Seahorse Class Assignment Procedure

(Children Enrolled in the Wrong Age Class may be removed with no refund)

Little Fish (3-5 year old):

Each Little Fish (3-5 year old) class allows up to six registered participants. The registered students will be split into two groups of three, each group of three will have their own instructor. Groups are based on levels/skills as much as possible to keep students with peers. The instructor will teach each student based on their current level. This means that students in the same group, will be working on similar skills but may not always be working on the same skills. This also means that if you are registered for multiple sessions, you are not guaranteed to get the same instructor for each session.

Once a student has completed all skills for their current level, the instructor will notify the Site Supervisor who will update the student’s account to reflect their new level.  The instructor will immediately start teaching skills for the student’s new level. This means students do not have to move class or change instructor mid-session if they level up.

Big Fish (6-12 year old):

Each Big Fish (6-12 year olds) allows up to eight registered participants. The registered students will be split into two groups of four and each group will have its own instructor. Groups are based on levels/skills as much as possible to keep students with peers. The instructor will teach each student based on their current level. This means that students in the same group, will be working on similar skills but may not always be working on the same skills. This also means that if you are registered for multiple sessions, you are not guaranteed to get the same instructor for each session.

Once a student has completed all skills for their current level, the instructor will notify the Site Supervisor who will update the student’s account to reflect their new level.  The instructor will immediately start teaching skills for the student’s new level. This means students do not have to move class or change instructor mid-session if they level up.

Beyond Lessons:

Once your student is at least 5 years of age and can swim 50 yards (2 lengths of the competition pool) freestyle with side breathing and 25 yards (1 length of the competition pool) back stroke, your swimmer is qualified to move out of swim lesson into one of our other programs: Summer League (seasonal intro to competitive swim) or Clovis Swim Club (year-round competitive swim for Novice to Olympic level swimmers). Links and information to these programs can be found at www.clovisaquatics.captynsites.com

Seahorse Swim School Code of Conduct

-       If you registered for a session and then know that you will not be able to attend, we would appreciate if you could click the ‘contact us’ link on your account and let us know so that we can inform the Site Supervisor, instructor and hopefully families who might be needing that spot. If you know you are going to miss more than one day of lessons or that you are going to miss the first day of lessons, please notify us.

-       If asked by the Site Supervisor to do something or to stop doing something, you must obliged. They are there to uphold policies and procedures to maintain a safe and professional environment. Please follow all known and posted pool safety rules, as well as, all Seahorse Swim School safety rules. Violation of these rules and procedures may result in you and your student being banned from the program with no refund.

-       Any type of behavior or language that is deemed offensive, abusive, or inappropriate from a student or parent/student guardian can, and will most likely, result in immediate removal from our program for the remainder of the season with no refund.

-       Please, do not talk to your student or instructor during lesson time. All spectators must stay away from the edge of the pool. If there is a designated spectator area, please remain in the area during lesson time. If you feel there is something that needs to be communicated during lesson time, please inform the Site Supervisor.

-       You may take pictures and short videos of your swimmer only. For privacy reasons, please do not intentionally take pictures or film any student that does not belong to you. Filming the entire or majority of the lesson, is strictly prohibited.

-       Posting any picture or video that ridicules or embarrasses any staff or member of Seahorse Swim School is strictly prohibited. Please communicate concerns and grievances to the Site Supervisor. Please also feel free to communicate any compliments you may have about staff or the program to the Site Supervisor or admin, we love it and it makes our day!

-       We reserve the right to move or reschedule lessons at any time, including in situations where we are in scheduling conflicts with another program, the pool is shut down for cleaning/repair, etc. We do try to avoid this as much as possible, but situations do periodically arise. All patrons will be notified by email as soon as possible about any of these changes.

-       Your student is welcome to rinse off following lessons if showers are available. Do not allow student, siblings, or anyone else to play in the shower. 

-       By registering for our program, you are agreeing to all of our policies and procedures.

Please keep in mind:

All of our instructors have gone through our training program. However, please take into consideration that our employees are seasonal, mostly high school or college aged and for most of them this is their first job. The instructors are learning as much about teaching swimming as your student is learning about becoming a swimmer. If you have questions or concerns beyond ‘How’s my student doing?’ please talk to the Site Supervisor. Your patience and kindness is appreciated.