Convenience
Swimming lessons in your own home are the most convenient way for your child to learn how to swim and love the water. Not only does it allow you to schedule lessons at a time that suits you, it means you don’t have to take time to travel to a pool, find a carpark, unpack the car, get ready in the changing room and hang around while the lesson takes place to do it all again on the way home. When lessons are in your own home, the teacher simply turns up and the lesson takes place.
High quality learning
Private lessons are a great way of adding quality to the lessons, which significantly improves children’s ability to learn. There is more focus on individual learning and specific techniques required to develop skills and in turn, the lesson will involve more activities and a variety of skills in comparison to group classes.
Saves time
Taking an extra 30 minutes, maybe more, out of your day to get your child to a swimming lesson elsewhere is an inconvenience for a lot of parents. Having private swimming lessons reduces your time travel to zero. In addition to this, siblings, or even the neighbours, can also have their lessons at the same time or one after the other. This saves you having to do two runs at different times of the day/week for each child.
Less distractions
Noisy swimming lessons, unhappy kids (and often naughty ones), other classes happening around them and distractions can interrupt your child’s ability to enjoy and focus on swimming. This is one of the most common forms of feedback from parents when it comes to group lessons. Private lessons can help to avoid unnecessary commotions and gives your child the attention they need to become confident and happy swimmers for life!
Improves Confidence
When children learn to love the water, their confidence will shine through. This is easier to achieve when they are in the comfort of their own pool and in an environment where they feel safe and have less distractions. Further to this, they won’t feel embarrassed or compare themselves to others during a private lesson – it’s a great way to give them the attention they need without having to worry about pleasing other children at the same time.
Faster Progress
Children are more likely to develop their swim skills quicker when they have a private lesson due to the individual focus. The teacher can give them the help they need to improve specific skills they might not have been able to in a group lesson. You can fit a lot more high-quality teaching into a 30-minute private lesson than that of a group lesson, therefore this is a huge benefit.
Water Safety
Statistics show that drowning is the leading cause of death in children aged 1-4yrs in Australia. Teaching kids to swim, especially as they are always around water in Australia, will work towards improving your child’s awareness and confidence in the water. Private swimming lessons are a great way to help develop these skills, with the aim to keep them alert when it comes to preparing for an unexpected situation.
Stronger relationships
Private lessons provide the perfect setting for the teacher, student and parent to develop a great relationship. Often the teacher can dedicate time to explaining what the child needs without worrying about what’s going on around them or getting distracted with other children. This applies at the end of the lesson too, when the teacher gives helpful feedback and tips to work on for the next lesson.