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Saturday May 18, 2024
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7:15 AM - 8:00 AM
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American Red Cross Swim Lessons - Level 5 & 6
Parent & Tot (age: 6 months-2 years and 11 months): This course is to familiarize children with the water and prepare them to participate in the learn to swim courses. It is not designed to teach children to become good swimmers or to survive in the water. Children will have the opportunity to explore floating, blowing bubbles, and rolling from back to front in the water in a safe comfortable manner. Parent or other care giver must accompany each child into the water and participate in each class.Preschool Level 1 (age: 3-5): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Blowing bubbles and breath control. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the wall.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 2 (age: 3-5): Builds upon the basic skills acquired in Preschool Level 1. Works on building strength and endurance to achieve more independence while swimming. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Back float and front float, gliding on front and back, rolling from front to back and back to front, and breath control. Introduction to treading water, elementary backstroke arms, and rotary breathing.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 3 (age: 3-5): Continues to build on the skill previously learned as well as an introduction to strokes and building endurance swimming independently. All skills at this level are mostly independent.Skills Taught: Independent front and back float, swimming on back and front independently and changing direction while swimming. Treading water, elementary backstroke and introduction to front crawl.Safety Topics: Danger of drains, “Look before you leap”, what to do when you get too tired.Level 1-Introduction to Water Skills (age: 6-12): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Exhaling underwater and bobbing. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the deck. Discuss and demonstrate how to use a lifejacket.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Level 2-Fundamental Aquatics Skills (age: 6-12): Works on building strength and endurance while swimming and introduces students to strokes. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Strengthening the flutter kick on both back and front. Learning the elementary backstroke arms with the whip kick. Introduction to rotary breathing with front crawl arms. Treading water.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, recognizing lifeguards and practicing sun safety.Level 3-Stroke Development (age: 6-12): Builds on the skills learned in level 2 while introducing new strokes.Skills Taught: Elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl, introduction to the sidestroke with the scissor kick. Dolphin kick. Treading water.Safety Topics: “Look before you leap”, perform a simple non-swimming assist and how to recognize, prevent, and respond in cold water emergencies.Level 4-Stroke Improvement (age: 6-14): Develop confidence and endurance learned in level 3 while improving other aquatic skills.Skills Taught: Swimming underwater, feet first surface dive, survival swimming, front crawl and backstroke open turns, and treading water using two different kicks. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and introduction to butterfly. Flutter and dolphin kicks on back.Safety Topics: What to do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation. Recreational water illness-what they are and how to prevent them.Level 5- Stroke Refinement (age: 6-14): Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.Skills Taught: Tuck and pike surface dives, submerge completely. Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn while swimming. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.Safety Topics: Review above topics, how to call for help and the importance of knowing first aid and CPR.Level 6-Fitness Swimming (age: 6-14): Refines the strokes so that students swim with ease, efficiency, and power.Skills Taught: Endurance swimming in the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Refine open turns and flip turns for all strokes.Adult Swim-Learning the Basics (age 18+): Help participants gain basic aquatic skills and swimming skills. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. There are no skill prerequisites.Goals: Increase comfort level in the water, experience breath control and buoyancy and finally working on moving through the water. Adult Swim-Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes (age 18+): Improving proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. Prerequisites: Must be comfortable in chest-deep water, able to put face in the water comfortably and perform stokes that can be recognized as the front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.Goals: Improve fundamental aquatic skills, effectiveness and efficiency of swimming strokes and also improve swimming endurance.
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8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
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American Red Cross Swim Lessons - Level 4
Parent & Tot (age: 6 months-2 years and 11 months): This course is to familiarize children with the water and prepare them to participate in the learn to swim courses. It is not designed to teach children to become good swimmers or to survive in the water. Children will have the opportunity to explore floating, blowing bubbles, and rolling from back to front in the water in a safe comfortable manner. Parent or other care giver must accompany each child into the water and participate in each class.Preschool Level 1 (age: 3-5): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Blowing bubbles and breath control. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the wall.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 2 (age: 3-5): Builds upon the basic skills acquired in Preschool Level 1. Works on building strength and endurance to achieve more independence while swimming. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Back float and front float, gliding on front and back, rolling from front to back and back to front, and breath control. Introduction to treading water, elementary backstroke arms, and rotary breathing.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 3 (age: 3-5): Continues to build on the skill previously learned as well as an introduction to strokes and building endurance swimming independently. All skills at this level are mostly independent.Skills Taught: Independent front and back float, swimming on back and front independently and changing direction while swimming. Treading water, elementary backstroke and introduction to front crawl.Safety Topics: Danger of drains, “Look before you leap”, what to do when you get too tired.Level 1-Introduction to Water Skills (age: 6-12): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Exhaling underwater and bobbing. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the deck. Discuss and demonstrate how to use a lifejacket.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Level 2-Fundamental Aquatics Skills (age: 6-12): Works on building strength and endurance while swimming and introduces students to strokes. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Strengthening the flutter kick on both back and front. Learning the elementary backstroke arms with the whip kick. Introduction to rotary breathing with front crawl arms. Treading water.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, recognizing lifeguards and practicing sun safety.Level 3-Stroke Development (age: 6-12): Builds on the skills learned in level 2 while introducing new strokes.Skills Taught: Elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl, introduction to the sidestroke with the scissor kick. Dolphin kick. Treading water.Safety Topics: “Look before you leap”, perform a simple non-swimming assist and how to recognize, prevent, and respond in cold water emergencies.Level 4-Stroke Improvement (age: 6-14): Develop confidence and endurance learned in level 3 while improving other aquatic skills.Skills Taught: Swimming underwater, feet first surface dive, survival swimming, front crawl and backstroke open turns, and treading water using two different kicks. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and introduction to butterfly. Flutter and dolphin kicks on back.Safety Topics: What to do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation. Recreational water illness-what they are and how to prevent them.Level 5- Stroke Refinement (age: 6-14): Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.Skills Taught: Tuck and pike surface dives, submerge completely. Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn while swimming. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.Safety Topics: Review above topics, how to call for help and the importance of knowing first aid and CPR.Level 6-Fitness Swimming (age: 6-14): Refines the strokes so that students swim with ease, efficiency, and power.Skills Taught: Endurance swimming in the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Refine open turns and flip turns for all strokes.Adult Swim-Learning the Basics (age 18+): Help participants gain basic aquatic skills and swimming skills. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. There are no skill prerequisites.Goals: Increase comfort level in the water, experience breath control and buoyancy and finally working on moving through the water. Adult Swim-Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes (age 18+): Improving proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. Prerequisites: Must be comfortable in chest-deep water, able to put face in the water comfortably and perform stokes that can be recognized as the front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.Goals: Improve fundamental aquatic skills, effectiveness and efficiency of swimming strokes and also improve swimming endurance.
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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
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American Red Cross Swim Lessons - Parent & Tot
Parent & Tot (age: 6 months-2 years and 11 months): This course is to familiarize children with the water and prepare them to participate in the learn to swim courses. It is not designed to teach children to become good swimmers or to survive in the water. Children will have the opportunity to explore floating, blowing bubbles, and rolling from back to front in the water in a safe comfortable manner. Parent or other care giver must accompany each child into the water and participate in each class.Preschool Level 1 (age: 3-5): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Blowing bubbles and breath control. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the wall.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 2 (age: 3-5): Builds upon the basic skills acquired in Preschool Level 1. Works on building strength and endurance to achieve more independence while swimming. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Back float and front float, gliding on front and back, rolling from front to back and back to front, and breath control. Introduction to treading water, elementary backstroke arms, and rotary breathing.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 3 (age: 3-5): Continues to build on the skill previously learned as well as an introduction to strokes and building endurance swimming independently. All skills at this level are mostly independent.Skills Taught: Independent front and back float, swimming on back and front independently and changing direction while swimming. Treading water, elementary backstroke and introduction to front crawl.Safety Topics: Danger of drains, “Look before you leap”, what to do when you get too tired.Level 1-Introduction to Water Skills (age: 6-12): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Exhaling underwater and bobbing. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the deck. Discuss and demonstrate how to use a lifejacket.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Level 2-Fundamental Aquatics Skills (age: 6-12): Works on building strength and endurance while swimming and introduces students to strokes. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Strengthening the flutter kick on both back and front. Learning the elementary backstroke arms with the whip kick. Introduction to rotary breathing with front crawl arms. Treading water.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, recognizing lifeguards and practicing sun safety.Level 3-Stroke Development (age: 6-12): Builds on the skills learned in level 2 while introducing new strokes.Skills Taught: Elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl, introduction to the sidestroke with the scissor kick. Dolphin kick. Treading water.Safety Topics: “Look before you leap”, perform a simple non-swimming assist and how to recognize, prevent, and respond in cold water emergencies.Level 4-Stroke Improvement (age: 6-14): Develop confidence and endurance learned in level 3 while improving other aquatic skills.Skills Taught: Swimming underwater, feet first surface dive, survival swimming, front crawl and backstroke open turns, and treading water using two different kicks. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and introduction to butterfly. Flutter and dolphin kicks on back.Safety Topics: What to do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation. Recreational water illness-what they are and how to prevent them.Level 5- Stroke Refinement (age: 6-14): Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.Skills Taught: Tuck and pike surface dives, submerge completely. Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn while swimming. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.Safety Topics: Review above topics, how to call for help and the importance of knowing first aid and CPR.Level 6-Fitness Swimming (age: 6-14): Refines the strokes so that students swim with ease, efficiency, and power.Skills Taught: Endurance swimming in the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Refine open turns and flip turns for all strokes.Adult Swim-Learning the Basics (age 18+): Help participants gain basic aquatic skills and swimming skills. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. There are no skill prerequisites.Goals: Increase comfort level in the water, experience breath control and buoyancy and finally working on moving through the water. Adult Swim-Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes (age 18+): Improving proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. Prerequisites: Must be comfortable in chest-deep water, able to put face in the water comfortably and perform stokes that can be recognized as the front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.Goals: Improve fundamental aquatic skills, effectiveness and efficiency of swimming strokes and also improve swimming endurance.
