Swim Lesson Information

Thank you for taking an interest in our Learn-To-Swim Program. Swimming is not only a fun activity, but can be a lifesaving skill. Our prime concern is always safety. Only certified American Red Cross Water Safety Instructors will be teaching you. Classes begin with a pool and water safety lesson. You will learn pool safety and what to do if someone is in trouble. The first class meeting is also an assessment of your swimming skills. This will help the instructor know how to plan the rest of the course. Some people take to the water more easily than others do. We do not guarantee a certain level of progress in the course. We hope you have a great time in the course, but more importantly, learn to be safe around water. The cost of the course is $30 and usually lasts for 2 weeks.

The structure of the children lessons are much like the adult lessons. Since we want your child to enjoy water, we encourage participation through fun activities rather than force them to do something they are scared of. The cost of the course is $40 and usually includes 8 sessions (usually spread over 2 weeks). AAfter completing the course, some children go on to join the Starkville community swim team. For more information about Shock Wave Aquatic Team (SWAT), please call the club president, Dr. Billy Kingery, at 325-2748 or visit www.msswat.org.

Please help us continue to offer safe and fun classes by observing the following policies:

• The cost of the course must be paid in full when you sign your child up.
• Participants & guests of must follow all Recreational Sports and Aquatics rules while in the Sanderson Center.
• If you wish to take your child out of the course and get a refund, you must do so before the beginning of the second session. After the second session has started, no refunds in full or in part will be issued for any reason.
• If you are not a Sanderson Center member, please wait at the front of the building with your child until the instructor arrives.
• If you and your child arrive late to class, please ask the Welcome Center attendant to allow you to escort your child to the natatorium.
• Family and friends of swim lesson participants are not allowed to use the facility for exercise or recreation unless they are Sanderson Center members. They must wait at the front of the building or in the natatorium.
• If you are not a Sanderson Center member, your child is only allowed to swim during lesson times and only under the supervision of a Sanderson Center Swim Instructor.
• For safety reasons, please do not drop off or pick up your child from the street or parking lot. Please escort them to and from the building.
• Please do not have your child change clothes on the pool deck. An Assisted Changing Room is available for your convenience.
• If a class session is cancelled by the Department of Recreational Sports or by the instructor, a make-up session will be offered at no additional cost to you.
• If your child misses a class for any reason, you can schedule a make-up session with the instructor for a fee. Contact the instructor for more information.