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Children’s Small Group & Private Lessons

Children’s Small Group & Private Lessons

Introducing small group and private swimming lessons for children at Cindy’s Swim School!

We are delighted to now offer 2:1 and 1:1 child to teacher ratios at a selection of our swimming pools.

These lessons are for children learning to swim from the age of 2 years old. They book up quickly so register for a class to get our latest availability.

Or head back to our 4:1 group swimming lessons on our  Children’s Learn to Swim page.

We also offer holiday crash courses, which are hugely popular! For for more information, go to our school holilday swimming courses page!

Small Group & Private Lessons

2:1 and 1:1 child to teacher ratio

Saturday and Sunday lessons at Van Gogh, Brixton, SW9

Every day at Athelney Primary School, Beckenham Park, SE6

Weekends at Riversdale Primary School, Wandsworth, SW18

Swimming pools for 2:1 and 1:1 Lessons

Click on the swimming pool below for more details about the locations

Brixton Swimming Pool – Van Gogh Pool

Brixton Swimming Pool – Van Gogh Pool

Southfields Swimming Pool – Riversdale Primary School

Southfields Swimming Pool – Riversdale Primary School

Beckenham Hill Pool – Athelney Primary School

Beckenham Hill Pool – Athelney Primary School

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Please indicate on the booking form that you would like 2:1 or 1:1 lessons.

Who’s It for?

Small group and private lessons are perfect for children who require a little more focused time and attention in their swimming classes. Your child will be engaged during the whole lesson, working in ones or twos with their expert teacher to practice swimming skills, water safety and have fun!

Our small group lessons have only been available a short time and are extremely popular! But we have very limited availability, so don’t risk disappointment.

Register for your lesson now before all our spaces are booked up!

Please indicate on the booking form that you would like 2:1 or 1:1 lessons.

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Pre-school Swimming Lessons
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What we teach

The focus of children’s swimming lessons is to strengthen the basics of your child’s swimming ability, progressing them at their own pace. We work on developing their confidence in the water, as well as core muscles, before moving on to more advanced stroke techniques. We have added to the Swim England “stages” and our teachers follow structured lesson plans. As a reward for their hard work, students receive certificates and badges for moving onto the next stage and when they can swim certain distances. Once their technique is up to standard, they can move onto our Children’s Squad lessons.

2:1 and 1:1 lessons start from stage 1 upwards. This can include preschoolers.

 

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Cindy's Swim School Children's Swimming Lessons
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What you need to know

30 minute lesson

1:1 and 2:1 child to teacher ratio perfect for beginners To make swimming lessons as affordable and accessible as possible, we’re pleased to offer a monthly subscription which spreads the cost evenly over 11 months of the year. Monthly subscription – 2:1 lessons are £113 per month & 1:1 lessons are £226 per month (See T&Cs for full details)

You’ll need to bring

Swimming goggles – which we sell – just ask the office! Swimming cap – children will be given a CSS cap when you join our Children’s Learn To Swim programme

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What our customers say…

My little boy really enjoys the swimming

“My little boy really enjoys the swimming classes with Betty . She is amazing! He learn and have fun at the same time , he is very happy to came here and work with Betty. She is friendly, kind, sympathetic, and funny. And last but not least In just few months Freddie made so much progress ! Happy to continue to join her lessons.” – Simona Menniti

Huge improvements to his swimming

“Our son has been going for over 2 years now and is very happy and has made huge improvements to his swimming. Harriet is our current teacher and she’s great with children and always smiling.” – Richard Lim

Our boy made great progress

“Our boy made great progress with Harriet and is always looking forward to coming to his class. He gets close attention and consistent feedback, and a lot of patience (he does need a lot of reminding). As a result he went from hating to go to classes (at another provider) and is now happy to dive under the water.” – Mathieu Veillette

 how we teach children to swim

Take a look at the diary of Kaia as she learns to swim from Stage 1 to 4

Superman, blowing bubbles

Stage 1 Swimming Journey

Learning to swim 5 metres distance,  watch the  videos and images showing what children learn in stage 1.
Swimming Journey Stage 2 - swim teacher supporting child in back stroke

Stage 2 Swimming Journey

Working towards swimming 10 metres distance,  see videos and images explaining what is taught in stage 2.
Swimming Journey Stage 3 - Cindy helping Kaia in backstroke with float

Stage 3 Swimming Journey

Aiming towards 15 metre distance and progressing front and back strokes, see Stage 3 exercises here.
Swimming Journey Stage 4 - Stage 4 pupil practising swim technique with float

Stage 4 Swimming Journey

Children learn to develop technique in all four strokes and learn to dive in!

What to expect

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Kids learn in small groups

Children go into the water by themselves. They of course will be under the watchful eye of our experienced teachers.

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Safe and firm teaching

Whilst our classes are enjoyable, we find children benefit from a firm no-nonsense approach to uphold safety in the pool and the focus is on learning.
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Kids learn by doing

To be effective at teaching, we demonstrate movement physically and help our pupils perfect those movements in the pool. This may involve the teacher supporting your child in a hands-on way.
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child protection

All of our staff are DBS checked for child protection purposes.
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What to bring

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Caps for every stage

A free silicon cap is provided.  The colour of this will change as your child passes each stage.
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Swimming goggles

Children will also need to wear goggles in all kids swimming lessons. These are available to buy at the pools to make it easy for you to get hold of them.
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Swimming costume / shorts and towel

And don’t forget the basics: a swim suit or swim shorts, towel and bag to hold wet stuff on way home!

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Swim bag

Mould-free swim bag

£12.00

Swim bags are handy for keeping all your soggy swim stuff in; as it is airated, it allows for speedy and mould-free drying. It is also a great bag to keep all your swim kit safely in one place, easy to grab for your next lesson.
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Goggles

Reuseable water nappy

£10.00

For ages 6 to 14, Zoggs Junior Ripper goggles have soft fleshy frames for young faces, anti-fog lenses and adjustable split straps to help keep those goggles on for the whole session!
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Set of Diving Sinkers

Yellow Duck Wrap Baby Towel

£10.00

A pack of five colourful sinkers, great for teaching beginner swimmers’ under water confidence, proper breathing and under water manipulation. As swimmers advance, sinkers are used to strengthen and lengthen body position and teach.

Inroducing Our stage 1-3 Starter swim kit!

only £40.00
Junior Swim Kit Stage 1-3

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Free Collection at pool!

Practice what you learn during Cindy’s swim lessons on your own trips to the swimming pool.

Our Junior Stage 1-3 Kit contains a pool noodle (woggle), a diving sinker, and junior kickboard all neatly stored in a swim bag in a colour of your choice.

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