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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American Red Cross Swim Lessons - Level 3
Parent & Tot (age: 6 months-2 years and 11 months): This course is to familiarize children with the water and prepare them to participate in the learn to swim courses. It is not designed to teach children to become good swimmers or to survive in the water. Children will have the opportunity to explore floating, blowing bubbles, and rolling from back to front in the water in a safe comfortable manner. Parent or other care giver must accompany each child into the water and participate in each class.Preschool Level 1 (age: 3-5): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Blowing bubbles and breath control. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the wall.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 2 (age: 3-5): Builds upon the basic skills acquired in Preschool Level 1. Works on building strength and endurance to achieve more independence while swimming. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Back float and front float, gliding on front and back, rolling from front to back and back to front, and breath control. Introduction to treading water, elementary backstroke arms, and rotary breathing.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 3 (age: 3-5): Continues to build on the skill previously learned as well as an introduction to strokes and building endurance swimming independently. All skills at this level are mostly independent.Skills Taught: Independent front and back float, swimming on back and front independently and changing direction while swimming. Treading water, elementary backstroke and introduction to front crawl.Safety Topics: Danger of drains, “Look before you leap”, what to do when you get too tired.Level 1-Introduction to Water Skills (age: 6-12): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Exhaling underwater and bobbing. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the deck. Discuss and demonstrate how to use a lifejacket.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Level 2-Fundamental Aquatics Skills (age: 6-12): Works on building strength and endurance while swimming and introduces students to strokes. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Strengthening the flutter kick on both back and front. Learning the elementary backstroke arms with the whip kick. Introduction to rotary breathing with front crawl arms. Treading water.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, recognizing lifeguards and practicing sun safety.Level 3-Stroke Development (age: 6-12): Builds on the skills learned in level 2 while introducing new strokes.Skills Taught: Elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl, introduction to the sidestroke with the scissor kick. Dolphin kick. Treading water.Safety Topics: “Look before you leap”, perform a simple non-swimming assist and how to recognize, prevent, and respond in cold water emergencies.Level 4-Stroke Improvement (age: 6-14): Develop confidence and endurance learned in level 3 while improving other aquatic skills.Skills Taught: Swimming underwater, feet first surface dive, survival swimming, front crawl and backstroke open turns, and treading water using two different kicks. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and introduction to butterfly. Flutter and dolphin kicks on back.Safety Topics: What to do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation. Recreational water illness-what they are and how to prevent them.Level 5- Stroke Refinement (age: 6-14): Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.Skills Taught: Tuck and pike surface dives, submerge completely. Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn while swimming. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.Safety Topics: Review above topics, how to call for help and the importance of knowing first aid and CPR.Level 6-Fitness Swimming (age: 6-14): Refines the strokes so that students swim with ease, efficiency, and power.Skills Taught: Endurance swimming in the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Refine open turns and flip turns for all strokes.Adult Swim-Learning the Basics (age 18+): Help participants gain basic aquatic skills and swimming skills. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. There are no skill prerequisites.Goals: Increase comfort level in the water, experience breath control and buoyancy and finally working on moving through the water. Adult Swim-Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes (age 18+): Improving proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. Prerequisites: Must be comfortable in chest-deep water, able to put face in the water comfortably and perform stokes that can be recognized as the front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.Goals: Improve fundamental aquatic skills, effectiveness and efficiency of swimming strokes and also improve swimming endurance.
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
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American Red Cross Swim Lessons - Level 2
Parent & Tot (age: 6 months-2 years and 11 months): This course is to familiarize children with the water and prepare them to participate in the learn to swim courses. It is not designed to teach children to become good swimmers or to survive in the water. Children will have the opportunity to explore floating, blowing bubbles, and rolling from back to front in the water in a safe comfortable manner. Parent or other care giver must accompany each child into the water and participate in each class.Preschool Level 1 (age: 3-5): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Blowing bubbles and breath control. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the wall.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 2 (age: 3-5): Builds upon the basic skills acquired in Preschool Level 1. Works on building strength and endurance to achieve more independence while swimming. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Back float and front float, gliding on front and back, rolling from front to back and back to front, and breath control. Introduction to treading water, elementary backstroke arms, and rotary breathing.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 3 (age: 3-5): Continues to build on the skill previously learned as well as an introduction to strokes and building endurance swimming independently. All skills at this level are mostly independent.Skills Taught: Independent front and back float, swimming on back and front independently and changing direction while swimming. Treading water, elementary backstroke and introduction to front crawl.Safety Topics: Danger of drains, “Look before you leap”, what to do when you get too tired.Level 1-Introduction to Water Skills (age: 6-12): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Exhaling underwater and bobbing. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the deck. Discuss and demonstrate how to use a lifejacket.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Level 2-Fundamental Aquatics Skills (age: 6-12): Works on building strength and endurance while swimming and introduces students to strokes. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Strengthening the flutter kick on both back and front. Learning the elementary backstroke arms with the whip kick. Introduction to rotary breathing with front crawl arms. Treading water.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, recognizing lifeguards and practicing sun safety.Level 3-Stroke Development (age: 6-12): Builds on the skills learned in level 2 while introducing new strokes.Skills Taught: Elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl, introduction to the sidestroke with the scissor kick. Dolphin kick. Treading water.Safety Topics: “Look before you leap”, perform a simple non-swimming assist and how to recognize, prevent, and respond in cold water emergencies.Level 4-Stroke Improvement (age: 6-14): Develop confidence and endurance learned in level 3 while improving other aquatic skills.Skills Taught: Swimming underwater, feet first surface dive, survival swimming, front crawl and backstroke open turns, and treading water using two different kicks. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and introduction to butterfly. Flutter and dolphin kicks on back.Safety Topics: What to do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation. Recreational water illness-what they are and how to prevent them.Level 5- Stroke Refinement (age: 6-14): Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.Skills Taught: Tuck and pike surface dives, submerge completely. Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn while swimming. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.Safety Topics: Review above topics, how to call for help and the importance of knowing first aid and CPR.Level 6-Fitness Swimming (age: 6-14): Refines the strokes so that students swim with ease, efficiency, and power.Skills Taught: Endurance swimming in the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Refine open turns and flip turns for all strokes.Adult Swim-Learning the Basics (age 18+): Help participants gain basic aquatic skills and swimming skills. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. There are no skill prerequisites.Goals: Increase comfort level in the water, experience breath control and buoyancy and finally working on moving through the water. Adult Swim-Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes (age 18+): Improving proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. Prerequisites: Must be comfortable in chest-deep water, able to put face in the water comfortably and perform stokes that can be recognized as the front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.Goals: Improve fundamental aquatic skills, effectiveness and efficiency of swimming strokes and also improve swimming endurance.
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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American Red Cross Swim Lessons - Level 1
Parent & Tot (age: 6 months-2 years and 11 months): This course is to familiarize children with the water and prepare them to participate in the learn to swim courses. It is not designed to teach children to become good swimmers or to survive in the water. Children will have the opportunity to explore floating, blowing bubbles, and rolling from back to front in the water in a safe comfortable manner. Parent or other care giver must accompany each child into the water and participate in each class.Preschool Level 1 (age: 3-5): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Blowing bubbles and breath control. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the wall.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 2 (age: 3-5): Builds upon the basic skills acquired in Preschool Level 1. Works on building strength and endurance to achieve more independence while swimming. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Back float and front float, gliding on front and back, rolling from front to back and back to front, and breath control. Introduction to treading water, elementary backstroke arms, and rotary breathing.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 3 (age: 3-5): Continues to build on the skill previously learned as well as an introduction to strokes and building endurance swimming independently. All skills at this level are mostly independent.Skills Taught: Independent front and back float, swimming on back and front independently and changing direction while swimming. Treading water, elementary backstroke and introduction to front crawl.Safety Topics: Danger of drains, “Look before you leap”, what to do when you get too tired.Level 1-Introduction to Water Skills (age: 6-12): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Exhaling underwater and bobbing. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the deck. Discuss and demonstrate how to use a lifejacket.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Level 2-Fundamental Aquatics Skills (age: 6-12): Works on building strength and endurance while swimming and introduces students to strokes. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Strengthening the flutter kick on both back and front. Learning the elementary backstroke arms with the whip kick. Introduction to rotary breathing with front crawl arms. Treading water.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, recognizing lifeguards and practicing sun safety.Level 3-Stroke Development (age: 6-12): Builds on the skills learned in level 2 while introducing new strokes.Skills Taught: Elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl, introduction to the sidestroke with the scissor kick. Dolphin kick. Treading water.Safety Topics: “Look before you leap”, perform a simple non-swimming assist and how to recognize, prevent, and respond in cold water emergencies.Level 4-Stroke Improvement (age: 6-14): Develop confidence and endurance learned in level 3 while improving other aquatic skills.Skills Taught: Swimming underwater, feet first surface dive, survival swimming, front crawl and backstroke open turns, and treading water using two different kicks. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and introduction to butterfly. Flutter and dolphin kicks on back.Safety Topics: What to do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation. Recreational water illness-what they are and how to prevent them.Level 5- Stroke Refinement (age: 6-14): Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.Skills Taught: Tuck and pike surface dives, submerge completely. Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn while swimming. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.Safety Topics: Review above topics, how to call for help and the importance of knowing first aid and CPR.Level 6-Fitness Swimming (age: 6-14): Refines the strokes so that students swim with ease, efficiency, and power.Skills Taught: Endurance swimming in the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Refine open turns and flip turns for all strokes.Adult Swim-Learning the Basics (age 18+): Help participants gain basic aquatic skills and swimming skills. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. There are no skill prerequisites.Goals: Increase comfort level in the water, experience breath control and buoyancy and finally working on moving through the water. Adult Swim-Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes (age 18+): Improving proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. Prerequisites: Must be comfortable in chest-deep water, able to put face in the water comfortably and perform stokes that can be recognized as the front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.Goals: Improve fundamental aquatic skills, effectiveness and efficiency of swimming strokes and also improve swimming endurance.
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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American Red Cross Swim Lessons - Pre-school Level 1
Parent & Tot (age: 6 months-2 years and 11 months): This course is to familiarize children with the water and prepare them to participate in the learn to swim courses. It is not designed to teach children to become good swimmers or to survive in the water. Children will have the opportunity to explore floating, blowing bubbles, and rolling from back to front in the water in a safe comfortable manner. Parent or other care giver must accompany each child into the water and participate in each class.Preschool Level 1 (age: 3-5): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Blowing bubbles and breath control. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the wall.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 2 (age: 3-5): Builds upon the basic skills acquired in Preschool Level 1. Works on building strength and endurance to achieve more independence while swimming. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Back float and front float, gliding on front and back, rolling from front to back and back to front, and breath control. Introduction to treading water, elementary backstroke arms, and rotary breathing.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 3 (age: 3-5): Continues to build on the skill previously learned as well as an introduction to strokes and building endurance swimming independently. All skills at this level are mostly independent.Skills Taught: Independent front and back float, swimming on back and front independently and changing direction while swimming. Treading water, elementary backstroke and introduction to front crawl.Safety Topics: Danger of drains, “Look before you leap”, what to do when you get too tired.Level 1-Introduction to Water Skills (age: 6-12): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Exhaling underwater and bobbing. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the deck. Discuss and demonstrate how to use a lifejacket.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Level 2-Fundamental Aquatics Skills (age: 6-12): Works on building strength and endurance while swimming and introduces students to strokes. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Strengthening the flutter kick on both back and front. Learning the elementary backstroke arms with the whip kick. Introduction to rotary breathing with front crawl arms. Treading water.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, recognizing lifeguards and practicing sun safety.Level 3-Stroke Development (age: 6-12): Builds on the skills learned in level 2 while introducing new strokes.Skills Taught: Elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl, introduction to the sidestroke with the scissor kick. Dolphin kick. Treading water.Safety Topics: “Look before you leap”, perform a simple non-swimming assist and how to recognize, prevent, and respond in cold water emergencies.Level 4-Stroke Improvement (age: 6-14): Develop confidence and endurance learned in level 3 while improving other aquatic skills.Skills Taught: Swimming underwater, feet first surface dive, survival swimming, front crawl and backstroke open turns, and treading water using two different kicks. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and introduction to butterfly. Flutter and dolphin kicks on back.Safety Topics: What to do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation. Recreational water illness-what they are and how to prevent them.Level 5- Stroke Refinement (age: 6-14): Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.Skills Taught: Tuck and pike surface dives, submerge completely. Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn while swimming. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.Safety Topics: Review above topics, how to call for help and the importance of knowing first aid and CPR.Level 6-Fitness Swimming (age: 6-14): Refines the strokes so that students swim with ease, efficiency, and power.Skills Taught: Endurance swimming in the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Refine open turns and flip turns for all strokes.Adult Swim-Learning the Basics (age 18+): Help participants gain basic aquatic skills and swimming skills. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. There are no skill prerequisites.Goals: Increase comfort level in the water, experience breath control and buoyancy and finally working on moving through the water. Adult Swim-Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes (age 18+): Improving proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. Prerequisites: Must be comfortable in chest-deep water, able to put face in the water comfortably and perform stokes that can be recognized as the front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.Goals: Improve fundamental aquatic skills, effectiveness and efficiency of swimming strokes and also improve swimming endurance.
