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All classes are held at Dodge Middle School. Farmington Community Education Aquatics programs provide parents and children with important and useful information about strokes, skills, and water safety. We help teach people to swim, to be safer in, on and around water., and what to do in the event of an emergency. 

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AQL1-Level 1
Aquatics

Level-1: Introduction to Water Skills- Orients students to the aquatic environment and helps them gain basic aquatic skills. It helps students begin to develop positive attitudes, effective swimming habits, and safe practices in and around the water. Most skills are done with some support from either the instructor or some equipment. This class is basically the same as Bobbers-2 but is intended for children 5 and older. Most skills are done with some support from either the instructor or or some equipment. Skills Include: water entry and exit; bobbing, open eyes underwater and retrieve objects; floats; glides; roll over from front to back and back to front; combined stroke on front and back; life jackets; and more. Exit Skills Assessments:- 1. Enter independently using the steps or side; travel 5+ yards; bob 5 times; then safely exit the water. 2. Glide on front 2-3 body lengths; roll to a back float for 15 seconds; then recover to a vertical position. 3. Glide on back 2-3 body lengths; roll to front; then recover to a vertical position. 4. Swim using combined arm and leg actions on front for 3+ body lengths; roll onto back and float for 15 seconds; roll back onto front and continue swimming on front for 3+ body lengths. Prerequisites: comfortable in the water without assistance from an adult.
Aquatics 2023-2024

AQL4-Level 4
Aquatics

Skills Include: compact and stride dives from the side of the pool; swim under water; feet-first surface dive and retrieve an object; open turns on front and back; tread water 2 minutes; survival swimming 1 minute; dolphin kick; and more. Strokes Include: front crawl, elementary backstroke, back crawl, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Exit Skills Assessments:- 1. Perform a feet-first entry into deep water and swim front crawl for 25 yards and then swim elementary backstroke for 25 yards. 2. Swim breaststroke for 15 yards and then swim back crawl for 15 yards. 3. Submerge and swim a distance of 3-5 body lengths underwater without hyperventilating; return to the surface; then exit the water. Prerequisites: Successfully demonstrate Level-3 skills. ~Please bring goggles~
Aquatics 2023-2024

AQL3-Level 3
Aquatics

Skills Include: kneeling dive from the side of the pool; treading water; survival float; change from vertical position to front and back float and glide; while vertical- rotate one full turn; breaststroke, sidestroke and dolphin kicks; and more. Strokes Include: front crawl, back crawl, and elementary backstroke. Exit Skills Assessments:- 1. Jump into deep water from the side; recover to the surface; maintain position by treading or floating for 60 seconds; level off and swim front crawl 25 yards; rest for 30-60 seconds and swim back crawl 25 yards; then exit the water. 2. Push off in a streamlined position; swim front crawl for 15 yards; change position and direction as necessary; swim elementary backstroke for 15 yards; then exit the water. Prerequisites: Successfully demonstrate Level-2 skills. ~Please bring goggles~
Aquatics 2023-2024

AQAK-Aqua Kids (parent & child)
Aquatics

Aqua Kids is intended for 2, 3, and 4 year-olds that are new to swim lessons AND need to have an adult in the water with them. This class does not teach the children how to swim on their own. Its purpose is to familiarize participants with the water and teach some swimming readiness skills. It is intended to get the children comfortable in a swimming pool atmosphere and get them interested and excited about coming to lessons on their own. Parents will learn some holding and support techniques and learn how and when to use cueing techniques. Other skills range from water adjustment to movement in the water with support to some independent movement. Guided sessions help students (parent & child) learn some elementary skills including: water entry and exit; bubble blowing; bobbing; opening eyes under water; front and back floats; front and back glides; rolling over with assistance from the parent; arm & leg actions on their front; arm & leg actions on their back; life jackets; and more. An adult must be in the water with each student.
Aquatics 2023-2024

AQBP-Bobbers / Preschool
Aquatics

This course is intended for 2, 3, and 4 year-olds that are new to swim lessons. This class is quite similar to Aqua Kids but is for children that are able to participate without the assistance from an adult. Skills Include: water entry and exit; bubble blowing; floats; glides; kicking; rolling over; life jackets; and more. Exit Skills Assessment:- 1. Enter independently using the steps or side; travel 5 yards; submerge to mouth and blow bubbles for 3-5 seconds; then safely exit the water. 2. While in shallow water, glide on front 2-3 body lengths then roll on back and float on back for 3-5 seconds; then recover to a vertical position. Prerequisites: ages 2 to 4 and comfortable in the water without assistance from an adult.
Aquatics 2023-2024
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