Swimming Lessons and Programs

Parents or Guardians over the age of 16 must be in the water actively participating.

This unique swim program is structured for learners with different needs (behavioural, developmental and/or physical). Lessons are taught with a maximum of 1 instructor for 3 swimmers.

Fee: $103.50

Resident Discount: $90.00

Parents or Guardians over the age of 16 must be in the water actively participating.

Building foundation swimming skills with parent through playful water discovery and introducing safe play in water with parent. Instructor will be teaching from the pool deck. One parent/guardian per child. Classes are 30 minutes in length.

Fee: $91.20

Resident Discount: $79.30

Parents or Guardians over the age of 16 must be in the water actively participating.
One parent/guardian per child. Instructor will be teaching from the pool deck. 

Fee:$103.50

Resident Discount: $90.00

One parent/guardian per child. Instructor will be teaching from the pool deck. 

Fee: $103.50

Resident Discount: $90.00

Parents or Guardians over the age of 16 must be in the water actively participating.
One parent/guardian per child. Instructor will be teaching from the pool deck. 

Fee: $103.50

Resident Discount: $90.00

Instructor will be teaching from the pool deck. 

Fee:$103.50

Resident Discount: $90.00

 Instructor will be teaching from the pool deck. 

Fee:$103.50

Resident Discount: $90.00

 Instructor will be teaching from the pool deck. 

Fee:$138.00

Resident Discount: $120.00

Email privatelessons@woolwich.ca to register.
Registration requests opens on Wednesday September 1^st.

Adult participation in the water is required if participant is in levels Preschool 1 to Swimmer 4.

Adult participation is not required for participants that have completed Swimmer 4 or are able to swim 15m on their front with their face in the water and able to take at least 1 breath.

Instructor will be teaching from the pool deck. Classes are 30 minutes in length.

Semi- private lessons (multiple children in similar levels, at the same time) are available for up to 3 children that are in the same bubble.

Fee:$212.05

Resident Discount: $184.45

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Swim Lesson COVID-19 Guidelines 

Welcome to the Township of Woolwich Aquatic Program!

Note: if a customer is registered in the following levels: Swimmer 3 or below then a competent deep end swimmer must attend the full lesson. This parent/guardian must be over the age of 16 years of age, from the same family bubble.

Safety and Protocol Information:

• Participants are required to come dressed in their swim attire as change rooms will only be available for walk-through access and rinsing off prior to entering the pool deck.
• Face coverings must be worn when at the Woolwich Memorial Centre and must be removed to participate in your swim lesson. Children under the age of 2, children under the age of 5 who either chronologically or developmentally refuse to wear a face covering, and those who are unable to wear a face covering due to a medical condition, disability, etc. are exempt.
• Participants will be met by a WMC staff person at the side front vestibule 10 minutes prior to their swim lesson.
• Participants will be required to complete the Health Screening and show results on their phone to the WMC staff person prior to entering the facility. If a patron is unable to complete the Health Screening electronically, paper copies will be available at the facility. 
• Only those adults needing to attend lessons in the water will be permitted inside the building. For those levels not needing a parent/guardian in the water only one parent/ guardian per household can watch Private Lessons. Registered swimmers ages 12 and up are required to be dropped off and picked up at the front door. 
• Participants will be going through any of the available changerooms. 
• Lockers will not be available. Participants are to bring their personal belongings onto the pool deck and place them in the designated area.
• At the end of the swim participants will be exiting through the Family, Female or Male Changeroom. Showers, lockers, individual cubicle will not be available.
• Participants can quickly dry off and change in the designated changerooms prior to leaving the facility.
• Participants will be exiting the facility through the side door off the main pool hallway. If participants are unable to use the stairs, they will be able to exit through the side front vestibule doors.

Please do not attend swimming lessons if you: 

1. Have a fever, new cough, shortness of breath or a combination of muscle aches, fatigue, headache, sore throat or runny nose. 
2. Have traveled outside of Canada within the last 14 days.
3. Have been in close contact with a person with a confirmed or probably case of COVID-19 

Note: 

• Only one parent/ guardian per child registered in the Parent & Tot and Small Group lessons will be able to participate.
• Only one parent/guardian per household can watch Private Lessons.
• Parents/ guardians are not permitted to watch Aquatic Leadership Courses. They will drop off and pick up their child at the main entrance of the facility. 

• Come ready to swim! Remember your bathing suit and towel! Bathing suits should not have built-in flotation, and you do not need to bring a PFD to lessons.  For beginner swimmers, goggles can be a false sense of security. If your swimmer feels that they need goggles, they may bring them; although your instructor will encourage swimmers to be comfortable without goggles.
• Shower before you swim.
• Help us keep our pool water safe and prevent pool contamination. Please refrain from eating large meals before swimming. All swimmers are encouraged to visit the washroom before entering the pool; those without bowel control are required to wear a swim diaper. 
• Strollers are not permitted on the pool deck.
• Learning to swim is more than just swimming lessons. Practice swimming skills outside of lessons – join a family or public swim to reinforce what is learned in lessons. Ask your instructor what skills should be practiced, or refer to the charts posted in the pool viewing areas for a summary of each level’s skills.
• Focus on SAFE and SUCCESSFUL. Learning to swim is a life skill, and it takes time. Allow your swimmer to progress at their own rate, and keep realistic expectations. Remember, learning to swim is about mastering the skills to be safe in the water, not about passing the levels.
• Talk to your instructor & the Supervisor. Ask about successes and areas of improvement. Have a concern? Please let your instructor or the Lesson Supervisor know early in the session.

Course Prerequisites:

Please check course prerequisites before registering. Exceptions cannot be made, as they are mandated by certifying organizations and/or the law. Thank you for understanding. Please bring a copy of all prerequisites to the first day of the course.

Attendance:

Due to the intensity of information in these courses, 100% attendance and participation is required.

What to Bring to the Course:

Please bring the original copy of any prerequisites. Course manuals and materials will be provided on the first day of the course. For courses with an in-water portion, bathing suit(s) and towel(s) are required. 
Recommended for every course: comfortable clothing, notebook, pens/pencils, snacks, lunch, water bottle.

Certification:

Many courses have an exam session. In order to be certified in a course, candidates must successfully complete all aspects of the course, at the discretion of the instructor and course examiner. This includes the exam, fitness requirements and written tests.

Unsuccessful Completion of a Course:

Unsuccessful candidates are required to retake the full course, to build the required confidence and skills.