Stingrays Pups Learn2Swim and Development Program

ISHCMC believes all students should acquire the skill to swim and swimming is a life skill. Therefore, ISHCMC aquatics offers a LEARN2SWIM and Development Program for students of all ages. It is an after school fee-based program that runs throughout the academic year.

The learning and development program focuses on building skills one step at a time. The program is organized by number levels so parents can determine where their child should start. By giving the students the opportunity to master one level before moving on to the next, our swim classes make it easy to build confidence in the water. Please see below for a brief description of color coded levels. Under each color are the safety measures and skills for the swimmer to acquire.  

Please click here for registration information  or FAQ for frequently asked questions.

If you have any enquiries, please send an email to Aquatics@ishcmc.edu.vn.

LEVEL 1 

Age Guideline: 3 - 8 years 

This is a split level allowing  swimmers to progress at their own pace through the skills level 1. This level introduces water  safety, submersion, floating and  glides.  

• Enter and Exit the Water safely with a buddy

• Move through the water with their feet on the floor

• Have water showered or sprinkled over the head

• Blow bubbles/Open eyes inside the water

• Submerging head/Jump into the water

• Recover submerged objects

• Learn water safety rules

• 1 instructor for 5 swimmers.

Level 2

Age Guideline: 4 -10 years  

Swimmers develop their confidence in the water with  their glides and endurance by  completing 2 meters. Freestyle  and deep water entries are also  introduced. 

• Control , Blowing bubbles nose/mouth 5 to 30 seconds

• Crouch and sit on the bottom of the pool floor.

• Float on my front and return to standing unsupported.

• Streamlined glide on my front and back.

• Roll from my back to my front and back again.

• Demonstrate basic sculling

• Front and back Streamlining With glide 5 meters

• 1 instructor for 5 swimmers. 

LEVEL 3

Age Guideline: 5 - 12 years  

Backstroke is introduced, along with  whip kick on the back. Swimmers try diving and receive an introduction to disorienting entries. 

• Tread water for one minute.

• Streamline glide and kick on my front and back.

• Roll from my back to my front and back again while kicking.

• Scull on my back ,stationary and travelling for 10m head first and feet first.

• Front and Back Streamlining Kicks 10m unassisted

• Stay afloat with an improvised floatation aid and signal for assistance.

• Jump in and return to the wall

• Demonstrate freestyle and backstroke arms strokes while kicking.

• 1 instructor for 7 swimmers. 

LEVEL 4 

Age Guideline: 7 - 13 years 

This split level allows swimmers to  build their endurance at their own  pace. Distances range from 25m to  200m.  

• Demonstrate free and back arm strokes while kicking for 10 metres

• Offer rigid and non-rigid aid for assistance.

• Kick on my front and roll to breathe on both sides

• Coordination and Proper timing – kick to arms Front , Back

• Demonstrate survival freestyle and backstroke for 10 metres.

• Swim Sidestroke 15 metres freestyle and Backstroke to the side

• kick Breaststroke

• Start front / kick Butterfly

LEVEL 5  

Age Guideline: 8 - 15 years  

This split level group works on  mastery of strokes. Swimmers will  be able to swim all four strokes at varying distances. 

• Finning and sculling / Float in moving water

• Swim 25m freestyle bilateral breathing to the side

• Roll from my back to my front and back again while kicking 5 Postion.

• Swim 25 backstroke for rolling .

• Coordination and Proper timing Arms Breaststroke with kick

• Swim 25 Breaststroke

• Start Back / Timing kick Butterfly

• Flip turns freestyle and Backstroke

• 1 instructor for 7 swimmers.

LEVEL 6

Age Guideline: 8 - 15 years  

• Elementary Backstroke

• Swim 50 metres freestyle.

• Swim 50 metres backstroke.

• Swim 25 metres breaststroke in still and moving water.

• Treading Water flip turns Breaststroke

• Arms Butterfly

• Coordination and Proper timing – kick , arms to breathe Butterfly

• Swim 25 Butterfly

• 1 instructor for 7 swimmers.

LEVEL 7

Age Guideline: 8 - 15 years  

Completion of this level allows swimmers the opportunity to join the competitive swim team, Stingrays.

• Swim 100m freestyle with age Group Time Standard

• Swim 100m backstroke with age Group Time Standard

• Swim 100m breaststroke with age Group Time Standard

• Swim 50m Butterfly with age Group Time Standard

• Flip turns IM

• Swim IM 100m

• Surface Dive and Underwater Swimming

• 1 instructor for 7 swimmers.

 Terms and Conditions: 

• Parents and Guardians are welcome to stay. Please enter the pool area and wait at the seating area.

• Parents/Guardians are responsible for supervising students from the period of end of school to the start of session if a student is signed up for the later session(3:45pm). Students are not allowed to stay on campus unsupervised and under parents responsibility.

• Depending on the number of registered students, additional classes may be opened, and supervision of students and transportation is the responsibility of the parents.

• For G1 and below students, we request parents/guardians to guide your children to their clubs and activities at the beginning of their seasons.  Teachers and TAs are not always available to guide students to their activities’ locations. TAs may assist the student to arrive in the changing room IF parents/guardians are not here. However, parents must ask if the TAs/Teachers are able to assist their children’s arrival to the changing room. The student  also need to be able to change independently and come to the pool deck prior to the beginning of class.

• EE students must have parents/guardians accompanying them throughout the lessons.

• Changing room policy: students' changing rooms can ONLY be used by students. As per our school's safeguarding policy, NO adults except teachers on duty can come inside. If you or your helpers need to help your child change, please use the Family changing room on the other side of the hallway, then walk around to enter the pool by the gate next to Kate’s office

• Please allow 5-10 minutes for students to change into swimsuits in the changing room. Students need to come to the pool deck at the beginning of class.

• Information about this program is shared with all ISHCMC teachers, but please also remind your child's homeroom teacher about the date and time of your child's lesson

• Please arrange transportation accordingly.

• FAQ

Payment needs to be made at the accounting office (2nd floor, below uniform shop)

Questions about the program or your swimmer’s level, please email or contact the Aquatics department.