Lessons

Scheduling your Lessons

We would enjoy the opportunity to speak with you about ISR lessons and to answer any questions that you may have. Please contact us via the 'Contact Us' link above to set up a time that is most convenient for you. 
The following is an overview of the next steps to empowering your child with ISR’s Self-Rescue skills:

1.      We will send you an e-mail with dates and times available for the location you request.  Once we agree on a location and start date and time, we will email you a unique ISR Registration URL which will take you to ISR’s Registration Website.

2.      Complete the ISR Registration Process: The first time cost to register your child is $105* which is due when completing the online registration. Returning children for refresher lessons are $35.  The weekly tuition of $175 is paid directly to your Instructor in cash ONLY on the first day of each week.

3.      ISR and our scheduler will send a confirmation email once the registration process is completed. This e-mail will have your registration form as well as your gift code for the ISR Store (www.isrstore.com) which can be redeemed for $15 off your next purchase. Should your email server block our e-mail and you don’t receive it, these are all available on the ISR Registration site.

4.      We will contact you to confirm your lesson date and time once the registration process is completed.

Important Reminders

Steps to Take for Your Child to Participate in ISR Lessons

1. Schedule lessons for your target set date

   1. Pay the non-refundable deposit for the first week of lessons.

2. Fill out the ISR registration

   1. The ISR Registration link will be coming to via an email after you pay the deposit. You can not start lessons until ISR approves your child's registration.

3. READ The Parent Resource Handbook once registered via ISR. This will allow you and your child to have successful lessons.

4. Order your cloth swim diapers via ISR with your $15 off coupon (pays for one diaper)

5. Note payment is due on the first day of the week of lessons.

6. Put lessons on your family calendar.

7. Lessons are 6-7 weeks, 10 minutes a day for 5 days a weeks.

8. No eating or drinking (small amounts of water are acceptable) at least 2 hours prior to lessons.

9. Gather a swim bag for lessons to include 3 towels, either 2 cloth swim diapers or one disposable and one cloth swim diaper, and bring extra dry clothes and anything else you need to bring poolside.

10. Please note and schedule to arrive 15 minutes before class so you and your child are ready for lessons.

11. There are NO restrooms available on premises, please plan accordingly and/or bring a portable potty to be used.

12. Please take any trash/dirty diapers with you. DO NOT place directly in my trash bins unless they are in a secured bag. Much Appreciated!

What to Bring

• Two Swim Diapers - Preferably one or two cloths on top of a disposable Little Swimmers diaper. Please note that cloth swim diapers are different than cloth diapers.

• Three Towels - Refer to Lesson Guidelines and the Parent Resource Guide for reasons on why you need three towels.

Appreciation

I appreciate you taking the time to read all information provided so that you can be prepared for your child’s first day of lessons. I know that it’s a lot of information to take in, which allows Aqua Babies ISR and ISR to be the safest providers of survival swimming lessons. ISR and myself truly care that each child has a safe lesson every lesson.

As a parent myself, I believe in communicating everything clearly to my swim parents so that you have all your questions answered up front. Your child’s success in lessons is of utmost importance to me, and I thank you for entrusting me with the amazing opportunity to teach them to be competent and confident swimmers and floaters! I look forward to partnering with you in this endeavor!

PARENT INFORMATION

Why are lesson only 10 minutes long?

ISR lessons are taught 10 minutes a day, 5 days a week, for 6-7 weeks. The scheduling of this lesson sequence is based on many years of research, proving the teaching infants and young children in a one-on-one setting, in 10 minute increments, is the safest and most effective way to teach survival swimming.

As a parent, what information is available for me?

Your child is not the only one learning during ISR lessons. Parent education plays a large role in every ISR lesson; before, during and after. Each parent receives an ISR Parent Resource Book that details water safety for their home and family.

Tell me more about "BUDS".

Prior to each lesson, parents will have a discussion about BUDS ( bowel, urine, diet, sleep) discussion with their Instructor. The electronic form tracks the unique physiology of each child, including bowel movements, frequency of urination, diet and meal-times, and the duration of every sleep episode in a 24 hour period. The BUDS sheet provides a safe, efficient individualized lesson for each child.

Will my child be traumatized?

In no way will an ISR lesson be traumatic. ISR has collected data on more than 200,000 students, and constantly monitors the health of each child prior to and during lessons to maintain the highest of safety protocols and standards. We have had doctors, psychologists, nurses and other trained medical professionals trust ISR Instructors to teach their children survival swimming. It is completely normal for children to cry during the first few weeks of lessons even all the way up to the last week of lessons. This is a new skill being developed and crying is how they express themselves. We are trained to know the difference between crying and aggressive behavior.