District 196 Community Education

If you are unable to find a class to meet your needs, please call us at 952-431-8777 as we can frequently make adjustments to accommodate your requests.Introduction to Aquatic SkillsParticipants, ages 5 and up, become comfortable in the water learning basic skills. Skills: Enter and exit the water independently Submerge and explore underwater Glide on front and back Float on back Roll over:front to back/back to front Explore treading water Swim on front and back 5 yd. Exit Skills: Enter unassisted, move 5 yd., bob 4 times and exit the water. Front glide 2 yd., roll to back and float 5 sec., recover to vertical. Safety topics: Basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of lifejackets, safe weather conditions for swimming and waterpark safety.Course format: Classes run 45 minutes with five students per instructor. Classes with one or two students will run 30 minutes.Registration tip: This level closely compares with our previous Beginner 1. Upon completion of required skills register for Level 2.

If you are unable to find a class to meet your needs, please call us at 952-431-8777 as we can frequently make adjustments to accommodate your requests.Introduction to Aquatic Skills Participants, ages 5 and up, become comfortable in the water learning basic skills. Skills: Enter and exit the water independently Submerge and explore underwater Glide on front and back Float on back Roll over:front to back/back to front Explore treading water Swim on front and back 5 yd. Exit Skills: Enter unassisted, move 5 yd., bob 4 times and exit the water. Front glide 2 yd., roll to back and float 5 sec., recover to vertical. Safety topics: Basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of lifejackets, safe weather conditions for swimming and waterpark safety.Course format: Classes run 45 minutes with five students per instructor. Classes with one or two students will run 30 minutes.Registration tip: This level closely compares with our previous Beginner 1. Upon completion of required skills register for Level  2.

If you are unable to find a class to meet your needs, please call us at 952-431-8777 as we can frequently make adjustments to accommodate your requests.Fundamental Aquatic SkillsParticipants, ages 5 and up, experience success with fundamental skills.Skills: Jump into shoulder-deep water Breath control, bobbing and rotary breathing Float and glide on ftont and back Roll over:front to back/back to front Change direction while swimming Tread water, 15 sec. Swim on front and back, 15 yd. Exit Skills: Jump into shoulder-deep water, tread water or float 15 sec., swim on front and/or back for 5 yd. and exit the water. Back float 15 sec., roll to front and recover to a vertical position. Swim on front 5 yd., roll to back and float 15 sec., roll to front and continue swimming 5 yd. Safety topics: Basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of lifejackets, safe weather conditions for swimming and waterpark safety.Course format: Classes run 45 minutes with five students per instructor. Classes with one or two students will run 30 minutes.Prerequisite: Students must have completed Preschool 2 or Level 1 or have equivalent skills.Registration tip: This level closely compares with our previous Beginner 2. Upon completion of required skills register for Level 3.

If you are unable to find a class to meet your needs, please call us at 952-431-8777 as we can frequently make adjustments to accommodate your requests.Fundamental Aquatic SkillsParticipants, ages 5 and up, experience success with fundamental skills.Skills: Jump into shoulder-deep water Breath control, bobbing and rotary breathing Float and glide on ftont and back Roll over:front to back/back to front Change direction while swimming Tread water, 15 sec. Swim on front and back, 15 yd. Exit Skills: Jump into shoulder-deep water, tread water or float 15 sec., swim on front and/or back for 5 yd. and exit the water. Back float 15 sec., roll to front and recover to a vertical position. Swim on front 5 yd., roll to back and float 15 sec., roll to front and continue swimming 5 yd. Safety topics: Basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of lifejackets, safe weather conditions for swimming and waterpark safety.Course format: Classes run 45 minutes with five students per instructor. Classes with one or two students will run 30 minutes.Prerequisite: Students must have completed Preschool 2 or Level 1 or have equivalent skills.Registration tip: This level closely compares with our previous Beginner 2. Upon completion of required skills register for Level 3.

If you are unable to find a class to meet your needs, please call us at 952-431-8777 as we can frequently make adjustments to accommodate your requests.Stroke Development Participants, ages 5 and up, achieve basic swimming competency learning front crawl and elementary backstroke. Skills: Jump into deep water Kneeling dive Survival float, back float and tread water Breaststroke kick, dolphin kick, scissors kick, 25 yd. each Front crawl and elementary backstroke, 15 yd. each Exit Skills: Jump into deep water, tread water or float for one minute, rotate one full turn and swim front crawl or elementary backstroke 25 yd. Swim front crawl, 15 yd. and elementary backstroke 15 yd. Safety topics: Basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of lifejackets, safe weather conditions for swimming and waterpark safety.Course format: Classes run 45 minutes with five students per instructor. Classes with one or two students will run 30 minutes.Prerequisite: Students must have completed Level 2 or have equivalent skills.Registration tip: This level closely compares with our previous Intermediate 1. Upon completion of required skills register for Level 4.

