Our evening classes have filled up for anyone I have not talked to or confirmed placement.
We are still hoping that our day instructor will be able to get certified within the next 2-3 weeks, but can't schedule until we know that the class is a go.
Please proceed to the 2020 registration link (on Registration tab) if you are interested in day lessons weekday mornings. It is anticipated that they will be offered Monday - Thursday between 8 and 11 am.
Thanks!
Valerie Hunt
Life Skills Academy, LLC, dba Little Flippers Swim Academy
Summer 2020 Swim Season - And how the Pandemic will change things
May is almost half over and I am just getting a handle on what we will be offering for swim in 2020.
For the last 3 summers, Kenzi has offered lessons during the day. This year, she will be out in the mission field, serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Her original assignment was to Barcelona, Spain leaving June 2nd. But 3 weeks into her Missionary Training at home, she received a reassignment to Baton Rouge, LA leaving the week of May 26th.
In past years, we have at times offered lessons in May, but with the pandemic and the last half of May having a daughter doing Missionary Training here at home, we feel waiting until June is the better option.
Our almost 17 year old daughter was scheduled to take the Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Course in April, but that class was put on hold because of the pandemic. So - even though she is a great swimmer, has been on Skyridge HS swim team for two years and has helped her dad teach swim, we want her to have the specific training for teaching lessons before she starts taking students. We are hoping to hear any day that she will be able to take the class.
And that brings us to Trent who has been teaching in the evenings after work for over 10 years now. He will be taking a few students on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning in June from 6pm until 8pm.
With the need for continued social distancing, we feel that private lessons will be okay, but we will not be able to arrange semi-private lessons. However, if 2 or 3 students in the same family are swimming at the same level, we are fine with them being grouped together.
We will update rules to reflect the current guidelines for social distancing and ask that you also follow these guidelines. Do not come to class if you are running a fever, suspect you have Covid, or have been exposed to someone who is on quarantine. Students may be accompanied by one parent/guardian over the age of 18. In the event that other students are in the pool finishing up their lesson, please remain in your car until you see them exit.
I'm sure that we will be updating rules as things progress. Thank you for your patience as we navigate this pandemic together!
For the last 3 summers, Kenzi has offered lessons during the day. This year, she will be out in the mission field, serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Her original assignment was to Barcelona, Spain leaving June 2nd. But 3 weeks into her Missionary Training at home, she received a reassignment to Baton Rouge, LA leaving the week of May 26th.
In past years, we have at times offered lessons in May, but with the pandemic and the last half of May having a daughter doing Missionary Training here at home, we feel waiting until June is the better option.
Our almost 17 year old daughter was scheduled to take the Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Course in April, but that class was put on hold because of the pandemic. So - even though she is a great swimmer, has been on Skyridge HS swim team for two years and has helped her dad teach swim, we want her to have the specific training for teaching lessons before she starts taking students. We are hoping to hear any day that she will be able to take the class.
And that brings us to Trent who has been teaching in the evenings after work for over 10 years now. He will be taking a few students on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning in June from 6pm until 8pm.
With the need for continued social distancing, we feel that private lessons will be okay, but we will not be able to arrange semi-private lessons. However, if 2 or 3 students in the same family are swimming at the same level, we are fine with them being grouped together.
We will update rules to reflect the current guidelines for social distancing and ask that you also follow these guidelines. Do not come to class if you are running a fever, suspect you have Covid, or have been exposed to someone who is on quarantine. Students may be accompanied by one parent/guardian over the age of 18. In the event that other students are in the pool finishing up their lesson, please remain in your car until you see them exit.
I'm sure that we will be updating rules as things progress. Thank you for your patience as we navigate this pandemic together!
Summer Season 2019 Registration Closing
With only 4 more weeks on our schedule now before school starts - crazy but true - we are no longer taking new students.
If you would like to be contacted for summer 2020 lessons, please complete the Registration Summer 2020 form.
Thanks for a great summer 2019 swim season! See you next year!
If you would like to be contacted for summer 2020 lessons, please complete the Registration Summer 2020 form.
Thanks for a great summer 2019 swim season! See you next year!
Class Openings Summarized
Evening Swimming Lessons are:
Tuesdays and Thursdays with Trent.
Morning Lessons:
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays mornings with Kenzi from 9:00 am to 11:30 pm
Preschool:
Mondays: 10am
Wednesdays: 9:30 am
Level I:
Mondays: 10:30 am
Thursdays: 8:30 pm in June moving to 6:30 pm in July - August
Level II:
Mondays: 9:30 am (July/August)?
