Richmond Hill Swimming Lessons

Facility Location

We are located in Richmond Hill just off Stouffville Road, between Bayview & Leslie. It is an outdoor, private, salt-water, pool that is 13M long and has a deep end that allows for safe diving. Saltwater swimming pools draw on dissolved salt in the water to generate chlorine. The salt cell or generator utilizes a process called electrolysis to break down or separate the salt also known as sodium chloride or NaCl in the water. The pool is maintained at expected levels, daily.

There is covered seating for waiting parents and, if siblings are present and waiting for their lesson to begin, they can make use of the trampoline (netted) and play structure. Parents will be required to sign a waiver for use of these facilities as the insurance for the school does not cover these activities.

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Pricing and Booking

HOW TO BOOK:

Sessions are for ten 30-minute classes. Booking Instructions can be found below:

• Using the Google Form below, please provide the required details, dates and times requested.
• One form per student please.
• We will respond with a confirmation of your booking time within 72 hours.
• Please do not send payment until you receive the confirmation email.
• It is best to book two weeks IN A ROW to see the best results. Based on our past success, we STRONGLY recommend this. Skill acquisition is most likely if lessons are consistent over the two weeks.
• NOTE: Times do not have to be the same in both weeks: e.g. Week One 2-2:30pm, Week Two 10-10:30am.

PRICING:

Private Lessons: $350 for 10 classes
Semi-Private Lessons: $290 each student, for 10 classes
Multiple Family Member Discount: $330 each for 3 or more

SCHEDULE & PAYMENT:

This year's lessons will be scheduled Monday-Friday, 9:00am - 6pm throughout the months of July and August only. PLEASE NOTE: CLASSES WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, JULY 1 AND MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH. No make up classes will be offered in lieu of these dates.

Full payment is required within 48 hours of receiving a booking confirmation email. If payment is not received, we will have to release the time slot to another family. In order to eliminate any need for cash contact, we request payment by e-transfer to . Confirmation of receipt will be provided. NOTE: For semi-private lessons students must be learning at the same swimming level. It is neither safe nor effective for one instructor to teach two levels at once and it is rare that children at different levels learn at the same pace. Grouping in this way makes lessons less effective for both children.

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Cancellation & Refunds

Instructors are fully vaccinated however, should the instructor be in any way unwell, we will not risk working with students.

Should your child be unwell, we ask that you take the same precaution and cancel the class. We will offer a rescheduling of class in these cases but can not guarantee the timing of the make-up class. Refunds can not be given for classes missed due to illness; they will be rescheduled.

Classes are only cancelled due to weather if there is lightning expected or significantly heavy rain that might make learning difficult. Colder temperatures will not result in a cancellation of lessons. The pool is kept at 84F/26.7C which ensures students are never cold in the water.

Health & Safety

I am always vigilant with safety. Students are never out of reach and they will never be asked to work beyond the expected challenge of their current swimming level.

The instructor will:

• Clean and sanitize any equipment used by a student prior to the next student’s arrival. While pool chlorine is a virus neutralizer, all lifejackets, flutter boards and pool noodles will be sprayed with a sanitizing solution after each use. There will be a 15-minute time gap between each family to ensure this step is completed thoroughly.
• Commit to maintaining the pool water at the appropriate chemical levels.
• A NOTE ABOUT BACKYARD POOLS: We are incredibly fortunate to have a beautiful, breezy, garden with trees and flowers surrounding the pool. While this makes for a lovely setting for our lessons, it also means that leaves are often blown into the water throughout the day. Every effort is taken to pick them out but it can be hard to keep up. Rest assured that, even if there are some leaves or pollen on the surface, our pool salt levels are always kept in balance to produce chlorine at an effective level, and these levels are checked multiple times a day. We appreciate your understanding.  

The student will:

• Be forbidden from spitting or spouting water while in the pool or on the deck. If this occurs the lesson will be stopped immediately.
• Bring personal equipment such as goggles should they be preferred. No goggles will be provided by Homeschooled Swimming.