The Bensalem School District will sponsor the
2015
Summer
Aquatics Swim Program
Classes will be held Monday through Thursday, mornings and
evenings.
Located at:
Shafer Middle School
3333 Hulmeville Road
Bensalem, PA 19020
Jennifer Weaver - Aquatics Program Coordinator
Scott Wilson - Aquatics Program Assistant Coordinator
All classes, instructors and certifications will be governed by the
American Red Cross in cooperation with the Lower Bucks Chapter
Please note: Registration is done on a first come first serve basis. You must be present with cash,
check or money order that day to register for classes,
Summer Session I Registration
~ (At Shafer Middle School Pool) ~
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 from 6- 8 PM
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 from 6-8 PM
Summer Session II Registration
~ (At Shafer Middle School Pool) ~
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 from 6- 8 PM
Thursday, July 16, 2015 from 6- 8 PM
Summer Session I (Shafer Middle School Pool)
Mornings: June 22, 2015- July 9, 2015
Evenings: June 22, 2015-July 14, 2015 (Some Thursday evenings off, check with calendar upon
Registration)
Summer Session II (Shafer Middle School Pool)
Mornings: July 20, 2015-August 6, 2015
Evenings: July 20, 2015-August 11, 2015 (Some Thursday evenings off, check with calendar upon
Registration)
For Additional Information:
Please call (215) 750-2800 Extension 3036, watch Comcast Cable Channel 28, Verizon FiOS
Channel 32 or visit our website at WWW.Bensalemsd.org under Community then Aquatics.
Lesson Fees for Summer 2015 (Includes 12 classes for children, 6 for adults)
Resident
Non-Resident
Swim lessons
$90
$95
Adult Lessons
$45
$50
1.
Water Babies (Parent/Guardian and child)
Water Babies (6 months to 5 years) ~ The basic purpose is to acquaint the child with
swimming techniques to overcome their fear of the water and to develop survival
methods in water. A responsible adult must enter the water with the child. ALL WATER
BABIES SHOULD WEAR DISPOSABLE SWIMPANTS IF NOT POTTY TRAINED.
2.
Level 1 (Introduction to Water Skills), Level 2 (Fundamental Aquatic Skills), and
Level 3 (Stroke Development)
The skills learned are: water entry and exit, breath control and underwater
swimming, buoyancy on front and back, changing direction and position, treading, swim
on front and back, general and personal water safety and helping others. Students should
be 48 inches tall (or able to hold onto the wall without assistance and can follow
direction) and be able to hold their head underwater for 10 seconds.
*Note: To enter Advanced Classes, children should have cards showing that they have
passed the first three level classes.
3.
Level 4 (Stroke Improvement)
Children will learn the front crawl, back crawl, elementary, backstroke, breaststroke,
scissor kick, and butterfly. The front dive, treading and floating techniques should be
mastered at this level.
4.
Level 5 (Stroke Refinement)
Children will learn tuck and pike surface dives, flip turns, and sidestroke. Children will
continue to practice front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, breaststroke, elementary
backstroke and breaststroke.
5.
Level 6 (Swimming and Skill Proficiency)
Children will learn personal water safety, fundamentals of diving, lifeguard readiness, and
fitness swimmer.
*Note: Goggles are not required for any level but they are recommended.
6.
Senior Citizens
The pool is open Monday through Thursday from (1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M) at
Shafer Middle School for senior citizen recreational swim. There is no charge.
7.
Open Swim
We offer Open Swim, Monday through Thursday (2:00 to 3:30 P.M.), which is a $3
charge at Shafer Middle School.
8.
Adult Swim lessons
Adult swim lessons are for people over the age of 15 years old (beginners or
people with experience that want to improve their strokes). Classes will be held
on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 8:00-8:45pm. Adults will receive 6
classes a session and must sign up again if they wish to continue for Session #2.
Please Note: There are a limited number of spaces in each class and registration is first come,
first serve.
To get maximum use of our staff, we reserve the right to cancel
a class, open swim or lap swim with five or less students.
In some cases the instructor to child ratio may be 1 to 5.
~ Monday through Thursday Schedule ~
TIME
10:00am - 10:45am
11:00am - 11:45am
12:00pm -12:45pm
1:00pm - 2:00pm
2:00pm - 3:30pm
6:00pm - 6:45pm
7:00pm - 7:45pm
8:00pm – 8:45pm
CLASS
Water Babies and Levels 1 to 5
Levels 1 to 6
Levels 1 to 6
Senior Swim No Charge
Open Swim $3 charge
Waterbabies and Levels 1 to 5
Levels 1 to 6
Adult swim lessons (Monday/Wednesday
ONLY)