Tuesdays: 9:30 am
Tuesdays: June 6pm moving to 7:30 pm in July - August
Thursdays: 6:30 pm
Level III:
Wednesdays: 10:30 am
Thursdays: 8:30 pm in June moving to 7:00 pm in July - August
For more details, information about class openings by date and number of openings, as well as options for private lessons please use Little Flippers Class Openings.
Please complete registration and/or email us at littleflippersswimacademy@gmail.com to request free placement testing in order to schedule semi-private lessons.
Tuesdays and Thursdays with Trent.
Morning Lessons:
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays mornings with Kenzi from 9:00 am to 11:30 pm
Preschool:
Mondays: 10am
Wednesdays: 9:30 am
Level I:
Mondays: 10:30 am
Thursdays: 8:30 pm in June moving to 6:30 pm in July - August
Level II:
Mondays: 9:30 am (July/August)?
Tuesdays: 9:30 am
Tuesdays: June 6pm moving to 7:30 pm in July - August
Thursdays: 6:30 pm
Level III:
Wednesdays: 10:30 am
Thursdays: 8:30 pm in June moving to 7:00 pm in July - August
For more details, information about class openings by date and number of openings, as well as options for private lessons please use Little Flippers Class Openings.
Please complete registration and/or email us at littleflippersswimacademy@gmail.com to request free placement testing in order to schedule semi-private lessons.
Placement Testing Ongoing as needed
Please contact us to schedule free placement testing or to schedule private, semi-private preschool or level I classes.
Now registering for Summer 2019
Free Placement testing is required for semi-private lessons so we recommend that you schedule placement testing early so you know the level to be grouped with. We have free placement testing this week Wednesday and Thursday evenings on May 1st and 2nd. Please email us at LittleFlippersSwimAcademy@gmail.com to reserve your spot.
Private lessons do not require placement testing. Some students have found it beneficial to initially register as a private student and then after initial private lessons, choose to be placed in a semi-private class. We are usually able to find someone at the same level to group with the student at their current time. We find that our students make excellent progress and we give a lot of the credit to placement - although our coaches definitely know their stuff and have been doing this for years!
We will have day classes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:30 am to 11:00 am.
Evening Classes will be offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7pm until 8:30pm. (Classes on Thursdays or at later times may be added once these spots are full.
For current class openings.
Once a class is reserved, payment must be received within 7 days to hold the spot. Payment can be made through Venmo, cash or check to Little Flippers Swim Academy. You are reserving a spot which means we cannot schedule someone else in it. If you are not able to make the lesson, we do not offer refunds. Some times we know of other openings and are able to offer you a make-up, but we do NOT guarantee this so please only reserve spots you are sure you want. ;D
Please complete the 2019 Registration Form, and call us at 801-282-5965 or email at LittleFlippersSwimAcademy@gmail.com with any questions or to do payment over the phone.
Thanks!
Valerie
Private lessons do not require placement testing. Some students have found it beneficial to initially register as a private student and then after initial private lessons, choose to be placed in a semi-private class. We are usually able to find someone at the same level to group with the student at their current time. We find that our students make excellent progress and we give a lot of the credit to placement - although our coaches definitely know their stuff and have been doing this for years!
We will have day classes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:30 am to 11:00 am.
Evening Classes will be offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7pm until 8:30pm. (Classes on Thursdays or at later times may be added once these spots are full.
For current class openings.
Once a class is reserved, payment must be received within 7 days to hold the spot. Payment can be made through Venmo, cash or check to Little Flippers Swim Academy. You are reserving a spot which means we cannot schedule someone else in it. If you are not able to make the lesson, we do not offer refunds. Some times we know of other openings and are able to offer you a make-up, but we do NOT guarantee this so please only reserve spots you are sure you want. ;D
Please complete the 2019 Registration Form, and call us at 801-282-5965 or email at LittleFlippersSwimAcademy@gmail.com with any questions or to do payment over the phone.
Thanks!
Valerie
Information for Upcoming 2019 Season
Calls have been coming in the past few weeks requesting info about swimming lessons. As soon as we think Spring has sprung a new winter storm hits! Our pool enclosure raises the temperature about 30-40 degrees from outside. That is, if it is 32 degrees outside it is 62 degrees in the enclosure. We are getting more and more terrific days.
We will have a schedule in the next couple days for the summer months. We have room for a few lessons on Saturdays for semi-private or private classes. Semi-private students need to be ready to work on the same skills. We provide free placement testing. Please email us at littleflippersswimacademy@gmail.com if you are available.
To Complete Registration: Registration Form 2019
We will have a schedule in the next couple days for the summer months. We have room for a few lessons on Saturdays for semi-private or private classes. Semi-private students need to be ready to work on the same skills. We provide free placement testing. Please email us at littleflippersswimacademy@gmail.com if you are available.