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11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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American Red Cross Swim Lessons - Pre-school Level 2 & 3
Parent & Tot (age: 6 months-2 years and 11 months): This course is to familiarize children with the water and prepare them to participate in the learn to swim courses. It is not designed to teach children to become good swimmers or to survive in the water. Children will have the opportunity to explore floating, blowing bubbles, and rolling from back to front in the water in a safe comfortable manner. Parent or other care giver must accompany each child into the water and participate in each class.Preschool Level 1 (age: 3-5): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Blowing bubbles and breath control. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the wall.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 2 (age: 3-5): Builds upon the basic skills acquired in Preschool Level 1. Works on building strength and endurance to achieve more independence while swimming. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Back float and front float, gliding on front and back, rolling from front to back and back to front, and breath control. Introduction to treading water, elementary backstroke arms, and rotary breathing.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 3 (age: 3-5): Continues to build on the skill previously learned as well as an introduction to strokes and building endurance swimming independently. All skills at this level are mostly independent.Skills Taught: Independent front and back float, swimming on back and front independently and changing direction while swimming. Treading water, elementary backstroke and introduction to front crawl.Safety Topics: Danger of drains, “Look before you leap”, what to do when you get too tired.Level 1-Introduction to Water Skills (age: 6-12): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Exhaling underwater and bobbing. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the deck. Discuss and demonstrate how to use a lifejacket.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Level 2-Fundamental Aquatics Skills (age: 6-12): Works on building strength and endurance while swimming and introduces students to strokes. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Strengthening the flutter kick on both back and front. Learning the elementary backstroke arms with the whip kick. Introduction to rotary breathing with front crawl arms. Treading water.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, recognizing lifeguards and practicing sun safety.Level 3-Stroke Development (age: 6-12): Builds on the skills learned in level 2 while introducing new strokes.Skills Taught: Elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl, introduction to the sidestroke with the scissor kick. Dolphin kick. Treading water.Safety Topics: “Look before you leap”, perform a simple non-swimming assist and how to recognize, prevent, and respond in cold water emergencies.Level 4-Stroke Improvement (age: 6-14): Develop confidence and endurance learned in level 3 while improving other aquatic skills.Skills Taught: Swimming underwater, feet first surface dive, survival swimming, front crawl and backstroke open turns, and treading water using two different kicks. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and introduction to butterfly. Flutter and dolphin kicks on back.Safety Topics: What to do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation. Recreational water illness-what they are and how to prevent them.Level 5- Stroke Refinement (age: 6-14): Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.Skills Taught: Tuck and pike surface dives, submerge completely. Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn while swimming. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.Safety Topics: Review above topics, how to call for help and the importance of knowing first aid and CPR.Level 6-Fitness Swimming (age: 6-14): Refines the strokes so that students swim with ease, efficiency, and power.Skills Taught: Endurance swimming in the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Refine open turns and flip turns for all strokes.Adult Swim-Learning the Basics (age 18+): Help participants gain basic aquatic skills and swimming skills. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. There are no skill prerequisites.Goals: Increase comfort level in the water, experience breath control and buoyancy and finally working on moving through the water. Adult Swim-Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes (age 18+): Improving proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. Prerequisites: Must be comfortable in chest-deep water, able to put face in the water comfortably and perform stokes that can be recognized as the front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.Goals: Improve fundamental aquatic skills, effectiveness and efficiency of swimming strokes and also improve swimming endurance.
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Tuesday May 21, 2024
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7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
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Water Aerobics - Spring Light Cardio Aerobics TuTh
Cardio-Aerobic: A medium paced class that can be modified for all levels. The pace can increased or slowed down depending on your comfort level. Includes strength and flexibility exercises.Light Cardio Aerobics: Class includes a short warm-up followed by a light cardio segment of standard calisthenics moves in shallow water. The toning portion uses a variety of equipment in both deep and shallow water. Stretching and cool down finish the hour leaving you feeling energized for the day. Instructors:Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday Mornings: Kasi KellyWednesday Mornings: TBDMonday & Wednesday Afternoons: Sue BolandTuesday & Thursday Afternoons: Eddie Krauss
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8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
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Water Aerobics - Spring Cardio Aerobics TuTh
Cardio-Aerobic: A medium paced class that can be modified for all levels. The pace can increased or slowed down depending on your comfort level. Includes strength and flexibility exercises.Light Cardio Aerobics: Class includes a short warm-up followed by a light cardio segment of standard calisthenics moves in shallow water. The toning portion uses a variety of equipment in both deep and shallow water. Stretching and cool down finish the hour leaving you feeling energized for the day. Instructors:Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday Mornings: Kasi KellyWednesday Mornings: TBDMonday & Wednesday Afternoons: Sue BolandTuesday & Thursday Afternoons: Eddie Krauss
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
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American Red Cross Swim Lessons - Pre-School Levels 1-3
Parent & Tot (age: 6 months-2 years and 11 months): This course is to familiarize children with the water and prepare them to participate in the learn to swim courses. It is not designed to teach children to become good swimmers or to survive in the water. Children will have the opportunity to explore floating, blowing bubbles, and rolling from back to front in the water in a safe comfortable manner. Parent or other care giver must accompany each child into the water and participate in each class.Preschool Level 1 (age: 3-5): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Blowing bubbles and breath control. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the wall.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 2 (age: 3-5): Builds upon the basic skills acquired in Preschool Level 1. Works on building strength and endurance to achieve more independence while swimming. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Back float and front float, gliding on front and back, rolling from front to back and back to front, and breath control. Introduction to treading water, elementary backstroke arms, and rotary breathing.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 3 (age: 3-5): Continues to build on the skill previously learned as well as an introduction to strokes and building endurance swimming independently. All skills at this level are mostly independent.Skills Taught: Independent front and back float, swimming on back and front independently and changing direction while swimming. Treading water, elementary backstroke and introduction to front crawl.Safety Topics: Danger of drains, “Look before you leap”, what to do when you get too tired.Level 1-Introduction to Water Skills (age: 6-12): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Exhaling underwater and bobbing. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the deck. Discuss and demonstrate how to use a lifejacket.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Level 2-Fundamental Aquatics Skills (age: 6-12): Works on building strength and endurance while swimming and introduces students to strokes. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Strengthening the flutter kick on both back and front. Learning the elementary backstroke arms with the whip kick. Introduction to rotary breathing with front crawl arms. Treading water.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, recognizing lifeguards and practicing sun safety.Level 3-Stroke Development (age: 6-12): Builds on the skills learned in level 2 while introducing new strokes.Skills Taught: Elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl, introduction to the sidestroke with the scissor kick. Dolphin kick. Treading water.Safety Topics: “Look before you leap”, perform a simple non-swimming assist and how to recognize, prevent, and respond in cold water emergencies.Level 4-Stroke Improvement (age: 6-14): Develop confidence and endurance learned in level 3 while improving other aquatic skills.Skills Taught: Swimming underwater, feet first surface dive, survival swimming, front crawl and backstroke open turns, and treading water using two different kicks. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and introduction to butterfly. Flutter and dolphin kicks on back.Safety Topics: What to do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation. Recreational water illness-what they are and how to prevent them.Level 5- Stroke Refinement (age: 6-14): Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.Skills Taught: Tuck and pike surface dives, submerge completely. Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn while swimming. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.Safety Topics: Review above topics, how to call for help and the importance of knowing first aid and CPR.Level 6-Fitness Swimming (age: 6-14): Refines the strokes so that students swim with ease, efficiency, and power.Skills Taught: Endurance swimming in the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Refine open turns and flip turns for all strokes.Adult Swim-Learning the Basics (age 18+): Help participants gain basic aquatic skills and swimming skills. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. There are no skill prerequisites.Goals: Increase comfort level in the water, experience breath control and buoyancy and finally working on moving through the water. Adult Swim-Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes (age 18+): Improving proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. Prerequisites: Must be comfortable in chest-deep water, able to put face in the water comfortably and perform stokes that can be recognized as the front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.Goals: Improve fundamental aquatic skills, effectiveness and efficiency of swimming strokes and also improve swimming endurance.
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12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
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Seniors Eating for Energy Workshops - All 3 workshops
Spring WorkshopsStress ManagementWeight LossSugar BluesOur instructor Dawn Ennis, has several years of experience teaching fitness and nutrition all across Eastern CT. Dawn is a certified personal trainer and nutritional coach through ISSA and is a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.
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12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
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Seniors Eating for Energy Workshops - Second Workshop: Weight Loss
Spring WorkshopsStress ManagementWeight LossSugar BluesOur instructor Dawn Ennis, has several years of experience teaching fitness and nutrition all across Eastern CT. Dawn is a certified personal trainer and nutritional coach through ISSA and is a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.
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12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Thompson Scuba Class
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Functional Exercise for Seniors - Functional Exercise for Seniors
Functional fitness training is strength training that readies your body for daily activities, like bending, twisting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and squatting. But that's just the start. Functional fitness training is a type of strength training that prepares your body for daily activities.
Our instructor Dawn Ennis, has several years of experience teaching fitness and nutrition all across Eastern CT. Dawn is a certified personal trainer and nutritional coach through ISSA and is a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Water Aerobics - Spring Cardio Aerobics TuTh
Cardio-Aerobic: A medium paced class that can be modified for all levels. The pace can increased or slowed down depending on your comfort level. Includes strength and flexibility exercises.Light Cardio Aerobics: Class includes a short warm-up followed by a light cardio segment of standard calisthenics moves in shallow water. The toning portion uses a variety of equipment in both deep and shallow water. Stretching and cool down finish the hour leaving you feeling energized for the day. Instructors:Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday Mornings: Kasi KellyWednesday Mornings: TBDMonday & Wednesday Afternoons: Sue BolandTuesday & Thursday Afternoons: Eddie Krauss
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5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Strength and Conditioning - Strength and Conditioning
This strength and conditioning class is a total body workout that will target all major muscle groups while pushing you through a low impact to a high energy format. You will utilize free weights, resistance bands and your own body weight to perform compound exercises, utilizing superset principles and more. You will improve overall strength, muscular endurance, and body composition. Instructor Dawn Ennis
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6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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30 Minute Core Circut - 30 Minute of Core
Core training refers to the targeted strengthening of the core muscles. These are mainly the straight and lateral abdominal muscles and the back muscles. The muscles support and protect the spine. It also connects the upper and lower body. A strong core is essential for a healthy body.
