Lesson Structure and Pricing

Lesson structure

  • Lessons for each new student are 5 days a week, Monday-Friday.

  • Each individual lesson is a maximum of 10 minutes in duration.

  • Each lesson is taught by the same, highly trained ISR instructor. Having the same, skilled instructor helps your child build trust and confidence quickly.

  • The session is completed once the student can complete the entire self-rescue sequence unassisted and in clothes, typically between 25-35 lessons (5-7 weeks).

Pricing

  • We require a non-refundable deposit of $390 at the West Chester and Mason locations and $450 at Xavier University to secure your child’s lesson time/session. This deposit will be applied to your child’s first three weeks of lessons. An additional tuition payment of equal amount is due on or before the Friday before lessons begin, and is applied to weeks 4, 5, and 6. If your child requires additional lessons, the lesson fee will be due at that time.

  • ISR requires all families complete registration for each child to ensure that lessons will be safe for your child. Registration is $105 per child and is not applicable to lesson fees.

  • Registrations must be updated at minimum every 6 months, one registration fee per calendar year. The initial registration fee of $105 is paid the first year only. The annual update fee is $40 per child, charged the second year, and once per calendar year thereafter.

FAQs
Will my child fear the water because of lessons?
There is an important difference between being fearful and being apprehensive because you are not yet skilled in a new environment. ISR is not like traditional swim lessons; it is a drowning prevention program that teaches survival swimming. Sometimes as a parent, you make choices for your child’s safety, like sitting in a car seat, because you know they are important. The same can be said for ISR. Fun can be defined as when skill meets challenge. Once competent in their skills, many children cannot be dragged away from the pool. They are having entirely too much FUN.
Will my child need additional lessons?
Based on our research, we know that refresher lessons are important because children change so much both cognitively and physically during the first 0-5 years of life. It is important that their water survival skills grow with their bodies. Frequency depends on the child's age, growth rate, skill level and confidence level. The goal of refresher lessons is to help your child adjust his/her new body size and weight to his/her existing skill level. Your instructor will work with your child to help fine-tune his or her aquatic experience to assist with building efficiency, which will result in self-confidence. This is especially important if your child has not been able to practice any appropriate aquatic skill between seasons.
Why don’t parents participate in the water during the lessons?
We do not want the baby to initially associate the water with the love, attention, and affection of the parent while in the water. Also, it takes incredible concentration and objectivity to teach the baby how to respond to an aquatic emergency and our experience shows that parents often find it too difficult to be objective to be effective teachers with their own children in the water. We gladly invite parents to join us in the pool once their child has independent skills to practice at home.
Why does it take an average of 6 weeks for my child to learn this?
The 6-week average is an estimate that is based on the average time in which it takes most children to learn these survival skills. Every child is unique and ISR’s Self- Rescue program is specifically designed based on your child’s individual strengths and needs. It is important to realize that this is an average which means that some children will actually finish more quickly while others will need more practice. ISR is dedicated to safety and, therefore, we want to provide your child with the time and best opportunity to become proficient in his/her survival skills. We will always honor your child’s needs.
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