To Complete Registration: Registration Form 2019
Last weeks of classes available
We are heading into the home stretch for our summer swim season. We are getting lots of calls wanting make up classes. Please remember that if you take a spot that means we can't put someone else there and our instructors are there to teach whether they have students or not. We are happy to try to offer make up lessons where there are openings in existing classes. We will gladly offering a refund if we are able to fill a spot with a paying student. (Students taking spots as a make-up for their missed class(es) does/do not apply to this scenario.)
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Little Flippers Swim
Academy
Remaining Openings
in Classes July 5th, - August 2nd, 2018
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Tuesdays
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7/10/18
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7/17/18
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7/24/18
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7/31/18
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Noon
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Pre/Level I
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0
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0
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No Class
Due to
Pioneer
Day
Holiday
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1 possible
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12:30pm
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Level
II
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0
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0
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1 possible
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1:00pm
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Private
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0
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0
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0
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1:30pm
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Level
II
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1
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1
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1
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2:00pm
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Private
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0
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0
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0
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6pm
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Pre/Level I
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1
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1
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1
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6:30pm
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Level
I
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1
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3
(any lvl)
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1
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7:00pm
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Level II
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2
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3 (any lvl)
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0
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7:30pm
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Level
III
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0
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0
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0
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8:00pm
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Level II
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1
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1
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1
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Wednesdays
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7/11/18
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7/18/18
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7/25/18
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8/1/18
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Noon
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Level II
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1
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1
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No Class
Kenzi
Trek
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1
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12:30pm
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Private
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0
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0
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0
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1:00pm
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Private
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0
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0
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3 (any)
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1:30pm
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Level
II
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1
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1
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2
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2:00pm
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Level III
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0
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0
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1
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6pm
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Pre/Lvl I
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2
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2
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0
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No Class
Trent out
Of Town
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6:30pm
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Level
II
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1
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1
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1
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7:00pm
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Level III
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0
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0
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0
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7:30pm
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Private
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0
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3 any
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2 (lvl 4)
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8:00pm
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Private
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0
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1 lvl 2
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0
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Thursdays
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7/5/18
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7/12/18
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7/19/18
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8/2/18
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Noon
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Pre/Level I
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0
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0
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0
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0
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12:30pm
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Level
II
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2
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2
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0
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0
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1:00pm
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Private
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1 (lvl II)
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0
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0
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3 Any
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1:30pm
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Level
II
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1
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1
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2
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1
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2:00pm
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Private
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Summer Swim Session
It has been a busy few days, but our Customer Portal is up and running. You are able to schedule free placement testing (required for Semi-Private classes) or schedule Private lessons now. You will be asked if you are willing to have semi-private classes when you check out. You will be charged the private rate of $25/half hour lesson until we are able to determine your student's level and place 1-2 students of the same level with your student.
If you do not wish to be charged for the private rate, please schedule placement testing and following that, we will attempt to place you in a semi-private class with same level student, or create a spot for your semi-private class with the determined level. We currently have semi-private openings we are trying to fill for preschool, level I and Level II. After placement testing, we will be happy to discuss these with you.
Thank you!
Valerie Hunt, Business Manager
If you do not wish to be charged for the private rate, please schedule placement testing and following that, we will attempt to place you in a semi-private class with same level student, or create a spot for your semi-private class with the determined level. We currently have semi-private openings we are trying to fill for preschool, level I and Level II. After placement testing, we will be happy to discuss these with you.
Thank you!
Valerie Hunt, Business Manager
We are still working on the summer calendar, but I do have some datesfor those wishing to get started with swim before school is out.
Trent is teaching Tuesdays and has times available between 6:30pm and 7:30 pm for private and semi-private from now until May 22nd and 6-8pm on Tuesday, May 29th. He will also be available on Wednesdays, May 16th, 23rd, and 30th between 6 and 8pm.
Kenzi is available on Saturdays, May 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th between noon and 2pm.
Please send me a text if you would like to schedule one of these times. For semi-private, we do a free placement testing so that we can group students with those with same/similar skills. These will be available following lessons on the above dates.
Text Valerie at 801-414-9048 to schedule either or email her at littleflippersswimacademy@gmail.com.
Thanks!
Valerie
Spring/Summer 2018
We have been getting calls and emails asking about our 2018 schedule. Guess it's time to heat up the pool and get busy!
If you are interested in lessons, please click on the link to provide us with contact info, update student's health history, indicate instruction type preferences and accept rules prior to signing up for free placement testing here; Registration Form
We are offering free placement testing on Saturday, April 14th beginning at 1pm. Please sign-up using this Google Sheet: Free Placement Testing
Free Placement Testing is required for semi-private and group lessons.
We will have a few spots prior to school getting out. If those fill, we will begin a waiting list.
