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Our 3 year old son Vince has been attending Water Wise Swim School for almost a year now.
We just moved to Florida when he started,so he was a little behind the other kids his age and scared of the water. Miss Danelle sensed his fear and really worked with him in a gentle and encouraging way,to build his confidence and his skills. She also teaches the parents how to continue the techniques at home to ensure they are retaining the knowledge and keeping up that confidence level.
Today,Vince is swimming under the water on his own a short distance,and he can safely get in and out of the pool. He is also having lots of fun! He still needs adult assistance, but he continues to learn and build those skills every week. Miss Danelle truly loves each child and works with each one differently based on their
individual skill level. She makes each of them feel special. Vince loves Miss Danelle and we feel blessed to have her as his swim teacher.
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It's amazing how my daughter, Caitlin has transformed so quickly into a little swimmer after taking classes with Water Wise. Before taking the courses, she was afraid to get her head wet. Danelle Helseth's teaching technique is positive and encouraging for her students and that's what my daughter needed. Miss Danelle gave Caitlin the confidence to make swimming fun and safe at the same time.
- Lisa Button
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My son has been involved in swimming lessons of some sort since he was six months old. Not until he began taking lessons from Ms. Danelle at Water Wise Swim School did I really see any signs of actual water safety or swimming skills being taught to him. Within a few lessons my two year old son was able to safely pull himself out of the pool. More important than learning to swim he was learning water safety. Within a few weeks I felt sure that if he ever fell in a swimming pool he would know what to do and could safely return to the wall and pull himself out of the water.
Lucas is now in his third session of swimming lessons. He attends at Brown Academy and had his first experience with Ms. Danelle this summer. Since late summer he has learned to not only water safety, but is now able to swim a fair distance with his face in the water, dive down to the bottom of the pool to retrieve toys, float on his back, and jump in without fear! While he still needs assistance from Ms. Danelle, I know that soon he will be swimming all by himself.
Ms. Danelle is warm and loving and the kids squeal with joy when she celebrates their accomplishments with them after every task. She uses positive reinforcement to encourage the children to try again and again until they are successfully able to complete the task. Her celebratory song of, "You did it! You did it!" leaves the children beaming with pride! She seems to know by instinct how to help the children put their fears aside and try their hardest to learn to swim. Lucas could not have a better swimming instructor!
- Amy Mosher |
