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For a period of the afternoon, throughout the summer, the owners, Karen and Andy, offer swimming lessons for children.
Enrolment is simple, and details of course options are provided below. We hope you will join us here sometime in the summer.
Select a level a for your child’s lesson, then choose a course from the options below. Then book your place instantly online here —->>>>>
You will need to copy and paste the Swim School Event Code for the course you require, which is found in the Courses Table below. Please call us on 035403316 if you would like us to book you in. We will be very happy to do this for you.
LEVELS GUIDE
- Select a level for your child’s lesson from the list below.
| Levels | Description of your child's current swimming ability | Teacher/pupil ratio | Duration | Location | This level is working towards :- |
| Level 0 | Total beginner. Will NOT put face in the water. Lessons for children aged 4 years and above. | 1:2 (with parent help) | 15 minutes | Large family spa and then shallow end of pool (0.7 metres) | working towards :- Water confidence above and below surface. |
| Level 1 | Beginner that will happily put face in the water, but is unable to swim a width unaided. | 1:3 | 20 minutes | Shallow end of pool (0.7 metres). |
working towards :- “Rocket arms” –streamline kicking on front and back. “long arms” freestyle and backstroke. |
| Level 2 |
Can swim a width (6 meters) of freestyle with “long arms” that recover out of the water. Can kick on back across width of pool (6 metres). |
1:6 | 20 minutes | Initially in shallow end (0.9-1 metre). |
working towards :- Breathing to the side on freestyle. Streamlined long arm backstroke, Breaststroke arm action. Simple dives. |
| Level 3 |
Can confidently spend the whole lesson swimming lengths of freestyle and backstroke. |
1:6 | 25 minutes | Whole pool length. (0.9 -1.8 metres). |
working towards :- Strong freestyle with smooth breathing to both sides. Strong backstroke, with streamline body position. Correct breaststroke leg kick. Good dives. |
| Level 4 | Swims at, or near, club/interschool/ competitive level | 1:6 | 25 minutes | Whole pool length (0.9 -1.8 metres) |
working towards :- Excellent freestyle and backstroke. Correct breaststroke technique and butterfly development. Racing dives and turns. |
- Now choose a course of lessons from the list below.
We strongly recommend that children have more than 1 lesson a week if possible.
In our experience a 10 day summer intensive course produces the greatest improvement.
2011/12 Summer Season Swimming Courses
| Courses | Swim School Event Code | Duration | Lessons per week | Commencing on: | Price |
| Term 4 2011 | D4XQ2 | 6 weeks |
1 – 5, the amount you choose is up to you. We strongly recommend 2 sessions a week. |
14th November | 1 lesson a week = $60, 2 lessons a week = $120, etc. |
| Summer 2012 Intensive | 8BTHK | 4 x 1 week courses | 5 lessons a week Monday to Friday | 2nd January | $50 per week booked |
| Term 1 2012 | 8XG3F | 6 weeks |
1 – 5, the amount you choose is up to you. We strongly recommend 2 sessions a week. |
6th February | 1 lesson a week = $60, 2 lessons a week = $120, etc. |
Once you have decided on a level and a course, you can secure your lesson, and your preferred time, by booking instantly online at www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/book You will need to copy and paste the Swim School Event Code for the course you require, which is found in the table above.
Many schools now use this site for parent/teacher interviews. You may recognise it.
If you have any queries, or would prefer to phone or email us with your booking, please feel free to do so. Telephone 035403316 or email swimschool@mapuachalets.co.nz
Payment for lessons can be made by direct credit. Our direct credit details are – MR A R PRICE AND MRS K A PRICE Account Number: 12-3188-0227496-01
Please enter -
Particulars -Child’s name
Code – Swim Week or Day (s)
Reference – Parent’s name
Cancellation Policy
We try very hard to make lessons happen no matter what the weather is doing. However in extreme weather conditions we may be forced to postpone a lesson. If so we will post a message here on the day prior to commencement of lessons. Please check here if you are unsure?
About ActiveKidz Swim School
Andy and Karen Price began Activekidz swim school in 2006. ActiveKidz has now taught close to one thousand children in the area since its inception. Andy and Karen both have PE teaching backgrounds and are passionate about teaching children to swim. Both have spent most of their lives involved with competitive swimming, waterpolo and swim teaching. Andy is the Motueka Town Swimming Coach and has swum for England at international level. Karen also helps coach at Motueka and is a keen masters swimmer, winning events in last year’s South Island Masters. We are also very fortunate to be able to call upon Andy’s senior competitive swimmers, many of whom have swam at national level and have taught swimming for a number of years. This year we have the services of Faye Hudson, who has taught with us in previous years and has, herself, swam at New Zealand National level, reaching Olympic trials in 2008 . She is an outstanding swimming teacher and we are delighted that she is working with us.
Having taught swimming in all of the Moutere school pools, Andy and Karen decided to build their own pool at their Chalets, on Seaton Valley Road, in November 2010. Our stunning purpose built teaching pool, built by Tim Stadler of Tasmanbaypools, is 12.5 metres by 6 metres and lends itself perfectly to lesson teaching.Visit tasmanbaypools
Last year the pool averaged 28 degrees between late November and mid March. This year it will have solar panels to extend the season further.
