Classes run in four 2-week sessions for 8 of the 10 weeks the pool is open. Lessons run Mondays-Fridays, between 8:45-11:30am. ** We DO run lessons on the Fourth of July!!  **    FEES:  (for each 2-week session)                     Town of Van Buren residents:   $23.00            Non-residents:   $28.00 SESSION I:    June 30 through July 11                SESSION II:    July 14 through July 25 8:45-9:25am.      Lev. 2, Lev. 3, Lev. 6 (1 hr.)                            8:45-9:25am.      Lev. 2, Lev. 3, Lev. 6 (Lev. 6) 9:25-10:05am.    Lev. 1, Lev. 3, (Lev. 6)                                     9:25-10:05am.    Lev. 1, Lev. 3, (Lev. 6)   10:05-10:45am.  Lev. 1, Lev. 2, Lev. 4                                       10:05-10:45am.   Lev. 1, Lev. 2, Lev. 4 10:45-11:25am.  Turtle Tots, Lev. 3, Lev. 5                              10:45-11:25am.   Turtle Tots, Lev. 3, Lev. 5 SESSION III:  July 28 through August 8             SESSION IV:  August 11 through August 22       8:45-9:25am.      Lev. 2, Lev. 3, Lev. 6 (1 hr.)                            8:45-9:25am.      Lev. 2, Lev. 3, Lev. 6 (1 hr.)    9:25-10:05am.    Lev. 1, Lev. 3, (Lev. 6)                                     9:25-10:05am.    Lev. 1, Lev. 3, (Lev. 6) 10:05-10:45am.   Lev. 1, Lev. 2, Lev. 4                                      10:05-10:45am.   Lev. 1, Lev. 2, Lev. 4 10:45-11:25am.   Turtle Tots, Lev. 3, Lev. 5                             10:45-11:25am.   Turtle Tots, Lev. 3, Lev. 5 CLASS SIZE:  We take up to 15 students in each class, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LEVEL 1 AND TURTLE TOTS, in which we only accept up to 10 students per class. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE:  The park opens at 7:30am. on registration days, and numbers will be handed out.  Enter the park at the main entrance on Canton Street, and as you proceed along the park drive, you'll see someone standing at the bottom of the road leading up to the office.  He/she will provide you with a number and registration forms.  After you come pick up a number, you don't have to stay at the park - go back home, go to breakfast, etc.  Come back at 8:30am., (when the office opens) and proceed up to the Parks and Recreation Office.  We will begin calling out numbers and taking registrations there. Please make certain you are present when your number is called.  If you are not, you will need to get a new number when you arrive and move to the END OF THE LINE!    Once the office opens at 8:30, you may obtain a number right up at the Parks and Recreation Office, where registration takes place. Registration for Sessions 1 & 2 is held separately (earlier in the season) from that of Sessions 3 & 4.  At registration, you may only sign your child up for one session or the other - not both!  However, if your child is registered in session one (or three), you may check with the park office the day before the session ends to see if there is room in the following session in the particular class you are interested in.   Registration for Sessions 1 or 2                                  Registration for Sessions 3 or 4 Van Buren Residents:  Begins Monday, June 16         Van Buren Residents:  Begins Monday, July 21 Non-residents:  Begins Tuesday, June 17                    Non-residents:  Begins Tuesday, July 22 Need to register someone else's children (how very nice of you!)?  That's no problem - just please note that the MAXIMUM number of children an individual may register that are not his/her own is FOUR (4)!  We'll provide you with a permission form to take back to the child's parent to sign, and he/she just needs to get it back to use before his/her child's lesson begins. **  Due to the overwhelming popularity of the program, we are forced to be very strict with residency.  Residency is determined by the legal address of the child taking the lessons - not necessarily that of the individual registering the child, or caring for the child over the summer.  Children whose parents own property in the Town of Van Buren will also be granted residency status.  Please bring a copy of the tax record with you to registration as proof.  Non-resident children may be registered ONLY on non-resident registration days.  Please do not ask us to make exceptions! Anyone registering as a Town of Van Buren resident must have their payment in the form of a check, with their address printed on it, or if paying in cash, a driver's license or official piece of mail (ie., a telephone bill) showing their address.   REFUNDS:  (minus a $2.00 administrative fee for one cancellation, $4.00 for two or more) for swim lessons will be given up until the THIRD CLASS of a particular session HAS BEGUN, regardless of whether the child attends the first two!  If your child is not willing to stay in the program at the end of the second class, please stop by our office before you return home that day and request a refund!  Once the third class has STARTED, there will be NO refunds given for any reason.  Lessons are run on a self-sustaining basis; enough children must register to cover the costs of running a class or it will be cancelled.  If a class is cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, then class fees will be fully refunded.  