What makes these lessons different
Many programs for young children focus on water comfort and play until kids are “old enough” for strokes. Comfort is great—but comfort without skill can create false confidence.
ISR Self-Rescue™ lessons prioritize survival swimming skills, so your child is working toward the ability to:
Move through the water independently
Roll back to a float to rest and breathe
Repeat the sequence to maintain breathing and direction toward safety
Bottom line: We’re building a safer foundation first—then recreational swimming and traditional strokes can follow more naturally.
FAQs
The priority of ISR is learning survival skills. Does that mean my child will only learn to float, or will they also learn to swim?
ISR teaches survival skills AND proper swimming technique to ensure that all students become adept aquatic problem solvers! Once children have become fully skilled in self-rescue (floating or swim-float-swimming, depending on age/skill appropriateness).
Have you ever had students who can't learn the skills?
Absolutely not. Every child can learn self-rescue and swimming skills. Your instructor’s job is to determine the best way to communicate the information (both verbally and through sensorimotor prompts) so that it makes sense to the child. Each lesson is tailored to exactly where your child is in the learning process, ensuring that they experience success in every lesson.
Will my child cry during lessons?
Learning new skills, with a new person, in a new environment; honestly who wouldn’t be upset at first? The cry we oftentimes hear in the water is the same cry you get when you take away a toy, don’t let them eat dirt, or put them in their car seat. It’s a protest, and their way of saying they aren’t happy to be there. The good news is, every lesson builds additional in-water confidence and is one day closer to your child being fully skilled. We know it’s hard to see your child upset, but remember, a crying baby is a breathing baby. You’ve got this!
Are ISR lessons taught in a group setting?
One of the biggest differences between ISR and traditional swim lessons is that we never teach more than one little at a time. All ISR lessons are one-on-one instruction, customized to your child’s level of progress, allowing each lesson to be individualized for each student.
Download ISR's Family Aquatic Safety List to help protect your family from the hazards of an aquatic environment
Download Safety List
Get in Touch
Contact us to learn more about our offerings.