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Levels

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We offer various swim levels designed to guide your child's progression, understanding that not every child fits perfectly into one level. At Wildlife, we tailor our approach to meet your child's needs, assessing them individually throughout lessons. The levels are just a quick way of estimating what we may work on. Your child doesn’t need to master all the skills from the previous level to progress, they should be able to do one of the options listed under "enroll your child in this level if..."

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Parents and/or support persons are welcome to get in the water at any age and level. In the Parent/Me class, one support person is required. If a parent plans to participate in the water for any class other than the Parent/Me class, we recommend joining a sibling double, sibling group, or arranging a private lesson. For requests and special arrangements, please email us at wildlifewaterschool@gmail.com, and we’ll do our best to accommodate your needs.

Parent/Me

If any of the options below apply to your  child, please enroll in the parent/me class:

  • Under 15 Months​ OR

  • Ages 6 Months to 4 Years with a Fear of Water OR

  • ​Ages 6 Months to 2 Years with No Prior Experience​ OR

  • Ages 6 Months to 2 Years Who Won't Go in the Water Without a Parent​

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What Your Child Will Learn:

  • Breath Control/Cueing

  • Safe Submersions

  • Kicking & Paddling

  • Climbing Out

  • Jumping In

  • Holding the Wall

  • Introduction to Back & Front Float

  • Introduction to Gliding While Kicking

  • Introduction to Getting Air

  • Introduction to Swim, Turn, Float

  • Songs & the Joy of Swimming

Beginner

Enroll Your Child in Beginner If:

  • They are 4 years or older and have a fear of water. OR

  • They are 4 years or older with little to no experience. OR

  • They are 15 months or older and can perform most skills from the previous level comfortably, but still need to learn and work on the upcoming skills.

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What Your Child Will Work On:

  • Breath Control

  • Back and Front Floating

  • Face-in Kick and Glide then take a breath, then repeat

  • Doggie Paddle

  • Jumping In

  • Climbing Out

  • Swim, Turn, Float

  • Survival Swimming

Intermediate

Enroll Your Child as Intermediate If:

  • Your child can swim short distances independently.

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What We Will Work On:

  • Swimming Longer Distances

  • Doggie Paddle

  • Face-in Kicking (take a breath, then repeat)

  • Endurance

  • Survival Swimming

  • Swim, Turn, Float

  • Jump In and Swim to the Other Side, Then Climb Out

  • Back/Front Float

  • Treading

  • Basics of Freestyle and Backstroke

Advanced

Enroll Your Child in Advanced If:

  • They can swim longer distances. OR

  • They have a basic understanding of freestyle and backstroke. OR

  • They can swim, turn, float, and then swim back to the wall independently.

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What Your Child Will Work On:

  • Endurance and Strength

  • Swimming the Entire Length of the Pool

  • Freestyle and Backstroke

  • Technique

  • Side Breaths

  • Survival Swimming Long Distances

  • Diving

Stroke Improvement

Enroll Your Child in Stroke Improvement If:

  • They can swim the entire length of the pool independently and can perform some freestyle and backstroke OR

  • They can do freestyle and backstroke long distances

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What Your Child Will Work On:

  • Endurance and Strength

  • Freestyle and Backstroke Techniques

  • Butterfly and Breaststroke

  • Laps

  • Streamline

  • Diving

  • Flip Turns

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