Newsletter Term 1 2021
Welcome
Happy 2021 to all our families! We hope you have all had a fun summer and are as excited as we are to begin another year of swimming.
New Staff
We are excited to introduce our newest additions to our Swim School! You will see them at various shifts at Canning Vale or Willetton.
The history of our Swim School
Waterwise has just celebrated its 8th Birthday.
It all started in the summer break of 2013. There was not a single swimmer enrolled yet. But soon Stacy had her first student, then another, and another. Friends and families quickly spread the word that a new swim school in Willetton was teaching children to swim faster than most other programs in Perth.
In 2014, Wendy joined Stacy and the swim school began to grow even more! When 2016 came, they met Alex when he enrolled his newborn son into swimming lessons. Wendy and Alex invested in Waterwise and helped Stacy build the new facility which opened in Willetton from Term 4 2017.
In 2019 Sam joined us to expand into Canning Vale. That facility opened in 2020 and we now have more instructors working with us and over 1,000 students enrolled across the two swim schools! We are excited about helping so many families in our community, and giving students a love for swimming.
We love what we do and are grateful to the thousands of families who have trusted us with their little ones over the years.
April Vac Swim
Vac Swim enrolments will open Wednesday 10th March
When: Tuesday 6th-Friday 9th April (4 day series)
Where: Willetton
Teachers: Wendy, Audrey & Stacy
Classes Available: Baby & Toddler classes, Stages 1-6 & Adult lessons
Time: 8:30am-11:30am
Price: $24 per lesson
Stacy will be teaching her Survival swim and Drowning prevention lessons on Tuesday and Wednesday only.
If you are using Makeups accrued in Term 1, 2021, they must be booked through the Customer Portal. The Portal will open from 2nd April for 4 days in advance. (Please note makeup lessons are only valid for 3 months)
Survival Swim
Swimming lessons are great as a fun activity and a way for children to get comfortable in water. But swimming lessons do not necessarily teach little ones how to get safe in and around water any time soon. Just ask any parent who has had their pre-school child enrolled in lessons since they were a baby but the child still can't swim. Traditional lessons can take term after term of continuous lessons for several years before children have sufficient skills to save themselves if the unthinkable was to happen.
Survival swim not only gets infants and young children safe; it gives them the skills to thrive in water and go on to be advanced swimmers for their age. If your child could learn to swim, float and survive in just a few weeks, wouldn't you want that for them? And for your own peace of mind?
It is important to remember that babies have no language ability so crying is their main means of communication – they do it throughout the day for various reasons. Older children have often learned that they get a response when they cry. Their crying is usually for mom or dad’s benefit because it is often a parent who does something to stop them crying as soon as possible. But unfortunately for them, that doesn’t work in the pool. I find it helpful to think of it as “just noise”. Crying is not a reason to give up on your child’s lessons! Please trust the process and trust your instructor, we have been trained in child psychology and know how to deal with children – strong-willed, defiant or placid, we have worked with them all.
