Fridley Community Education

Provides infants and toddlers an entry into aquatics and teaches parents basic skills for working with children in an aquatic environment including water safety, drowning prevention and importance of supervision. This course emphasizes basic water safety and self-help skills in a relaxed and playful manner, using games and songs and helping children to become comfortable in the water. Students will learn safety entry and exits to and from the water as well as to submerge their mouth, nose and eyes in the water. Parents please note: plastic pants with tight elastic around the leg must be worn in addition to a swim diaper or suit. A parent MUST accompany their child in the water.

Students will learn how to submerge head completely underwater and hold breath, blow bubbles through mouth and nose for 5 seconds, float on front and back, roll from front float to back float, swim on front and back with arm and leg movements, and water safety. Recommended for children 4-5 years old- for children who are comfortable in the water and ready to keep working on their water skills. Student/teacher ratio is 6:2.