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6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Line Dancing - Spring Intermediate-TUESDAY (Session 2)
Beginners: Have you always wanted to learn how to line dance? Now’s your chance! No experience needed! In this class you’ll learn how to coaster step, jazz box, vine, shuffle, and weave, in addition to learning basic line dancing terms all while making new friends. This is the perfect way to get your steps!Due to high demand we've added a second beginners class. If you have taken a class with Jim before please sign up for RETURNING beginner. If you have never taken a class before please sign up for NEW beginner.Beginner classes are only offered during the Fall and Winter seasonsIntermediate:Step things up a bit in this fun intermediate class. In this class the pace is a bit faster and the steps a little more on point. We’ll build off of what was taught in the beginner’s class to put everything together for some new dances. Previous line dancing experience strongly recommend. Session 2 is a continuation of the 1st session.Advanced: Calling all line dancing lovers!!! Looking to get back in the swing of things after a year and a half off? Our Advanced line dancing is back! This class is for those who have recent dance or line dancing experience. Choreography will be a bit faster with less time focused on instruction and more time DANCING! Session 2 is a continuation of the 1st session.
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Thursday May 23, 2024
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7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
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Water Aerobics - Spring Light Cardio Aerobics TuTh
Cardio-Aerobic: A medium paced class that can be modified for all levels. The pace can increased or slowed down depending on your comfort level. Includes strength and flexibility exercises.Light Cardio Aerobics: Class includes a short warm-up followed by a light cardio segment of standard calisthenics moves in shallow water. The toning portion uses a variety of equipment in both deep and shallow water. Stretching and cool down finish the hour leaving you feeling energized for the day. Instructors:Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday Mornings: Kasi KellyWednesday Mornings: TBDMonday & Wednesday Afternoons: Sue BolandTuesday & Thursday Afternoons: Eddie Krauss
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8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
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Water Aerobics - Spring Cardio Aerobics TuTh
Cardio-Aerobic: A medium paced class that can be modified for all levels. The pace can increased or slowed down depending on your comfort level. Includes strength and flexibility exercises.Light Cardio Aerobics: Class includes a short warm-up followed by a light cardio segment of standard calisthenics moves in shallow water. The toning portion uses a variety of equipment in both deep and shallow water. Stretching and cool down finish the hour leaving you feeling energized for the day. Instructors:Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday Mornings: Kasi KellyWednesday Mornings: TBDMonday & Wednesday Afternoons: Sue BolandTuesday & Thursday Afternoons: Eddie Krauss
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8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
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Veterans' Coffee House
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
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American Red Cross Swim Lessons - Parent & Tot
Parent & Tot (age: 6 months-2 years and 11 months): This course is to familiarize children with the water and prepare them to participate in the learn to swim courses. It is not designed to teach children to become good swimmers or to survive in the water. Children will have the opportunity to explore floating, blowing bubbles, and rolling from back to front in the water in a safe comfortable manner. Parent or other care giver must accompany each child into the water and participate in each class.Preschool Level 1 (age: 3-5): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Blowing bubbles and breath control. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the wall.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 2 (age: 3-5): Builds upon the basic skills acquired in Preschool Level 1. Works on building strength and endurance to achieve more independence while swimming. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Back float and front float, gliding on front and back, rolling from front to back and back to front, and breath control. Introduction to treading water, elementary backstroke arms, and rotary breathing.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 3 (age: 3-5): Continues to build on the skill previously learned as well as an introduction to strokes and building endurance swimming independently. All skills at this level are mostly independent.Skills Taught: Independent front and back float, swimming on back and front independently and changing direction while swimming. Treading water, elementary backstroke and introduction to front crawl.Safety Topics: Danger of drains, “Look before you leap”, what to do when you get too tired.Level 1-Introduction to Water Skills (age: 6-12): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Exhaling underwater and bobbing. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the deck. Discuss and demonstrate how to use a lifejacket.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Level 2-Fundamental Aquatics Skills (age: 6-12): Works on building strength and endurance while swimming and introduces students to strokes. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Strengthening the flutter kick on both back and front. Learning the elementary backstroke arms with the whip kick. Introduction to rotary breathing with front crawl arms. Treading water.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, recognizing lifeguards and practicing sun safety.Level 3-Stroke Development (age: 6-12): Builds on the skills learned in level 2 while introducing new strokes.Skills Taught: Elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl, introduction to the sidestroke with the scissor kick. Dolphin kick. Treading water.Safety Topics: “Look before you leap”, perform a simple non-swimming assist and how to recognize, prevent, and respond in cold water emergencies.Level 4-Stroke Improvement (age: 6-14): Develop confidence and endurance learned in level 3 while improving other aquatic skills.Skills Taught: Swimming underwater, feet first surface dive, survival swimming, front crawl and backstroke open turns, and treading water using two different kicks. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and introduction to butterfly. Flutter and dolphin kicks on back.Safety Topics: What to do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation. Recreational water illness-what they are and how to prevent them.Level 5- Stroke Refinement (age: 6-14): Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.Skills Taught: Tuck and pike surface dives, submerge completely. Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn while swimming. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.Safety Topics: Review above topics, how to call for help and the importance of knowing first aid and CPR.Level 6-Fitness Swimming (age: 6-14): Refines the strokes so that students swim with ease, efficiency, and power.Skills Taught: Endurance swimming in the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Refine open turns and flip turns for all strokes.Adult Swim-Learning the Basics (age 18+): Help participants gain basic aquatic skills and swimming skills. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. There are no skill prerequisites.Goals: Increase comfort level in the water, experience breath control and buoyancy and finally working on moving through the water. Adult Swim-Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes (age 18+): Improving proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. Prerequisites: Must be comfortable in chest-deep water, able to put face in the water comfortably and perform stokes that can be recognized as the front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.Goals: Improve fundamental aquatic skills, effectiveness and efficiency of swimming strokes and also improve swimming endurance.
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11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Chair Yoga - Chair Yoga
What is chair yoga? Chair yoga is a gentle practice in which postures are performed while seated and/or with the aid of a chair.This class is free to all participants 60 or older. We ask for a $15 suggested donation however all participants regardless of contribution are welcome to join! This program is made possible by funding from the Town of Plainfield and the Title III grant program, funded by the Older Americans Act through Senior Resources - Eastern CT Area Agency on Aging. If you have any complaints in regards to service or treatment you are receiving please contact the Recreation Department Director (860) 564-1819 or Selectman’s Office (860) 230-3001 to resolve your complaint. If you feel your complaint is not resolved, you may contact Senior Resources - Eastern Connecticut Area Agency on Aging at (860) 887-3561.Instructed by Mary Sylvestri
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12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Thompson Scuba Class
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2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
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Rec Club at P.C.M.S - Rec Club at P.C.M.S. on Thursdays
This a weekly Thursday after school club from 2:30pm-3:45pm at Plainfield Central Middle School. Our program is to build new experiences for the students whether it be educational, social, or recreational. Each week the kids will get to either go on field trips, play fun games, cook, hear from interesting presenters, learn about the colleges in our state, have pizza parties, team building activities, and so much more. This program is NOT a troubled youth program but a program to help create stronger, more confident future leaders for tomorrow. We want the kids to know of all the opportunities available to them and how to strive for a more successful future. Please click on the additional forms link to print out the permission slip form, fill out, and send to school with your child so they may attend this club.
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Water Aerobics - Spring Cardio Aerobics TuTh
Cardio-Aerobic: A medium paced class that can be modified for all levels. The pace can increased or slowed down depending on your comfort level. Includes strength and flexibility exercises.Light Cardio Aerobics: Class includes a short warm-up followed by a light cardio segment of standard calisthenics moves in shallow water. The toning portion uses a variety of equipment in both deep and shallow water. Stretching and cool down finish the hour leaving you feeling energized for the day. Instructors:Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday Mornings: Kasi KellyWednesday Mornings: TBDMonday & Wednesday Afternoons: Sue BolandTuesday & Thursday Afternoons: Eddie Krauss
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6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Line Dancing - Spring Advanced-THURSDAY Winter (Session 2)
Beginners: Have you always wanted to learn how to line dance? Now’s your chance! No experience needed! In this class you’ll learn how to coaster step, jazz box, vine, shuffle, and weave, in addition to learning basic line dancing terms all while making new friends. This is the perfect way to get your steps!Due to high demand we've added a second beginners class. If you have taken a class with Jim before please sign up for RETURNING beginner. If you have never taken a class before please sign up for NEW beginner.Beginner classes are only offered during the Fall and Winter seasonsIntermediate:Step things up a bit in this fun intermediate class. In this class the pace is a bit faster and the steps a little more on point. We’ll build off of what was taught in the beginner’s class to put everything together for some new dances. Previous line dancing experience strongly recommend. Session 2 is a continuation of the 1st session.Advanced: Calling all line dancing lovers!!! Looking to get back in the swing of things after a year and a half off? Our Advanced line dancing is back! This class is for those who have recent dance or line dancing experience. Choreography will be a bit faster with less time focused on instruction and more time DANCING! Session 2 is a continuation of the 1st session.
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Saturday May 25, 2024
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7:15 AM - 8:00 AM
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American Red Cross Swim Lessons - Level 5 & 6
Parent & Tot (age: 6 months-2 years and 11 months): This course is to familiarize children with the water and prepare them to participate in the learn to swim courses. It is not designed to teach children to become good swimmers or to survive in the water. Children will have the opportunity to explore floating, blowing bubbles, and rolling from back to front in the water in a safe comfortable manner. Parent or other care giver must accompany each child into the water and participate in each class.Preschool Level 1 (age: 3-5): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Blowing bubbles and breath control. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the wall.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 2 (age: 3-5): Builds upon the basic skills acquired in Preschool Level 1. Works on building strength and endurance to achieve more independence while swimming. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Back float and front float, gliding on front and back, rolling from front to back and back to front, and breath control. Introduction to treading water, elementary backstroke arms, and rotary breathing.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 3 (age: 3-5): Continues to build on the skill previously learned as well as an introduction to strokes and building endurance swimming independently. All skills at this level are mostly independent.Skills Taught: Independent front and back float, swimming on back and front independently and changing direction while swimming. Treading water, elementary backstroke and introduction to front crawl.Safety Topics: Danger of drains, “Look before you leap”, what to do when you get too tired.Level 1-Introduction to Water Skills (age: 6-12): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Exhaling underwater and bobbing. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the deck. Discuss and demonstrate how to use a lifejacket.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Level 2-Fundamental Aquatics Skills (age: 6-12): Works on building strength and endurance while swimming and introduces students to strokes. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Strengthening the flutter kick on both back and front. Learning the elementary backstroke arms with the whip kick. Introduction to rotary breathing with front crawl arms. Treading water.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, recognizing lifeguards and practicing sun safety.Level 3-Stroke Development (age: 6-12): Builds on the skills learned in level 2 while introducing new strokes.Skills Taught: Elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl, introduction to the sidestroke with the scissor kick. Dolphin kick. Treading water.Safety Topics: “Look before you leap”, perform a simple non-swimming assist and how to recognize, prevent, and respond in cold water emergencies.Level 4-Stroke Improvement (age: 6-14): Develop confidence and endurance learned in level 3 while improving other aquatic skills.Skills Taught: Swimming underwater, feet first surface dive, survival swimming, front crawl and backstroke open turns, and treading water using two different kicks. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and introduction to butterfly. Flutter and dolphin kicks on back.Safety Topics: What to do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation. Recreational water illness-what they are and how to prevent them.Level 5- Stroke Refinement (age: 6-14): Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.Skills Taught: Tuck and pike surface dives, submerge completely. Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn while swimming. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.Safety Topics: Review above topics, how to call for help and the importance of knowing first aid and CPR.Level 6-Fitness Swimming (age: 6-14): Refines the strokes so that students swim with ease, efficiency, and power.Skills Taught: Endurance swimming in the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Refine open turns and flip turns for all strokes.Adult Swim-Learning the Basics (age 18+): Help participants gain basic aquatic skills and swimming skills. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. There are no skill prerequisites.Goals: Increase comfort level in the water, experience breath control and buoyancy and finally working on moving through the water. Adult Swim-Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes (age 18+): Improving proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. Prerequisites: Must be comfortable in chest-deep water, able to put face in the water comfortably and perform stokes that can be recognized as the front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.Goals: Improve fundamental aquatic skills, effectiveness and efficiency of swimming strokes and also improve swimming endurance.
