Learning to swim

Amelia (5.5yo), Oliver (3.5yo) & Luca (16mo) have been having weekly swimming lessons since the beginning of this year. Amelia and Oliver attended lessons on and off previously, but not consistently (I do not recommend this approach!), and it has made the whole process a whole lot more challenging! 

We can immediately see the difference in the children's level of confidence in the water. But they are getting there! And we are so proud! 

Amelia could just about be swimming on her own but she doesn't realise that she can do it yet so is refusing to let go of her teacher(!). But she is inches away, and Oliver is learning to swim with his face in the water and then he won't be far behind her either!  But, the one I am most very proud of is Tony. He had his second private lesson today. He never learnt to swim as a child and he fears the water.he will take the children in to the pool provided he can touch the bottom and is close to the edge. But with our trip looming he realised it was time he learnt to face this fear!   Today he put his face in the water, blowing bubbles, and began learning about his breath. It is incredible to see how much he has learnt and how far he has come with only an hour's tuition! The adrenaline must be pumping through his body during that half hour because last week and tonight he has been completely exhausted!  I am so, so proud! What he is learning for himself, in a broader sense, will be life changing, and unknowingly he is teaching the children so much through this process too!