This department reserves the right to cancel or combine classes if necessary.   ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SWIM LESSON LEVELS The prerequisite for each level is the successful demonstration of ALL of the skills from the preceding level.  Please read the descriptions carefully; even if your child passed a particular level last season, he/she may have to repeat that level to get the new skills now added in each.  Whereas in the past swim instructors could allow a child to remain in a level he/she was "close" to qualifying for (and simply work to bring him/her "up to speed"), with the new levels that will no longer be possible.  Given the intensity of the new levels, students MUST master ALL skills of each level to the swim instructor's satisfaction before moving on to the next! Level 1  --   INTRODUCTION TO WATER SKILLS The purpose of Level 1 is to help students feel comfortable in the water.  Level 1 participants will learn to: * Enter and exit the water safely                                                      *  Submerge mouth, nose and eyes              *  Exhale underwater through mouth and nose * Open eyes underwater, pick up a submerged object              *  Float on front and back                                 *  Explore arm and hand movements   * Swim on front and and back using arm and leg actions         *  Follow basic water safety rules                  *  Use a life jacket Level 2  --   FUNDAMENTAL AQUATIC SKILLS The purpose of Level 2 is to give students success with fundamental skills.  Level 2 participants learn to: * Enter water by stepping or jumping off the side             * Exit water safely using ladder or side                  * Submerge entire head * Open eyes underwater, pick up a submerged object   * Float on front and back                                             * Perform front and back glide * Roll over from front to back, back to front.                      * Tread water using arm and leg motions              * Swim on front and back using combined            * Move in the water while wearing a life jacket                 * Swim on side                                                       strokes          Level 3  --   STROKE DEVELOPMENT The purpose of Level 3 is to build in Level 2 through additional guided practice.  Level 3 participants learn to: * Jump into deep water from the side                       * Dive from kneeling or standing position                                 * Submerge and retrieve an object * Bob with head fully submerged                                * Use rotary breathing in horizontal position                            * Perform front and back glide * Perform survival float                                                  * Change from horizontal to vertical position on front              * Perform front and back crawl * Butterfly - kick and body motion                                 and back                                                                                 * Perform a reaching assist * Use "Check-Call-Care" in an emergency**            * Perform the HELP and huddle position Level 4   --   STROKE IMPROVEMENT The purpose of Level 4 is develop confidence in the skills learned, and improves other aquatic skills.  Level 4 participants learn to: * Perform shallow dive, or dive from stride position         * Perform open turns on front & back, using any stroke     * Perform the following strokes:  Butterfly, Breaststroke, Front & Back crawl,  Elementary Backstroke * Swim under water                                                                  * Tread water using sculling arm motions and kick                * Perform feet-first surface dive     * Care for conscious choking victim                                                             * Perform compact jump into water from a height while wearing life jacket             * Use safe diving rules              * Swim on side using scissors-like kick                                                                                             Level 5  --   STROKE REFINEMENT The purpose of Level 5 is to provide further coordination and refinement of strokes.  Level 5 participants will learn to: * Tread water with two different kicks                      * Learn survival swimming                  * Perform rescue breathing * Perform the following:  Sidestroke, Standing dive, Pike surface dive, Tuck surface dive, Shallow dive - glide 2 body lengths and begin any front stroke, Front flip turn, Backstroke flip turn      * Refine the following:  Front and back crawl, Butterfly, Breaststroke, Elementary backstroke      Level 6   --   SWIMMING AND SKILL PROFICIENCY The purpose of Level 6 is to refine the strokes so students swim them with ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater distances.  Level 6 is designed with "menu" options, that focus on preparing students to participate in more advanced courses, including the Water Safety Instructor and Lifeguard Training Courses.  These options include: * Personal Water Safety                     * Lifeguard Readiness                      * Fundamentals of Diving                      * Fitness Swimming