Class numbers are kept small to ensure maximum teaching time.

Once these skills have been achieved and demonstrated consistently for a minimum of 3 weeks, they are then ready to move on to Courage 4.

Courage 4

Class size 4 per class
Duration 30min class

Courage 4 is an assessment-based class. In order to graduate into this class, children must demonstrate all skills of Courage 3. At this level, children will build on their breath control, streamline, and kicking and paddling skills.

To graduate Courage 4, children must swim 5-7 metres confidently and unaided, with correct body position, performing ‘pop up’ breaths. Other skills learnt will be: kick 3 metres on back unaided with correct body position; swim 3 metres underwater using reach and arm pull action; and with assistance, they must also move from a front float to a back float.

Courage 5

Class size 4 per class
Duration 30min class

Courage 5 is an assessment based class. This level is the first in our stroke development level. In order to graduate into this class, children must demonstrate all skills of Courage 4. Children will continue to revise their water safety skills of kicking and paddling, and will begin to learn their freestyle and backstroke arms.

To graduate Courage 5, children must swim 5-10 metres freestyle with controlled arms, performing ‘4 big arms’ before taking a breath, and repeating. In order to focus on correct body position and correct freestyle technique, children are taught catch up ‘tapping hands’ style freestyle. Other skills learnt will be: swim 5 metres backstroke with correct technique; move from a back float to a front float and to a back float again.

Active 2

Class size 5 per class
Duration 30min class

Active 2 is an assessment based class. In order to graduate into this class, children must demonstrate all skills of Courage 5 to a high level of technical ability. In this level children will be taught to swim 10 metres freestyle with lateral side breathing including a streamline start, with correct body position and technique; swim 10 metres backstroke with correct body position and technique; demonstrate 5 metres survival backstroke kick; and demonstrate breaststroke kick on the side of the pool.

To graduate Active 2 skills must be demonstrated consistently for a minimum of 3 weeks. Children are taught catch up ‘tapping hands’ style freestyle and catch up backstroke, in order maintain a controlled technique.

Active 3

Class size 5 per class
Duration 30min class

Active 3 is an assessment based class. In order to graduate into this class, children must demonstrate all skills of Active 2 to a high level of technical ability. In this level children will be taught to swim 20 metres ‘bilateral breathing’ freestyle using correct technique with correct streamline; swim 20 metres backstroke using correct technique, demonstrate 10 metres breaststroke kick on kick board using correct technique and swim 15 metres survival backstroke using correct technique.

To graduate Active 3 skills must be demonstrated consistently for a minimum of 3 weeks.

Active 4

Class size 5 per class
Duration 30 min class

Active 4 is an assessment based class. In order to graduate into this class, children must demonstrate all skills of Active 3 to a high level of technical ability. In this level children will be taught to swim 40 metres freestyle with correct technique and streamline; swim 40 metres backstroke with correct technique; swim 15 metres breaststroke with correct technique; 5 metres, underwater fly kick and demonstrate 10 metres of a survival stroke.

To graduate Active 4 skills must be demonstrated consistently for a minimum of 3 weeks.

Active 5

Class size 5 per class
Duration 30min class

Active 5 is an assessment based class. In order to graduate into this class, children must demonstrate all skills of Active 4 to a high level of technical ability. In this level children continue to work on the freestyle and backstroke endurance and will be taught to swim 80 metres continuously using correct stroke techniques:
a) 20 metres freestyle
b) 20 metres breaststroke.
c) 20 metres backstroke and
d) 20 metres survival backstroke or sidestroke
They will also be taught to swim butterfly for 10 metres demonstrating a recognisable stroke and attempt correct breathing technique

To graduate Active 5 skills must be demonstrated consistently for a minimum of 3 weeks.

Class size 8 per class
Duration 45min class

Active 7/MINI SQUAD is the final level in our learn-to-swim program and is an assessment based class. In order to graduate into this class, children must demonstrate all skills of Active 5 to a high level of technical ability. In this level, children will continue to work on their safety strokes and endurance in all strokes. They will be taught to swim 200 metres continuously using correct stroke techniques and competition turns:

• 50 metres butterfly
• 50 metres backstroke
• 50 metres breaststroke
• 50 metres freestyle

In this level, children will also work on strength and endurance through a deliverance of ability-based swim drills.

Swimming intensives from Courage 1 during school holidays.