About Us
OUR THEORY
At Art of Swimming, we believe that swimming should be fun. Our goal is to teach our students how to swim in a safe and fun environment to help them learn as fast as possible. From the very first lesson, our American Red Cross-certified instructors start to build trust with their students no matter their age or swim level. We understand the water can be scary for some of our students and we want to ensure that they are comfortable with their instructor from the very beginning.
From there, we begin to teach our lessons in a gentle yet effective way. Unlike other swim schools, here we strive to teach our students safety and how to swim as fast as possible. Over the years we have developed a method of teaching that allows us to speed up the learning process. Using a combination of psychology, non-verbal cues, and tools, we know when a student is ready to move on to the next step or if they still need a little more time. This allows our students to learn to swim faster and achieve their goals in swimming.
Overall we want our students to learn how fun swimming can be. We truly love what we do and when we see our students progress in swimming it just makes us love it even more.
WHY WE ARE DIFFERENT
We are different because we focus on teaching the muscle memory of each of the strokes. Our method was developed over 48 years and partially based on the educational methods of Maria Montessori. Family legend says that the founder, Vicki, is a distant relative of Maria. Because of this family history, Vicki developed the Montessoro Method which is initially child-centered and child-directed for our children’s lessons. As the lessons progress, they become more structured and kinesthetic.
We are different because we spend many hours analyzing the strokes of the world’s greatest swimmers to see every little piece of the stroke. After we break it down, we find a way to over-exaggerate certain pieces of the stroke that are key to helping an individual improve their strokes quickly. At Art of Swimming, we teach hydrodynamic principles in such a way that anyone can apply them. We teach our students how the water works and how position changes the person’s buoyancy in a way even a two-year-old can understand.
We are different because we teach concepts that other programs do not that we have found are extremely important to learn to swim fast. We have the summer to get our students swimming, no matter how young. We may cost more, but you will save money and have peace of mind. Other programs want to keep you coming back by not progressing the student fast.
We are different because we truly love what we do! We have been doing this for many years and it is not just a job. Our families become OUR FAMILIES. We LOVE watching our students succeed and become confident, happy swimmers!
The Montessoro Method Was Developed Over 45 Years To Make Your Experience Fun!
At Art of Swimming, we believe that swimming should be fun. Our goal is to teach our students how to swim in a safe and fun environment to help them learn as fast as possible. From the very first lesson, our American Red Cross-certified instructors start to build trust with their students no matter their age or swim level. We understand the water can be scary for some of our students and we want to ensure that they are comfortable with their instructor from the very beginning.
From there, we begin to teach our lessons in a gentle yet effective way. Unlike other swim schools, here we strive to teach our students safety and how to swim as fast as possible. Over the years we have developed a method of teaching that allows us to speed up the learning process. Using a combination of psychology, non-verbal cues, and tools, we know when a student is ready to move on to the next step or if they still need a little more time. This allows our students to learn to swim faster and achieve their goals in swimming.
Overall we want our students to learn how fun swimming can be. We truly love what we do and when we see our students progress in swimming it just makes us love it even more.
Infant & Child Swimming Lessons
Infant and child swimming lessons are geared toward teaching them as fast as possible for their age and physical ability. Our instructors have more than 100 hours of training beyond the American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor course.
Parent and Me Swimming Lessons
Parent and me swimming lessons are intended to teach a parent how to work with their child to learn swimming maneuvers. These skills are precursors to proper swimming position as they get older and more adept.
Adult Swimming Lessons
Adult swimming lessons range from lessons for the aquaphobic adult to a triathlete that may be better at running or biking than swimming. Nannies are often taught to be a better swimmer for the sake of the children they care for.