Flotation devices have long been a point of debate in the world of swim instruction, with many myths surrounding their use. At the heart...

Teaching toddlers and preschoolers to swim is an adventure filled with splashes, giggles, and moments of discovery. However, it’s not...

Here’s a guide for introducing seasonal themes to your swimming lessons. Seasonal themes are naturally engaging, easy to relate to, and...

As a swimming teacher, finding ways to keep children engaged while helping them learn essential skills is key to their progress. One...

World Mental Health Day: Why Emotions Matter in the Pool As we approach World Mental Health Day on October 10th , it’s the perfect...

Let’s talk about a growing concern I have: why have swimming lessons for children become so rigid and formulaic? It seems like the joy of...

As someone who has been deeply immersed in the world of swimming education for years, I’ve always been passionate about not only teaching...

In the world of swimming education, there is a growing acknowledgment of the vital role that play-based approaches play in instilling...

Directional work during swimming lessons. Enhancing a child's body awareness and body balance.

Schematic play during swimming lessons. What does this mean?

"The lights on the tree go; blink, blink, blink...." A really lovely themed swimming lesson for this time of the year is decorating the...

Christmas is the perfect time of year to include a theme about decorating gingerbread houses and gingerbread people during our swimming...

Child wearing Orca swim trainer during swimming lesson

Why is introducing water familiarisation at the beginning of your swimming lesson so important? You want all your little swimmers and...

Learning to swim using play-based strategies gives you so many opportunities to build on a child’s swimming skills as well as having tons...

As a play based swim school and using many different props - you can be as extravagant as you like or you can use your imagination with...

Week 5 - Setting up your pool area. How do you currently set your pool area up? Do you have the whole pool available to yourself? Can you...

Week 4 - The bones of lesson planning "Our daughter's journey from being absolutely petrified in the water to not being able to keep her...

Week 3 - Purposeful Play My son is 6.5 years old (I have to add the .5 as it's very important in a child's world to add months and days...

Swim Teacher Blog series 1 - December 2021