Swim Lesson Program Policies

REGISTRATION

Registration forms with the session’s class schedule may be obtained from the Front Desk during the registration period.
Y Members and the previous session’s participants may sign up during Y Member registration.
Non members of the YMCA that did not participate in the previous session can register during Program Member registration.
Registration is first come, first serve for Y Members and Program Members. Because there is a limit on the number of students in each class, early registration is strongly recommended.
Payment of class fee required at time of registration by cash, check, or credit card.

1^st DAY

Participants should proceed to the observation deck on the second floor.
Before the start of the first class, participants and guardians (if appropriate) will be called to come together as a group, so that they can meet the instructors for the session and take roll.
Once the class participants have joined with their instructor to begin class, parents or guardians may view the lesson from the second floor observation deck overlooking the pool.
Participants are not permitted to swim before class begins.

GENERAL LESSON PROCEDURES

Classes meet each week on the observation deck above the pool. The observation deck is located on the second level of our building overlooking the pool.
The instructor will come up to the observation deck, call roll, and take the participants to the pool area for class.
NO SWIM LESSON PARTCIPANT will be permitted to swim before swim lessons.
Program members (non-YMCA members) may not swim after the lesson has ended.
If a YMCA member chooses to swim after the lesson, (or during normal operations), the pool policies must be followed. Children 6 & under must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian in the water. Participants 7 – 8 years of age must have a parent or legal guardian present on the pool deck at all times.

LESSON OBSERVATION POLICY

CLASS CANCELLATION POLICY:

If a class is cancelled by the YMCA (or your instructor) we will make up the lesson ONLY if a minimum of 6 classes will not be instructed during that session.
We guarantee to teach a minimum of 6 classes out of the 8 that are offered.
Any class missed by a participant for any reason CANNOT be made up.

REFUNDS, CREDITS, AND SESSION CANCELLATIONS

Refunds will only be given with a doctor’s written notice and approval of the Aquatics Director. A refund, less a $10 service fee, will be issued if an individual withdraws from class before the registration deadline.
Credits will be issued if an individual withdraws from class after the registration.
If a session is cancelled by the YMCA a credit will be issued for a future session or a different program.
Any class with a minimum of 3 participants may be subject to cancellation.

LAST DAY

Participants will finish with a review of the skills learned during the session.
At the end of class, participants, their families, and their instructors will gather as a group once again for the presentation of certificates and progress reports.
Progress reports will let the parents know how the participant did during the session, what level to enroll the participant in next, and when registration will take place for the next session of lessons.