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8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
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American Red Cross Swim Lessons - Level 4
Parent & Tot (age: 6 months-2 years and 11 months): This course is to familiarize children with the water and prepare them to participate in the learn to swim courses. It is not designed to teach children to become good swimmers or to survive in the water. Children will have the opportunity to explore floating, blowing bubbles, and rolling from back to front in the water in a safe comfortable manner. Parent or other care giver must accompany each child into the water and participate in each class.Preschool Level 1 (age: 3-5): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Blowing bubbles and breath control. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the wall.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 2 (age: 3-5): Builds upon the basic skills acquired in Preschool Level 1. Works on building strength and endurance to achieve more independence while swimming. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Back float and front float, gliding on front and back, rolling from front to back and back to front, and breath control. Introduction to treading water, elementary backstroke arms, and rotary breathing.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 3 (age: 3-5): Continues to build on the skill previously learned as well as an introduction to strokes and building endurance swimming independently. All skills at this level are mostly independent.Skills Taught: Independent front and back float, swimming on back and front independently and changing direction while swimming. Treading water, elementary backstroke and introduction to front crawl.Safety Topics: Danger of drains, “Look before you leap”, what to do when you get too tired.Level 1-Introduction to Water Skills (age: 6-12): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Exhaling underwater and bobbing. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the deck. Discuss and demonstrate how to use a lifejacket.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Level 2-Fundamental Aquatics Skills (age: 6-12): Works on building strength and endurance while swimming and introduces students to strokes. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Strengthening the flutter kick on both back and front. Learning the elementary backstroke arms with the whip kick. Introduction to rotary breathing with front crawl arms. Treading water.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, recognizing lifeguards and practicing sun safety.Level 3-Stroke Development (age: 6-12): Builds on the skills learned in level 2 while introducing new strokes.Skills Taught: Elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl, introduction to the sidestroke with the scissor kick. Dolphin kick. Treading water.Safety Topics: “Look before you leap”, perform a simple non-swimming assist and how to recognize, prevent, and respond in cold water emergencies.Level 4-Stroke Improvement (age: 6-14): Develop confidence and endurance learned in level 3 while improving other aquatic skills.Skills Taught: Swimming underwater, feet first surface dive, survival swimming, front crawl and backstroke open turns, and treading water using two different kicks. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and introduction to butterfly. Flutter and dolphin kicks on back.Safety Topics: What to do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation. Recreational water illness-what they are and how to prevent them.Level 5- Stroke Refinement (age: 6-14): Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.Skills Taught: Tuck and pike surface dives, submerge completely. Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn while swimming. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.Safety Topics: Review above topics, how to call for help and the importance of knowing first aid and CPR.Level 6-Fitness Swimming (age: 6-14): Refines the strokes so that students swim with ease, efficiency, and power.Skills Taught: Endurance swimming in the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Refine open turns and flip turns for all strokes.Adult Swim-Learning the Basics (age 18+): Help participants gain basic aquatic skills and swimming skills. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. There are no skill prerequisites.Goals: Increase comfort level in the water, experience breath control and buoyancy and finally working on moving through the water. Adult Swim-Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes (age 18+): Improving proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. Prerequisites: Must be comfortable in chest-deep water, able to put face in the water comfortably and perform stokes that can be recognized as the front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.Goals: Improve fundamental aquatic skills, effectiveness and efficiency of swimming strokes and also improve swimming endurance.
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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American Red Cross Swim Lessons - Level 3
Parent & Tot (age: 6 months-2 years and 11 months): This course is to familiarize children with the water and prepare them to participate in the learn to swim courses. It is not designed to teach children to become good swimmers or to survive in the water. Children will have the opportunity to explore floating, blowing bubbles, and rolling from back to front in the water in a safe comfortable manner. Parent or other care giver must accompany each child into the water and participate in each class.Preschool Level 1 (age: 3-5): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Blowing bubbles and breath control. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the wall.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 2 (age: 3-5): Builds upon the basic skills acquired in Preschool Level 1. Works on building strength and endurance to achieve more independence while swimming. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Back float and front float, gliding on front and back, rolling from front to back and back to front, and breath control. Introduction to treading water, elementary backstroke arms, and rotary breathing.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 3 (age: 3-5): Continues to build on the skill previously learned as well as an introduction to strokes and building endurance swimming independently. All skills at this level are mostly independent.Skills Taught: Independent front and back float, swimming on back and front independently and changing direction while swimming. Treading water, elementary backstroke and introduction to front crawl.Safety Topics: Danger of drains, “Look before you leap”, what to do when you get too tired.Level 1-Introduction to Water Skills (age: 6-12): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Exhaling underwater and bobbing. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the deck. Discuss and demonstrate how to use a lifejacket.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Level 2-Fundamental Aquatics Skills (age: 6-12): Works on building strength and endurance while swimming and introduces students to strokes. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Strengthening the flutter kick on both back and front. Learning the elementary backstroke arms with the whip kick. Introduction to rotary breathing with front crawl arms. Treading water.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, recognizing lifeguards and practicing sun safety.Level 3-Stroke Development (age: 6-12): Builds on the skills learned in level 2 while introducing new strokes.Skills Taught: Elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl, introduction to the sidestroke with the scissor kick. Dolphin kick. Treading water.Safety Topics: “Look before you leap”, perform a simple non-swimming assist and how to recognize, prevent, and respond in cold water emergencies.Level 4-Stroke Improvement (age: 6-14): Develop confidence and endurance learned in level 3 while improving other aquatic skills.Skills Taught: Swimming underwater, feet first surface dive, survival swimming, front crawl and backstroke open turns, and treading water using two different kicks. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and introduction to butterfly. Flutter and dolphin kicks on back.Safety Topics: What to do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation. Recreational water illness-what they are and how to prevent them.Level 5- Stroke Refinement (age: 6-14): Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.Skills Taught: Tuck and pike surface dives, submerge completely. Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn while swimming. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.Safety Topics: Review above topics, how to call for help and the importance of knowing first aid and CPR.Level 6-Fitness Swimming (age: 6-14): Refines the strokes so that students swim with ease, efficiency, and power.Skills Taught: Endurance swimming in the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Refine open turns and flip turns for all strokes.Adult Swim-Learning the Basics (age 18+): Help participants gain basic aquatic skills and swimming skills. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. There are no skill prerequisites.Goals: Increase comfort level in the water, experience breath control and buoyancy and finally working on moving through the water. Adult Swim-Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes (age 18+): Improving proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. Prerequisites: Must be comfortable in chest-deep water, able to put face in the water comfortably and perform stokes that can be recognized as the front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.Goals: Improve fundamental aquatic skills, effectiveness and efficiency of swimming strokes and also improve swimming endurance.
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
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American Red Cross Swim Lessons - Level 2
Parent & Tot (age: 6 months-2 years and 11 months): This course is to familiarize children with the water and prepare them to participate in the learn to swim courses. It is not designed to teach children to become good swimmers or to survive in the water. Children will have the opportunity to explore floating, blowing bubbles, and rolling from back to front in the water in a safe comfortable manner. Parent or other care giver must accompany each child into the water and participate in each class.Preschool Level 1 (age: 3-5): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Blowing bubbles and breath control. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the wall.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 2 (age: 3-5): Builds upon the basic skills acquired in Preschool Level 1. Works on building strength and endurance to achieve more independence while swimming. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Back float and front float, gliding on front and back, rolling from front to back and back to front, and breath control. Introduction to treading water, elementary backstroke arms, and rotary breathing.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 3 (age: 3-5): Continues to build on the skill previously learned as well as an introduction to strokes and building endurance swimming independently. All skills at this level are mostly independent.Skills Taught: Independent front and back float, swimming on back and front independently and changing direction while swimming. Treading water, elementary backstroke and introduction to front crawl.Safety Topics: Danger of drains, “Look before you leap”, what to do when you get too tired.Level 1-Introduction to Water Skills (age: 6-12): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Exhaling underwater and bobbing. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the deck. Discuss and demonstrate how to use a lifejacket.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Level 2-Fundamental Aquatics Skills (age: 6-12): Works on building strength and endurance while swimming and introduces students to strokes. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Strengthening the flutter kick on both back and front. Learning the elementary backstroke arms with the whip kick. Introduction to rotary breathing with front crawl arms. Treading water.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, recognizing lifeguards and practicing sun safety.Level 3-Stroke Development (age: 6-12): Builds on the skills learned in level 2 while introducing new strokes.Skills Taught: Elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl, introduction to the sidestroke with the scissor kick. Dolphin kick. Treading water.Safety Topics: “Look before you leap”, perform a simple non-swimming assist and how to recognize, prevent, and respond in cold water emergencies.Level 4-Stroke Improvement (age: 6-14): Develop confidence and endurance learned in level 3 while improving other aquatic skills.Skills Taught: Swimming underwater, feet first surface dive, survival swimming, front crawl and backstroke open turns, and treading water using two different kicks. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and introduction to butterfly. Flutter and dolphin kicks on back.Safety Topics: What to do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation. Recreational water illness-what they are and how to prevent them.Level 5- Stroke Refinement (age: 6-14): Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.Skills Taught: Tuck and pike surface dives, submerge completely. Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn while swimming. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.Safety Topics: Review above topics, how to call for help and the importance of knowing first aid and CPR.Level 6-Fitness Swimming (age: 6-14): Refines the strokes so that students swim with ease, efficiency, and power.Skills Taught: Endurance swimming in the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Refine open turns and flip turns for all strokes.Adult Swim-Learning the Basics (age 18+): Help participants gain basic aquatic skills and swimming skills. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. There are no skill prerequisites.Goals: Increase comfort level in the water, experience breath control and buoyancy and finally working on moving through the water. Adult Swim-Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes (age 18+): Improving proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. Prerequisites: Must be comfortable in chest-deep water, able to put face in the water comfortably and perform stokes that can be recognized as the front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.Goals: Improve fundamental aquatic skills, effectiveness and efficiency of swimming strokes and also improve swimming endurance.