If you are unable to find a class to meet your needs, please call us at 952-431-8777 as we can frequently make adjustments to accommodate your requests.Stroke Development Participants, ages 5 and up, achieve basic swimming competency learning front crawl and elementary backstroke. Skills: Jump into deep water Kneeling dive Survival float, back float and tread water Breaststroke kick, dolphin kick, scissors kick, 25 yd. each Front crawl and elementary backstroke, 15 yd. each Exit Skills: Jump into deep water, tread water or float for one minute, rotate one full turn and swim front crawl or elementary backstroke 25 yd. Swim front crawl, 15 yd. and elementary backstroke 15 yd. Safety topics: Basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of lifejackets, safe weather conditions for swimming and waterpark safety.Course format: Classes run 45 minutes with five students per instructor. Classes with one or two students will run 30 minutes.Prerequisite: Students must have completed Level 2 or have equivalent skills.Registration tip: This level closely compares with our previous Intermediate 1. Upon completion of required skills register for Level 4.

If you are unable to find a class to meet your needs, please call us at 952-431-8777 as we can frequently make adjustments to accommodate your requests.Stroke Improvement Participants, ages 5 and up, improve swimming skills, increase endurance and learn back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly and sidestroke. Skills: Standing dive Feet-first surface dive and swim underwater Survival swim, 1 min. Tread water, 2 min. Front crawl and elementary backstroke, 25 yd. each Back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly and sidestroke, 15 yd. each Exit Skills: Jump into deep water, swim front crawl 25 yd. and elementary backstroke 25 yd. Swim breaststroke 15 yd. and back crawl 15 yd. Swim under water 5 yd. Safety topics: Basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of lifejackets, safe weather conditions for swimming and waterpark safety.Course format: Classes run 45 minutes with five students per instructor. Classes with one or two students will run 30 minutes.Prerequisite: Students must have completed Level 3 or have equivalent skills.Registration tip: This level closely compares with our previous Intermediate 2. Upon completion of required skills register for Level 5.

If you are unable to find a class to meet your needs, please call us at 952-431-8777 as we can frequently make adjustments to accommodate your requests.Stroke Improvement Participants, ages 5 and up, improve swimming skills, increase endurance and learn back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly and sidestroke. Skills: Standing dive Feet-first surface dive and swim underwater Survival swim, 1 min. Tread water, 2 min. Front crawl and elementary backstroke, 25 yd. each Back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly and sidestroke, 15 yd. each Exit Skills: Jump into deep water, swim front crawl 25 yd. and elementary backstroke 25 yd. Swim breaststroke 15 yd. and back crawl 15 yd. Swim under water 5 yd. Safety topics: Basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of lifejackets, safe weather conditions for swimming and waterpark safety.Course format: Classes run 45 minutes with five students per instructor. Classes with one or two students will run 30 minutes.Prerequisite: Students must have completed Level 3 or have equivalent skills.Registration tip: This level closely compares with our previous Intermediate 2. Upon completion of required skills register for Level 5.

If you are unable to find a class to meet your needs, please call us at 952-431-8777 as we can frequently make adjustments to accommodate your requests.Stroke RefinementParticipants, ages 5 and up, learn to swim with refined strokes and increased endurance.Skills: Shallow dive Head-first surface dive Tread water, 5 min. and using legs only, 2 min. Front crawl and elementary backstroke, 50 yd. each Back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly and sidestroke, 25 yd. each Exit Skills Assessment Perform a shallow dive into at least 9 ft depth, swim front crawl 50 yd. and elementary backstroke 50 yd. Swim breaststroke 25 yd. and back crawl 25 yd. Safety topics: Basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of lifejackets, safe weather conditions for swimming and waterpark safety.Course format: Classes run 45 minutes with five students per instructor. Classes with one or two students will run 30 minutes.Prerequisite: Students must have completed Level 4 or have equivalent skills.Registration tip: This level closely compares with our previous Advanced 1 level. Those wishing to complete Level 6, the final level of Red Cross swim lessons, may do so as part of our REVolution Swimming program.

If you are unable to find a class to meet your needs, please call us at 952-431-8777 as we can frequently make adjustments to accommodate your requests.Stroke RefinementParticipants, ages 5 and up, learn to swim with refined strokes and increased endurance.Skills: Shallow dive Head-first surface dive Tread water, 5 min. and using legs only, 2 min. Front crawl and elementary backstroke, 50 yd. each Back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly and sidestroke, 25 yd. each Exit Skills Assessment Perform a shallow dive into at least 9 ft depth, swim front crawl 50 yd. and elementary backstroke 50 yd. Swim breaststroke 25 yd. and back crawl 25 yd. Safety topics: Basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of lifejackets, safe weather conditions for swimming and waterpark safety.Course format: Classes run 45 minutes with five students per instructor. Classes with one or two students will run 30 minutes.Prerequisite: Students must have completed Level 4 or have equivalent skills.Registration tip: This level closely compares with our previous Advanced 1 level. Those wishing to complete Level 6, the final level of Red Cross swim lessons, may do so as part of our REVolution Swimming program.