To enrol your child at Gould swim Academy, talk to our friendly office staff. They will guide you through the process. We will gather an understanding of your child and their swimming ability/ history and then find a suitable class at a time convenient for your family. You will be required to complete an Enrolment Form and pay the Joining Fee.
At the start of your swimming program, you will choose a day/s and time/s for your lessons. We follow the NSW School Terms and your booking is automatically carried over from term to term. This is a permanent booking until you notify Administration of a change, either to change lessons or cease lessons.
Parents must ensure that they ‘CHECK IN’ with our Administration staff prior to every lesson. This will assist Gould Swim Academy to maintain accurate attendance records and to ensure your child’s placement in their classes. Children are not to enter the water without their Instructor’s permission.
Your child must be accompanied by a parent or guardian on site at all times. We invite you to view your child’s progress from our deck area. We ask that once your child is in the water that you remain off the pool deck. Sit back and enjoy watching your child/ children.
Gould Swim Academy is committed to maintaining the highest standard of hygiene. Water quality is of the utmost importance and we take extra special care to ensure our water is of the highest quality. The water temperature is consistently maintained at 32°-33°. Besides chlorination we also use a UV Filter to keep the water healthy. Pool water quality checks are done four times a day for correct chlorine and PH levels. Parents have peace of mind knowing their child is swimming in the healthiest conditions.
This a parent and baby classes where you will be actively involved in your child instruction and interaction in the pool. You will learn skills and techniques to practice at how to help build your child’s familiarisation with water. Children under 3 years who are not toilet trained must wear aqua nappies or disposable swim nappies. If these are not worn, then the child will not be allowed to enter the water.
These are your child’s independent classes. You can support these classes buy arriving 5 to 10 minutes before your class. Have your child ready at the appropriate time to hand over to instructor. You can stay involved in the class by watching and supporting your child from the deck area.
Swim caps are compulsory for children over 3 years. This assists to maintain a healthier pool as less hair is lost in the water and the filters can work more efficiently. It also aids the children, of all genders to concentrate better by keeping hair out of their faces. Please provide the following:
This is structured and result orientated classes. We are focusing on refining swim strokes, developing endurance and fitness. Skills developed in these classes aim to support squad members in swimming competition. These skills include race starts, turns, and finishes.
At Gould Swim Academy the programs include a particular set of skills, drills and exercises to be achieved. These activities must be performed with confidence and competence before a child may advance to the next level.
The skills and exercises in each level lead onto the more advanced skills and drills in the next level.
The competent progression through each level allows each child to develop as best as they can and with confidence.
We have frequent assessment weeks where all children are assessed. Outside of assessment weeks, the instructor may assess a child if they feel they are ready to progress to the next level.
We recognise that children are individuals and develop at slightly different ages and stages. The instructors are happy to discuss the progress of your child following their lesson.
It is policy that children/adults/instructors will not be allowed to enter the pool if they are suffering from any of the below stated illnesses. The recovery times are suggested to maintain the healthiest environment for all our swimmers and to also ensure the child’s recovery before resuming physical activity.
In the unfortunate event that your child will be unable to attend a lesson, we MUST be notified of the absence. The following rules apply:
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