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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American Red Cross Swim Lessons - Level 1
Parent & Tot (age: 6 months-2 years and 11 months): This course is to familiarize children with the water and prepare them to participate in the learn to swim courses. It is not designed to teach children to become good swimmers or to survive in the water. Children will have the opportunity to explore floating, blowing bubbles, and rolling from back to front in the water in a safe comfortable manner. Parent or other care giver must accompany each child into the water and participate in each class.Preschool Level 1 (age: 3-5): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Blowing bubbles and breath control. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the wall.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 2 (age: 3-5): Builds upon the basic skills acquired in Preschool Level 1. Works on building strength and endurance to achieve more independence while swimming. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Back float and front float, gliding on front and back, rolling from front to back and back to front, and breath control. Introduction to treading water, elementary backstroke arms, and rotary breathing.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 3 (age: 3-5): Continues to build on the skill previously learned as well as an introduction to strokes and building endurance swimming independently. All skills at this level are mostly independent.Skills Taught: Independent front and back float, swimming on back and front independently and changing direction while swimming. Treading water, elementary backstroke and introduction to front crawl.Safety Topics: Danger of drains, “Look before you leap”, what to do when you get too tired.Level 1-Introduction to Water Skills (age: 6-12): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Exhaling underwater and bobbing. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the deck. Discuss and demonstrate how to use a lifejacket.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Level 2-Fundamental Aquatics Skills (age: 6-12): Works on building strength and endurance while swimming and introduces students to strokes. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Strengthening the flutter kick on both back and front. Learning the elementary backstroke arms with the whip kick. Introduction to rotary breathing with front crawl arms. Treading water.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, recognizing lifeguards and practicing sun safety.Level 3-Stroke Development (age: 6-12): Builds on the skills learned in level 2 while introducing new strokes.Skills Taught: Elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl, introduction to the sidestroke with the scissor kick. Dolphin kick. Treading water.Safety Topics: “Look before you leap”, perform a simple non-swimming assist and how to recognize, prevent, and respond in cold water emergencies.Level 4-Stroke Improvement (age: 6-14): Develop confidence and endurance learned in level 3 while improving other aquatic skills.Skills Taught: Swimming underwater, feet first surface dive, survival swimming, front crawl and backstroke open turns, and treading water using two different kicks. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and introduction to butterfly. Flutter and dolphin kicks on back.Safety Topics: What to do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation. Recreational water illness-what they are and how to prevent them.Level 5- Stroke Refinement (age: 6-14): Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.Skills Taught: Tuck and pike surface dives, submerge completely. Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn while swimming. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.Safety Topics: Review above topics, how to call for help and the importance of knowing first aid and CPR.Level 6-Fitness Swimming (age: 6-14): Refines the strokes so that students swim with ease, efficiency, and power.Skills Taught: Endurance swimming in the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Refine open turns and flip turns for all strokes.Adult Swim-Learning the Basics (age 18+): Help participants gain basic aquatic skills and swimming skills. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. There are no skill prerequisites.Goals: Increase comfort level in the water, experience breath control and buoyancy and finally working on moving through the water. Adult Swim-Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes (age 18+): Improving proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. Prerequisites: Must be comfortable in chest-deep water, able to put face in the water comfortably and perform stokes that can be recognized as the front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.Goals: Improve fundamental aquatic skills, effectiveness and efficiency of swimming strokes and also improve swimming endurance.
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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Owls Among Us Lecture - Owls Among Us Lecture
An educational program about owls in Connecticut led by Freedom First Wildlife Rehab president Gwen Rice. Gwen will bring 2 of her ambassador owls with her: Sebastien the Barred Owl, and Simon the Screech Owl. Learn all about these fascinating creatures while also getting a close up look at them! Light refreshments. Free and open to all ages. Please note this is a SATURDAY program.
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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American Red Cross Swim Lessons - Pre-school Level 1
Parent & Tot (age: 6 months-2 years and 11 months): This course is to familiarize children with the water and prepare them to participate in the learn to swim courses. It is not designed to teach children to become good swimmers or to survive in the water. Children will have the opportunity to explore floating, blowing bubbles, and rolling from back to front in the water in a safe comfortable manner. Parent or other care giver must accompany each child into the water and participate in each class.Preschool Level 1 (age: 3-5): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Blowing bubbles and breath control. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the wall.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 2 (age: 3-5): Builds upon the basic skills acquired in Preschool Level 1. Works on building strength and endurance to achieve more independence while swimming. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Back float and front float, gliding on front and back, rolling from front to back and back to front, and breath control. Introduction to treading water, elementary backstroke arms, and rotary breathing.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 3 (age: 3-5): Continues to build on the skill previously learned as well as an introduction to strokes and building endurance swimming independently. All skills at this level are mostly independent.Skills Taught: Independent front and back float, swimming on back and front independently and changing direction while swimming. Treading water, elementary backstroke and introduction to front crawl.Safety Topics: Danger of drains, “Look before you leap”, what to do when you get too tired.Level 1-Introduction to Water Skills (age: 6-12): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Exhaling underwater and bobbing. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the deck. Discuss and demonstrate how to use a lifejacket.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Level 2-Fundamental Aquatics Skills (age: 6-12): Works on building strength and endurance while swimming and introduces students to strokes. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Strengthening the flutter kick on both back and front. Learning the elementary backstroke arms with the whip kick. Introduction to rotary breathing with front crawl arms. Treading water.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, recognizing lifeguards and practicing sun safety.Level 3-Stroke Development (age: 6-12): Builds on the skills learned in level 2 while introducing new strokes.Skills Taught: Elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl, introduction to the sidestroke with the scissor kick. Dolphin kick. Treading water.Safety Topics: “Look before you leap”, perform a simple non-swimming assist and how to recognize, prevent, and respond in cold water emergencies.Level 4-Stroke Improvement (age: 6-14): Develop confidence and endurance learned in level 3 while improving other aquatic skills.Skills Taught: Swimming underwater, feet first surface dive, survival swimming, front crawl and backstroke open turns, and treading water using two different kicks. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and introduction to butterfly. Flutter and dolphin kicks on back.Safety Topics: What to do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation. Recreational water illness-what they are and how to prevent them.Level 5- Stroke Refinement (age: 6-14): Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.Skills Taught: Tuck and pike surface dives, submerge completely. Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn while swimming. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.Safety Topics: Review above topics, how to call for help and the importance of knowing first aid and CPR.Level 6-Fitness Swimming (age: 6-14): Refines the strokes so that students swim with ease, efficiency, and power.Skills Taught: Endurance swimming in the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Refine open turns and flip turns for all strokes.Adult Swim-Learning the Basics (age 18+): Help participants gain basic aquatic skills and swimming skills. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. There are no skill prerequisites.Goals: Increase comfort level in the water, experience breath control and buoyancy and finally working on moving through the water. Adult Swim-Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes (age 18+): Improving proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. Prerequisites: Must be comfortable in chest-deep water, able to put face in the water comfortably and perform stokes that can be recognized as the front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.Goals: Improve fundamental aquatic skills, effectiveness and efficiency of swimming strokes and also improve swimming endurance.
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11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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American Red Cross Swim Lessons - Pre-school Level 2 & 3
Parent & Tot (age: 6 months-2 years and 11 months): This course is to familiarize children with the water and prepare them to participate in the learn to swim courses. It is not designed to teach children to become good swimmers or to survive in the water. Children will have the opportunity to explore floating, blowing bubbles, and rolling from back to front in the water in a safe comfortable manner. Parent or other care giver must accompany each child into the water and participate in each class.Preschool Level 1 (age: 3-5): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Blowing bubbles and breath control. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the wall.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 2 (age: 3-5): Builds upon the basic skills acquired in Preschool Level 1. Works on building strength and endurance to achieve more independence while swimming. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Back float and front float, gliding on front and back, rolling from front to back and back to front, and breath control. Introduction to treading water, elementary backstroke arms, and rotary breathing.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, wearing a lifejacket and how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Preschool Level 3 (age: 3-5): Continues to build on the skill previously learned as well as an introduction to strokes and building endurance swimming independently. All skills at this level are mostly independent.Skills Taught: Independent front and back float, swimming on back and front independently and changing direction while swimming. Treading water, elementary backstroke and introduction to front crawl.Safety Topics: Danger of drains, “Look before you leap”, what to do when you get too tired.Level 1-Introduction to Water Skills (age: 6-12): Focuses on being safe around the water and having the children become comfortable and confident while being in the water.Skills Taught: Basic water safety rules. Exhaling underwater and bobbing. Submerging mouth, nose and eyes. Opening eyes underwater to retrieve an object. Floating on front and back. Swimming on front and back while using arm and leg motions. Jumping in and climbing out via the deck. Discuss and demonstrate how to use a lifejacket.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, how to recognize an emergency and call for help.Level 2-Fundamental Aquatics Skills (age: 6-12): Works on building strength and endurance while swimming and introduces students to strokes. Students must be able to submerge fully comfortably.Skills Taught: Strengthening the flutter kick on both back and front. Learning the elementary backstroke arms with the whip kick. Introduction to rotary breathing with front crawl arms. Treading water.Safety Topics: To be safe in and around the water, recognizing lifeguards and practicing sun safety.Level 3-Stroke Development (age: 6-12): Builds on the skills learned in level 2 while introducing new strokes.Skills Taught: Elementary backstroke, front crawl, back crawl, introduction to the sidestroke with the scissor kick. Dolphin kick. Treading water.Safety Topics: “Look before you leap”, perform a simple non-swimming assist and how to recognize, prevent, and respond in cold water emergencies.Level 4-Stroke Improvement (age: 6-14): Develop confidence and endurance learned in level 3 while improving other aquatic skills.Skills Taught: Swimming underwater, feet first surface dive, survival swimming, front crawl and backstroke open turns, and treading water using two different kicks. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and introduction to butterfly. Flutter and dolphin kicks on back.Safety Topics: What to do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation. Recreational water illness-what they are and how to prevent them.Level 5- Stroke Refinement (age: 6-14): Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes.Skills Taught: Tuck and pike surface dives, submerge completely. Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn while swimming. Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.Safety Topics: Review above topics, how to call for help and the importance of knowing first aid and CPR.Level 6-Fitness Swimming (age: 6-14): Refines the strokes so that students swim with ease, efficiency, and power.Skills Taught: Endurance swimming in the following strokes: front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Refine open turns and flip turns for all strokes.Adult Swim-Learning the Basics (age 18+): Help participants gain basic aquatic skills and swimming skills. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. There are no skill prerequisites.Goals: Increase comfort level in the water, experience breath control and buoyancy and finally working on moving through the water. Adult Swim-Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes (age 18+): Improving proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. Learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around the water. Prerequisites: Must be comfortable in chest-deep water, able to put face in the water comfortably and perform stokes that can be recognized as the front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.Goals: Improve fundamental aquatic skills, effectiveness and efficiency of swimming strokes and also improve swimming endurance.
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Wednesday May 29, 2024
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8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
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Walk With Ease and Walking Club - Walk with Ease Monday, Wednesday, Friday
The Arthritis Foundation’s Walk With Ease Program is a community-based physical activity and self-management education program. While walking is the central activity, Walk With Ease is a multi-component program that also includes health education, stretching and strengthening exercises, and motivational strategies. The program includes a guidebook and a walking schedule to get you safely moving toward better health. Studies by the Thurston Arthritis Research Center and the Institute on Aging of the University of North Carolina show that Walk With Ease is proven to:
Reduce the pain and discomfort of arthritis
Increase balance, strength and walking pace
Build confidence in your ability to be physically active
Improve overall health
Our instructor Dawn Ennis, has several years of experience teaching fitness and nutrition all across Eastern CT. Dawn is a certified personal trainer and nutritional coach through ISSA and is a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. We ask for a $15 suggested donation however all participants regardless of contribution are welcome to join! This program is made possible by funding from the Town of Plainfield and the Title III grant program, funded by the Older Americans Act through Senior Resources - Eastern CT Area Agency on Aging. If you have any complaints in regards to service or treatment you are receiving please contact the Recreation Department Director (860) 564-1819 or Selectman’s Office (860) 230-3001 to resolve your complaint. If you feel your complaint is not resolved, you may contact Senior Resources - Eastern Connecticut Area Agency on Aging at (860) 887-3561.
