cald swimming lessons
(Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Swimming Lessons for Migrant Women)
We now offer swim and survive lessons for multicultural women. These lessons have proved to have an impressive impact on our community, through learning basic swimming techniques and water safety skills.
- Friday 9.45am-10.30am
- 45 minute lessons
- Join in lessons at any time throughout the term
If you would like more information regarding this program please contact the Geographe Leisure Centre or if you would like to enrol please click the link for the enrolment form.
CALD Swimming Enrolment Form
2024 lEARN TO SWIM PROGRAM
Our Learn to Swim Program Timetable changes each term, dependant on the season and enrolments. The program times are as follows:
- Monday to Saturday 8am-12.30pm Leisure Pool only
- Monday to Friday 3.00pm to 6.00pm Indoor Pool lanes and Leisure Pool
- Infants (12 months - 36 months)
- Preschool (3 years - 6 years)
- Stages 1 - 15 (6 years and up)
- Squads (Stage 8 and up)
- Adults, Beginner and Stroke Correction
- Private Lessons (Special Needs)
- Holiday Programs
Term 4 Enrolment Information
Re-Enrolments- Now open
Term 4 Timetable
Term 4 Re-enrolment Form
New Enrolments Now Open Term 4
Term 4 New Enrolment Form
About Us
The Geographe Leisure Centre's offers learn to swim programs for all ages and abilities. Swimming is an important life skill. Our Swim School creates a fun and safe environment to educate our community on water safety and correct swimming techniques. Endorsed by Royal Life Saving our swim instructors are either Austswim or Swim Australia Accredited and hold CPR and WWCC qualifications.
The learn to swim program runs all year round following the school term. Classes run for 30 minutes and have a maximum of six students per class.
Kidsport is a program administered by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries which makes it possible for eligible children to participate in community sport by offering up to $150 per calendar year towards club fees. GLC’s swim school is a registered Kidsport club.
Eligible children must be:
- Aged between 5 and 18 years of age.
- Listed on a valid Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card
To use KidSport funding for GLC Swim School you need to:
- Apply to KidSport – visit www.kidsport.dlgsc.wa.gov.au
- Once you're approved, KidSport will send you a voucher code. Please forward this voucher code to glclts@busselton.wa.gov.au
- Enrol in the GLC Swim School.
- Kidsport funding will be applied to your child’s enrolment, as a credit and will be taken off the enrolment fee.
Infants (6 months - 36 months)
Our infant program operates in the mornings and is age based. The Royal Life Saving Infant Aquatics program encourages individual progression in developing aquatic skills suitable to the child's developmental stage. The program is taught with the child dependent on the parent or carer in the water. Infant Aquatics uses songs, games and activities to ensure children experience a variety of skills including entries, floating, breathing and movement.
Little Ducks 1 – 6mth-12mth (offered Term 1, 2 & 4)
Little Ducks 2 – 12mth-18mth
Little Ducks 3 – 18mth-24mth
Little Ducks 4 – 24mth-30mth
Little Ducks 5 – 30mth-36mth
Pre-school (3 years - 6 years)
Our pre-school curriculum is closely aligned to Royal Life Saving Swim and Survive program ensuring students have a seamless transition into our school aged program. Catered to children aged between 3 to 6 years where parent provides out-of-water supervision, the levels are designed to progress students based on their ability rather than age.
The program is divided into five levels, which progress students from water familiarisation through the use of aid and interactive equipment, to advanced teaching of safety, stroke develop and swimming independently without the use of an aid.
On completion of the final level student’s transition into the Swim and Survive program and enrol into stage 3.
- Turtle 3-4yr olds (parents required in water and transition out)
- Angelfish (equivalent with stage 1)
- Seahorse (equivalent with stage 2)
- Octopus (between stage 2-3)
- Shark (between stage 2-3)
Learn to Swim - Stages 1 to 15
Swim and Survive stages are for children aged 6 years and over and are offered weekday afternoons and mornings. Our School Age Swim School program is Royal Life Saving WA endorsed encompassing swimming strokes such as Freestyle, Backstroke, Survival Backstroke, Breaststroke, Sidestroke and Butterfly. Classes are offered across five days a week.
All assessments are based on the ‘must sees’ set by Royal Life Saving and survival sequences must be completed in a competent manner.
Squads
Our program offers three squad levels for the non-competitive swimmer. Our Squads focus on technique, fitness and endurance. Students are taught starts, turns and training drills to increase stroke efficiency. Entry into Dolphins is for children who are currently in stage 8 and above within the GLC or Education Department swim program. For new enrolments students start in Dolphin and are progressed when the coach deems them suitable to progress. Classes run for 40 minutes. Fins & water bottles are required for all squads.
- Dolphins - Beginner
- Stingray - Intermediate
- Eels Squad – Advanced
Adult Lessons
It’s never too late to brush on your swimming skills and water safety. At GLC we offer adult lessons, which include water familiarisation, stroke progression as well as drills to improve technique. Classes are offered morning and afternoons throughout the week.
- Adult Beginner
- Adult Stroke Correction
Parent Information
All children under the age of 12 years must be dropped off and collected by their guardian at the teacher's table.
If your child has any medical conditions, please include this information on the enrolment form and advise your teacher on day 1 of the program.
Parents and carers of children under 12 must remain on pool deck and be actively supervising their child whilst in their lesson. If your child is under 5 years of age, they must wear a "Keep Watch Around Water” band and be accompanied by a swimming adult within arm's reach at all times. These bands are available at reception.
All children in the swim school are issued with a scan card for entry purposes. Please scan in at reception on your way into the centre every week. Any lost cards please enquire at reception for a replacement card.
Participants in the swim school receive re-enrolment priority of 1 week with new enrolments to follow.