Thank you for your interest in sending your child for private swimming lessons.
To start, your child will be assessed and put into a class based on their own ability, this is to ensure that every child is learning the skills they need and not bored in a class because they are ready to move on. Children are taught Water safety, How to Swim and Stroke Correction by a qualified LTS Coach so there is something for everyone! Classes are 30mins each and decided on class numbers and swimming ability etc. by the coach.
As with everything, we have Terms and Conditions that need to be read through carefully and accepted before we can move forward:
Safety comes first and no bad behaviour will be tolerated at pool side.
Children must wait on the chairs provided and not run around or come to the pool side before their lessons start.
Parents are welcome to come watch but asked to please not interrupt the coach whilst a lesson is being taught.
No changing into or out of costumes will be permitted at pool side.
Fees must be paid upfront for the month before your child will be allowed to swim.
Each lesson will start at the allocated time and will last for 30mins only so please ensure that your child arrives on time.
An admin fee of R500.00 is payable with your child’s first months swimming fees.
Lessons will not be caught up if your child misses their lesson for any reason.
If a coach is unable to give a lesson then a catch up schedule will be sent to you.
It is up to the coaches discretion to cancel swimming lessons due to bad swimming/weather conditions and these lessons will not be made up. A message cancelling lessons will always be sent so please check your messages before your lesson starts.
If you wish to stop your child’s swimming lessons, 1 full months notice period must be given/or a month notice period paid for (equal to an average month lessons.) Your child’s place is kept for them on the schedule and with no notice period being given, you are preventing another child to learn how to swim so please be mindful of this.
There will be no swimming lessons provided during school holidays and therefore a pro-rata rate will be charged for these months.
Winter swimming will not be available as unfortunately our pool is not heated and therefore June to September months and will not be charged for.
You will be added to a WhatsApp group where only admins are allowed to send messages to keep you up to date with lessons.
Assessments will be done at the end of each year before the break for the festive season.
Consideration is asked that when you receive the coaches personal number that no contact is made between 17h00 and 08h00.
E&OE
Before your child’s first swim session at Bear Swim Academy, we require all parents or guardians to complete and sign our official registration and indemnity form. This document grants parental consent for private lessons, outlines acknowledgment of participation at your child’s own risk, and formalises our standard liability waiver to ensure a safe, structured, and secure environment for every swimmer.
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