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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Linda's Craft Corner.....and More! - Decoupage Wall Hanging
Scrabble and Yahtzee, Wed. May 1st: Players choice, I will be offering both Scrabble and Yahtzee on the first Wednesday of each month. Both of these games are a fun workout for the brain and a great way to hone your strategy skills and keep your mind sharp. Teams will be formed based on the number of participants present. Card Making, Thurs. May 2nd: In this class we will put together two pre-designed cards. You will get all the pre-cut pieces to assemble, and then have the opportunity to customize the card to suite your needs. Stop by my sample table outside of the Craft Room to see an example of the card. We always have a great time in the card making classes, as everyone shares their knowledge and ideas! Trivia With Friends, Wed. May 8th: Come exercise your brain and sharpen your memory by taking part in this fun group. This activity is always engaging and entertaining, as everyone in attendance offers stories and interesting facts pertaining to the trivia questions. You will have a great time, while also learning some interesting new things! Painted Flower Pot, Thurs. May 9th: A perennial favorite (pun intended,) we will use a durable outdoor paint to decorate a terracotta flower pot. Give it a few days to dry thoroughly, and you’ll be ready to fill your pot with your favorite posies! I’ve held this class in the past years, and it is always a big hit! Origami Butterfly, Wed. May 15th: This is the perfect time of year to create some origami butterflies! This is a fairly easy model to make, and I have a huge assortment of fabulous origami paper to choose from! Come and make just one or a whole kaleidoscope of these gentle flying beauties!Chalkboard Wheel of Fortune, Thurs. May 16th: This class will be a modification of the popular TV game show “Wheel of Fortune.” Come and join me for this entertaining guessing contest. If the class catches on, I will host it on a regular basis! No Classes Wednesday May 22nd and Thursday May 23rd. Have a wonderful week! Decoupage Heart Wall Hanging, Wed. May 29th: I couldn’t find a photo of this craft, but you can stop by my samples table outside of the craft room to check out my example piece. We will decoupage several wooden heart cutouts and attach them to a twig with some twine. This decorative piece can be hung on a wall. Sure to be a fun class! Learning Through Documentaries, Thurs. May 30th: This month’s documentary, put out by NATURE, is entitled “Gorilla.” The description of this 1-hour program is as follows: Get an intimate look at a silverback family in Gabon’s Loango National Park. Meet a newborn gorilla, forest elephants, buffalos and brave researchers in one of the last remaining wild coasts in the African tropics. The program will be followed by a period of interactive conversation. Scrabble and Yahtzee, Wed. June 5th: Players choice, I will be offering both Scrabble and Yahtzee on the first Wednesday of each month. Both of these games are a fun workout for the brain and a great way to hone your strategy skills and keep your mind sharp. Teams will be formed based on the number of participants present. Card Making, Thurs. June 6th: In this class we will put together two pre-designed cards. You will get all the pre-cut pieces to assemble, and then have the opportunity to customize the card to suite your needs. Stop by my sample table outside of the Craft Room to see an example of the card. We always have a great time in the card making classes, as everyone shares their knowledge and ideas!
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1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Monitor My Health
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4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Water Aerobics - Spring Cardio Aerobics MW
Cardio-Aerobic: A medium paced class that can be modified for all levels. The pace can increased or slowed down depending on your comfort level. Includes strength and flexibility exercises.Light Cardio Aerobics: Class includes a short warm-up followed by a light cardio segment of standard calisthenics moves in shallow water. The toning portion uses a variety of equipment in both deep and shallow water. Stretching and cool down finish the hour leaving you feeling energized for the day. Instructors:Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday Mornings: Kasi KellyWednesday Mornings: TBDMonday & Wednesday Afternoons: Sue BolandTuesday & Thursday Afternoons: Eddie Krauss
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5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Butts and Guts - Butts and Guts
A structured, circuit based class, which targets your abs, legs, and gluts. Butts and Guts is designed to achieve a mid to high aerobic level intensity. You will start this workout with a warm up circuit, and then move into multiple strength and cardio circuits. Using free weights, kettle bells, bands, stability balls, and your own body resistance. Finish off with a cool down and some stretches.
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5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Line Dancing - Spring New Beginner-WEDNESDAY(Session 2)
Beginners: Have you always wanted to learn how to line dance? Now’s your chance! No experience needed! In this class you’ll learn how to coaster step, jazz box, vine, shuffle, and weave, in addition to learning basic line dancing terms all while making new friends. This is the perfect way to get your steps!Due to high demand we've added a second beginners class. If you have taken a class with Jim before please sign up for RETURNING beginner. If you have never taken a class before please sign up for NEW beginner.Beginner classes are only offered during the Fall and Winter seasonsIntermediate:Step things up a bit in this fun intermediate class. In this class the pace is a bit faster and the steps a little more on point. We’ll build off of what was taught in the beginner’s class to put everything together for some new dances. Previous line dancing experience strongly recommend. Session 2 is a continuation of the 1st session.Advanced: Calling all line dancing lovers!!! Looking to get back in the swing of things after a year and a half off? Our Advanced line dancing is back! This class is for those who have recent dance or line dancing experience. Choreography will be a bit faster with less time focused on instruction and more time DANCING! Session 2 is a continuation of the 1st session.
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6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Line Dancing - Spring Returning Beginner-WEDNESDAY(Session 2)
Beginners: Have you always wanted to learn how to line dance? Now’s your chance! No experience needed! In this class you’ll learn how to coaster step, jazz box, vine, shuffle, and weave, in addition to learning basic line dancing terms all while making new friends. This is the perfect way to get your steps!Due to high demand we've added a second beginners class. If you have taken a class with Jim before please sign up for RETURNING beginner. If you have never taken a class before please sign up for NEW beginner.Beginner classes are only offered during the Fall and Winter seasonsIntermediate:Step things up a bit in this fun intermediate class. In this class the pace is a bit faster and the steps a little more on point. We’ll build off of what was taught in the beginner’s class to put everything together for some new dances. Previous line dancing experience strongly recommend. Session 2 is a continuation of the 1st session.Advanced: Calling all line dancing lovers!!! Looking to get back in the swing of things after a year and a half off? Our Advanced line dancing is back! This class is for those who have recent dance or line dancing experience. Choreography will be a bit faster with less time focused on instruction and more time DANCING! Session 2 is a continuation of the 1st session.
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Thursday May 30, 2024
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7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
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Water Aerobics - Spring Light Cardio Aerobics TuTh
Cardio-Aerobic: A medium paced class that can be modified for all levels. The pace can increased or slowed down depending on your comfort level. Includes strength and flexibility exercises.Light Cardio Aerobics: Class includes a short warm-up followed by a light cardio segment of standard calisthenics moves in shallow water. The toning portion uses a variety of equipment in both deep and shallow water. Stretching and cool down finish the hour leaving you feeling energized for the day. Instructors:Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday Mornings: Kasi KellyWednesday Mornings: TBDMonday & Wednesday Afternoons: Sue BolandTuesday & Thursday Afternoons: Eddie Krauss
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8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
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Water Aerobics - Spring Cardio Aerobics TuTh
Cardio-Aerobic: A medium paced class that can be modified for all levels. The pace can increased or slowed down depending on your comfort level. Includes strength and flexibility exercises.Light Cardio Aerobics: Class includes a short warm-up followed by a light cardio segment of standard calisthenics moves in shallow water. The toning portion uses a variety of equipment in both deep and shallow water. Stretching and cool down finish the hour leaving you feeling energized for the day. Instructors:Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday Mornings: Kasi KellyWednesday Mornings: TBDMonday & Wednesday Afternoons: Sue BolandTuesday & Thursday Afternoons: Eddie Krauss
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8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
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Veterans' Coffee House
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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Linda's Craft Corner.....and More! - Learning Through Documentaries
Scrabble and Yahtzee, Wed. May 1st: Players choice, I will be offering both Scrabble and Yahtzee on the first Wednesday of each month. Both of these games are a fun workout for the brain and a great way to hone your strategy skills and keep your mind sharp. Teams will be formed based on the number of participants present. Card Making, Thurs. May 2nd: In this class we will put together two pre-designed cards. You will get all the pre-cut pieces to assemble, and then have the opportunity to customize the card to suite your needs. Stop by my sample table outside of the Craft Room to see an example of the card. We always have a great time in the card making classes, as everyone shares their knowledge and ideas! Trivia With Friends, Wed. May 8th: Come exercise your brain and sharpen your memory by taking part in this fun group. This activity is always engaging and entertaining, as everyone in attendance offers stories and interesting facts pertaining to the trivia questions. You will have a great time, while also learning some interesting new things! Painted Flower Pot, Thurs. May 9th: A perennial favorite (pun intended,) we will use a durable outdoor paint to decorate a terracotta flower pot. Give it a few days to dry thoroughly, and you’ll be ready to fill your pot with your favorite posies! I’ve held this class in the past years, and it is always a big hit! Origami Butterfly, Wed. May 15th: This is the perfect time of year to create some origami butterflies! This is a fairly easy model to make, and I have a huge assortment of fabulous origami paper to choose from! Come and make just one or a whole kaleidoscope of these gentle flying beauties!Chalkboard Wheel of Fortune, Thurs. May 16th: This class will be a modification of the popular TV game show “Wheel of Fortune.” Come and join me for this entertaining guessing contest. If the class catches on, I will host it on a regular basis! No Classes Wednesday May 22nd and Thursday May 23rd. Have a wonderful week! Decoupage Heart Wall Hanging, Wed. May 29th: I couldn’t find a photo of this craft, but you can stop by my samples table outside of the craft room to check out my example piece. We will decoupage several wooden heart cutouts and attach them to a twig with some twine. This decorative piece can be hung on a wall. Sure to be a fun class! Learning Through Documentaries, Thurs. May 30th: This month’s documentary, put out by NATURE, is entitled “Gorilla.” The description of this 1-hour program is as follows: Get an intimate look at a silverback family in Gabon’s Loango National Park. Meet a newborn gorilla, forest elephants, buffalos and brave researchers in one of the last remaining wild coasts in the African tropics. The program will be followed by a period of interactive conversation. Scrabble and Yahtzee, Wed. June 5th: Players choice, I will be offering both Scrabble and Yahtzee on the first Wednesday of each month. Both of these games are a fun workout for the brain and a great way to hone your strategy skills and keep your mind sharp. Teams will be formed based on the number of participants present. Card Making, Thurs. June 6th: In this class we will put together two pre-designed cards. You will get all the pre-cut pieces to assemble, and then have the opportunity to customize the card to suite your needs. Stop by my sample table outside of the Craft Room to see an example of the card. We always have a great time in the card making classes, as everyone shares their knowledge and ideas!
