Ann's Swimming School- 7050 Sunset Dr. Miami,Fl. 33143
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The school is now closed to new students
The school is now closed to new student enrollment. The new schedule will be posted in February 2009 and we will re-open for these classes sometime in the end of March or April, so please check back then.
About our School
We offer children's group swimming lessons in our heated pool. There are 10 to 12 children in each class with 3 to 5 instructors and or assistants in the pool depending on ages and levels of the kids.Because the class is divided up by level,not age, any age can attend at any time of day and siblings may attend the same class. The ratio between child and teacher varies with age and ability. The little ones the ratio is usually 2 or 3 to 1, where with the kids that can swim, the ratio can be 3 or 4 to 1. A discount is given on the 3rd sibling (must be brothers or sisters). The ages are 19 months and up .Parent and baby classes are given for ages 6 months - 18 months. Please read the Parent and Baby class page for more about these classes.
Classes
The classes are 40 minutes long and are offered on the hour, every hour.
The class times are
10,11,12,1,2,3,4,5,6 & 7:00 o'clock.
Each session consists of 10 lessons (some 9 due to holidays), running Monday- Friday, of both weeks. You must sign up for a full session, both weeks together, coming at the same hour everyday. No class time switching! We are closed on the weekends.
Parental viewing
Parents are not in the pool area, but the pool is visible from the parent’s waiting area. You will be invited in on both of the Fridays to view the class. The 1st Friday you will be invited in for the last 15 minutes of class and the last Friday you will be invited in a few minutes after the class has begun. You may bring other family members also and don't forget your cameras!
Make up classes
Please see the make up classes page for all the information
Weather
We do swim in the rain, but we do not swim in threatening weather. You will only be given a makeup lesson if our staff has canceled the class. And this will be decided at class time, not before. If it is a rainy day or hurricane type day or if you're just not sure if we are having class just call the school to check the message.We all live in South Florida and we know how quickly the weather can change so, there is NO WAY to determine what the weather will be like hours before class time, so do not call and ask if we are having class, we will not call you back. We can not decide this until at least 20 minutes before class time. If we are going to cancel ahead, we will post a message on the phone and web site. Sometimes we even just wait until the time of class to decide. Sorry, this is the best we can do.It is your responsibility to call and check and please do not call saying you know that you're not supposed to call. Imagine how many of these calls we get having on average 100 kids a day! If we can at times, we will try to call you if we're canceling so as to save you the trip, and we ask that you do not at this time ask about scheduling the make up because we are trying to get a hold of everyone, so we need to make the call short! If we do hold class and you just do not show up, no make up will be given. No exceptions!
Non potty trained children (or recently potty trained children) will not be allowed to swim without a swim diaper and the swim diaper must fit snuggly, if it is too big, it does no good and the poop will just come out!
Towel We ask that you bring a regular sized towel to class everyday. No big bath or beach towels please! Having little one’s names on their towels is helpful.
Location The house sits on the S.E. corner of Sunset Dr. (72 St.) and 71 Ave. Enter on 71 Ave.
A non refundable deposit must be mailed in to hold your spot. This must be mailed in at the time of your phone registration. If it is not received within 5 days, your child’s name will be removed and their spot will be given to someone else. This applies to everyone. It does not matter whether you’ve been with us before or not! All our families are special to us.This will only be refunded for medical reasons. If you decide to cancel, before mailing this, we ask that you please call to cancel.
You must call 305-661-3820 to check availability and to register for your classes. Do not mail in your deposit form until you have called and actually spoken to someone confirming that your child is in the class.
*Please note, we do not call you when we receive your deposit, so if you would like confirmation about this, you must call and ask. We also do not call to remind you about your starting date,so please mark your calendars and don't forget when you are scheduled to start!!
A little something else to read:
If this is your childs first swimming lesson experience it is normal and most likely that they will cry. This is only because they are used to swimming with family or if they are young, they maybe have not been away from you before. After 2 or 3 days they will stop crying once they have gotten to know us. Susie has been doing this for over 30 years with her mother Ann,and they've never advertised,it's all been word of mouth, so please just put your trust in them and their staff.
Here are a few things that you can do in your pools and tubs to get them ready before their lessons:
Pour the water on the heads in the tub. Know that you are not hurting them by doing this, you are helping them. Yes there might be some yelling and temper tantrums, but as I'm sure you're aware, drowning is a horribly silent thing.Let them see you going under water also!You are helping them by doing this because if they were to fall into a pool and have never had water on their faces, they will panic and possibly freeze up and not try to help themselves. If you let them think that water on their heads is something to be afraid of you are hindering their chances, not helping them.
Try not to use water wings and such (only life vests on the boat). These can do two things. They can give a false sense of security and they may jump into a pool without them on, thinking they can swim or if they fall into a pool without them, they may not try to get out because they are in such a panic, only thinking about that they do not have the water wings on.This also applies to goggles.It is okay to let them wear goggles and masks as long as they understand that it is alright to open their eyes under water without them. You do not want them to fall in and shut their eyes and not know where the side is.This is just as dangerous as not knowing how to swim! Hopefully by doing these things you will help them to learn to swim faster! Remember there is water every where in South Florida!
Language
For those parent's wondering about Spanish speaking kids. We teach many children from all over, speaking and understanding language's other then English and all the kids do great. We do a lot of showing the kids what to do and seeing that we have children who are 19 months, who knows exactly what they understand!
We haven't had a problem yet and we've been doing this here in Miami for over 35 years.