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11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Chair Yoga - Chair Yoga
What is chair yoga? Chair yoga is a gentle practice in which postures are performed while seated and/or with the aid of a chair.This class is free to all participants 60 or older. We ask for a $15 suggested donation however all participants regardless of contribution are welcome to join! This program is made possible by funding from the Town of Plainfield and the Title III grant program, funded by the Older Americans Act through Senior Resources - Eastern CT Area Agency on Aging. If you have any complaints in regards to service or treatment you are receiving please contact the Recreation Department Director (860) 564-1819 or Selectman’s Office (860) 230-3001 to resolve your complaint. If you feel your complaint is not resolved, you may contact Senior Resources - Eastern Connecticut Area Agency on Aging at (860) 887-3561.Instructed by Mary Sylvestri
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12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Thompson Scuba Class
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2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
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Rec Club at P.C.M.S - Rec Club at P.C.M.S. on Thursdays
This a weekly Thursday after school club from 2:30pm-3:45pm at Plainfield Central Middle School. Our program is to build new experiences for the students whether it be educational, social, or recreational. Each week the kids will get to either go on field trips, play fun games, cook, hear from interesting presenters, learn about the colleges in our state, have pizza parties, team building activities, and so much more. This program is NOT a troubled youth program but a program to help create stronger, more confident future leaders for tomorrow. We want the kids to know of all the opportunities available to them and how to strive for a more successful future. Please click on the additional forms link to print out the permission slip form, fill out, and send to school with your child so they may attend this club.
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Water Aerobics - Spring Cardio Aerobics TuTh
Cardio-Aerobic: A medium paced class that can be modified for all levels. The pace can increased or slowed down depending on your comfort level. Includes strength and flexibility exercises.Light Cardio Aerobics: Class includes a short warm-up followed by a light cardio segment of standard calisthenics moves in shallow water. The toning portion uses a variety of equipment in both deep and shallow water. Stretching and cool down finish the hour leaving you feeling energized for the day. Instructors:Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday Mornings: Kasi KellyWednesday Mornings: TBDMonday & Wednesday Afternoons: Sue BolandTuesday & Thursday Afternoons: Eddie Krauss
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6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Line Dancing - Spring Advanced-THURSDAY Winter (Session 2)
Beginners: Have you always wanted to learn how to line dance? Now’s your chance! No experience needed! In this class you’ll learn how to coaster step, jazz box, vine, shuffle, and weave, in addition to learning basic line dancing terms all while making new friends. This is the perfect way to get your steps!Due to high demand we've added a second beginners class. If you have taken a class with Jim before please sign up for RETURNING beginner. If you have never taken a class before please sign up for NEW beginner.Beginner classes are only offered during the Fall and Winter seasonsIntermediate:Step things up a bit in this fun intermediate class. In this class the pace is a bit faster and the steps a little more on point. We’ll build off of what was taught in the beginner’s class to put everything together for some new dances. Previous line dancing experience strongly recommend. Session 2 is a continuation of the 1st session.Advanced: Calling all line dancing lovers!!! Looking to get back in the swing of things after a year and a half off? Our Advanced line dancing is back! This class is for those who have recent dance or line dancing experience. Choreography will be a bit faster with less time focused on instruction and more time DANCING! Session 2 is a continuation of the 1st session.
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Wednesday June 5, 2024
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8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
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Walk With Ease and Walking Club - Walk with Ease Monday, Wednesday, Friday
The Arthritis Foundation’s Walk With Ease Program is a community-based physical activity and self-management education program. While walking is the central activity, Walk With Ease is a multi-component program that also includes health education, stretching and strengthening exercises, and motivational strategies. The program includes a guidebook and a walking schedule to get you safely moving toward better health. Studies by the Thurston Arthritis Research Center and the Institute on Aging of the University of North Carolina show that Walk With Ease is proven to:
Reduce the pain and discomfort of arthritis
Increase balance, strength and walking pace
Build confidence in your ability to be physically active
Improve overall health
Our instructor Dawn Ennis, has several years of experience teaching fitness and nutrition all across Eastern CT. Dawn is a certified personal trainer and nutritional coach through ISSA and is a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. We ask for a $15 suggested donation however all participants regardless of contribution are welcome to join! This program is made possible by funding from the Town of Plainfield and the Title III grant program, funded by the Older Americans Act through Senior Resources - Eastern CT Area Agency on Aging. If you have any complaints in regards to service or treatment you are receiving please contact the Recreation Department Director (860) 564-1819 or Selectman’s Office (860) 230-3001 to resolve your complaint. If you feel your complaint is not resolved, you may contact Senior Resources - Eastern Connecticut Area Agency on Aging at (860) 887-3561.
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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Linda's Craft Corner.....and More! - Scrabble & Yahtzee
Scrabble and Yahtzee, Wed. May 1st: Players choice, I will be offering both Scrabble and Yahtzee on the first Wednesday of each month. Both of these games are a fun workout for the brain and a great way to hone your strategy skills and keep your mind sharp. Teams will be formed based on the number of participants present. Card Making, Thurs. May 2nd: In this class we will put together two pre-designed cards. You will get all the pre-cut pieces to assemble, and then have the opportunity to customize the card to suite your needs. Stop by my sample table outside of the Craft Room to see an example of the card. We always have a great time in the card making classes, as everyone shares their knowledge and ideas! Trivia With Friends, Wed. May 8th: Come exercise your brain and sharpen your memory by taking part in this fun group. This activity is always engaging and entertaining, as everyone in attendance offers stories and interesting facts pertaining to the trivia questions. You will have a great time, while also learning some interesting new things! Painted Flower Pot, Thurs. May 9th: A perennial favorite (pun intended,) we will use a durable outdoor paint to decorate a terracotta flower pot. Give it a few days to dry thoroughly, and you’ll be ready to fill your pot with your favorite posies! I’ve held this class in the past years, and it is always a big hit! Origami Butterfly, Wed. May 15th: This is the perfect time of year to create some origami butterflies! This is a fairly easy model to make, and I have a huge assortment of fabulous origami paper to choose from! Come and make just one or a whole kaleidoscope of these gentle flying beauties!Chalkboard Wheel of Fortune, Thurs. May 16th: This class will be a modification of the popular TV game show “Wheel of Fortune.” Come and join me for this entertaining guessing contest. If the class catches on, I will host it on a regular basis! No Classes Wednesday May 22nd and Thursday May 23rd. Have a wonderful week! Decoupage Heart Wall Hanging, Wed. May 29th: I couldn’t find a photo of this craft, but you can stop by my samples table outside of the craft room to check out my example piece. We will decoupage several wooden heart cutouts and attach them to a twig with some twine. This decorative piece can be hung on a wall. Sure to be a fun class! Learning Through Documentaries, Thurs. May 30th: This month’s documentary, put out by NATURE, is entitled “Gorilla.” The description of this 1-hour program is as follows: Get an intimate look at a silverback family in Gabon’s Loango National Park. Meet a newborn gorilla, forest elephants, buffalos and brave researchers in one of the last remaining wild coasts in the African tropics. The program will be followed by a period of interactive conversation. Scrabble and Yahtzee, Wed. June 5th: Players choice, I will be offering both Scrabble and Yahtzee on the first Wednesday of each month. Both of these games are a fun workout for the brain and a great way to hone your strategy skills and keep your mind sharp. Teams will be formed based on the number of participants present. Card Making, Thurs. June 6th: In this class we will put together two pre-designed cards. You will get all the pre-cut pieces to assemble, and then have the opportunity to customize the card to suite your needs. Stop by my sample table outside of the Craft Room to see an example of the card. We always have a great time in the card making classes, as everyone shares their knowledge and ideas!
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4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Water Aerobics - Spring Cardio Aerobics MW
Cardio-Aerobic: A medium paced class that can be modified for all levels. The pace can increased or slowed down depending on your comfort level. Includes strength and flexibility exercises.Light Cardio Aerobics: Class includes a short warm-up followed by a light cardio segment of standard calisthenics moves in shallow water. The toning portion uses a variety of equipment in both deep and shallow water. Stretching and cool down finish the hour leaving you feeling energized for the day. Instructors:Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday Mornings: Kasi KellyWednesday Mornings: TBDMonday & Wednesday Afternoons: Sue BolandTuesday & Thursday Afternoons: Eddie Krauss
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5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Butts and Guts - Butts and Guts
A structured, circuit based class, which targets your abs, legs, and gluts. Butts and Guts is designed to achieve a mid to high aerobic level intensity. You will start this workout with a warm up circuit, and then move into multiple strength and cardio circuits. Using free weights, kettle bells, bands, stability balls, and your own body resistance. Finish off with a cool down and some stretches.
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5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Line Dancing - Spring New Beginner-WEDNESDAY(Session 2)
Beginners: Have you always wanted to learn how to line dance? Now’s your chance! No experience needed! In this class you’ll learn how to coaster step, jazz box, vine, shuffle, and weave, in addition to learning basic line dancing terms all while making new friends. This is the perfect way to get your steps!Due to high demand we've added a second beginners class. If you have taken a class with Jim before please sign up for RETURNING beginner. If you have never taken a class before please sign up for NEW beginner.Beginner classes are only offered during the Fall and Winter seasonsIntermediate:Step things up a bit in this fun intermediate class. In this class the pace is a bit faster and the steps a little more on point. We’ll build off of what was taught in the beginner’s class to put everything together for some new dances. Previous line dancing experience strongly recommend. Session 2 is a continuation of the 1st session.Advanced: Calling all line dancing lovers!!! Looking to get back in the swing of things after a year and a half off? Our Advanced line dancing is back! This class is for those who have recent dance or line dancing experience. Choreography will be a bit faster with less time focused on instruction and more time DANCING! Session 2 is a continuation of the 1st session.
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6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Historical Society
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6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Line Dancing - Spring Returning Beginner-WEDNESDAY(Session 2)
Beginners: Have you always wanted to learn how to line dance? Now’s your chance! No experience needed! In this class you’ll learn how to coaster step, jazz box, vine, shuffle, and weave, in addition to learning basic line dancing terms all while making new friends. This is the perfect way to get your steps!Due to high demand we've added a second beginners class. If you have taken a class with Jim before please sign up for RETURNING beginner. If you have never taken a class before please sign up for NEW beginner.Beginner classes are only offered during the Fall and Winter seasonsIntermediate:Step things up a bit in this fun intermediate class. In this class the pace is a bit faster and the steps a little more on point. We’ll build off of what was taught in the beginner’s class to put everything together for some new dances. Previous line dancing experience strongly recommend. Session 2 is a continuation of the 1st session.Advanced: Calling all line dancing lovers!!! Looking to get back in the swing of things after a year and a half off? Our Advanced line dancing is back! This class is for those who have recent dance or line dancing experience. Choreography will be a bit faster with less time focused on instruction and more time DANCING! Session 2 is a continuation of the 1st session.
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6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Pauline C. Merrick, Genealogist & Historian Lecture: From Africa to Middle Class Hartford- Two Generations of the Maguira Family - Pauline C. Merrick, Genealogist & Historian Lecture: From Africa to Middle Class Hartford- Two Generations of the Maguira Family
The story of Peter Maguira will illustrate research processes used to discover his African roots, enslavement in Connecticut, and Revolutionary War service. His children went on to become part of the Black Middle Class in Hartford.Bio:Pauline C. Merrick is a genealogist and historian. She is the published author of a book and several magazine articles. She lectures on Connecticut history and genealogical research. She currently serves on the Board of Governors for the Connecticut Society of Genealogists as President and Program Committee Chair, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Samuel Huntington Homestead Museum, conducting special research projects. She is a member of the DAR and the Mayflower Society based on her long heritage of Connecticut ancestors.
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