Please email with any questions at: LittleFlippersSwimAcademy@gmail.com
If you are interested in lessons, please click on the link to provide us with contact info, update student's health history, indicate instruction type preferences and accept rules prior to signing up for free placement testing here; Registration Form
We are offering free placement testing on Saturday, April 14th beginning at 1pm. Please sign-up using this Google Sheet: Free Placement Testing
Free Placement Testing is required for semi-private and group lessons.
We will have a few spots prior to school getting out. If those fill, we will begin a waiting list.
Please email with any questions at: LittleFlippersSwimAcademy@gmail.com
- Private Lessons ($25 for 1/2 hour)
- Semi-Private ($15 for 1/2 hour with 2-3 students at same/similar skill level)
- Group ($48 for six lesson session. Preschool 30 minutes; Learn to Swim 45 minutes) Please indicate your interest in group on registration form. We will offer group depending on need).
Finishing up our Summer Season!
This has been an exciting summer with roller coaster ups and downs. Our private and semi-private lessons with McKenzi have been terrific and we are finishing up the last couple weeks with our students as we prepare for the start of school in a few weeks.
We have had many ask if Kenzi or Trent will be teaching this Fall. The answer at this point is we are unsure. Once school starts, Kenzi may decide she has time to add some spots. Be sure to let us know if you want to be placed on a list to be contacted.
Otherwise, we will send out an email prior to lessons beginning next summer to notify those who have asked to be contacted.
Thanks!
Valerie
We have had many ask if Kenzi or Trent will be teaching this Fall. The answer at this point is we are unsure. Once school starts, Kenzi may decide she has time to add some spots. Be sure to let us know if you want to be placed on a list to be contacted.
Otherwise, we will send out an email prior to lessons beginning next summer to notify those who have asked to be contacted.
Thanks!
Valerie
Good News and Bad News
This week has been one for the books!
Sunday, Fathers' Day, I learned that my best friend's mom had died.
Later, the same day, our 26 year old son called us asking what time we were headed to my parents' for our Fathers' Day BBQ. He said he had been so sick Saturday that he couldn't get out of bed, but was feeling a little better and wanted to go... he thought it was something he ate. Long story, short - we took him to the ER and he was admitted and had an emergency appendectomy in the wee hours Monday morning. His appendix was gangrenous and ready to burst, but they got it out in time. We are so grateful!
We arrived home late Monday morning and weren't there 30 minutes when the police arrived to follow up on our neighbors complaint about our swimming classes. I missed the visit by the police, because I had taken my 13 year old to get her shattered phone fixed. I had paid the deductible on the insurance on Friday and had not had time to take it in. My plan had been to drop it off and come home and get some sleep.
Trent and I did a conference call with the nice Lehi officer. He let us know that they don't look for businesses breaking the law, but we had at least one complaint. He asked us to follow up with the city. He said he wasn't saying to drop everything and go now, but to follow up "sooner rather than later." We didn't tell the officer about just getting home from the hospital, but since I needed to be a nurse for my son, I was very grateful.
After caring for my son and attending the funeral of my friend's mom Wednesday, I decided I was ready to face the music with Lehi City.
What wonderful people we have that work there! The first lady I spoke with said she would consider having her kids take lessons from us because we offered classes after normal work hours and had a salt water chlorinated pool as her kids developed rashes at the rec center. We had envisioned, when we applied for our license, that we would be able to fit everyone who wanted to stay to watch their kids' lessons on our driveway and RV pad that runs the length of our acre lot. In our 6 years teaching in West Jordan, all parking was on the street and mostly in our circle in front of our neighbors homes. No one complained and in fact, most had their kids or grandkids take lessons from us at one time or other. We gathered around the pool and visited and rejoiced in our kids achievements. In the 2 years we have been in Lehi, I can say we have experienced much of the same.
We have had neighbors offer parking space on their land. Suggestions have been made to drop off kids and not allow families to stay and watch. Lehi City also limits the number of students to 24 a day (which we didn't surpass here), but that there can only be 2 classes of 12 kids max per day. In order for us to teach a class at each level and fit in that requirement, we would need to teach Monday through Saturday with 2 classes each day or cover two skill levels (12 kids at a time) . Not sure that would make the neighbors happy, but we would be within the law to do so. Since we never wanted to upset our neighbors, we are only planning to do individualized instruction for now.
Trent was bullied as a child. He has a big heart and told our neighbor the day she came over yelling and swearing at him in our back yard, that if he couldn't keep his voice down enough that she was okay with it we wouldn't teach, and he meant it, because we care about our neighbors. We would have worked with our neighbors, but they would not return texts or calls asking for feed back on how we were doing.
I truly believe that when we stand at the judgement bar of God, we will be judged on how well we loved. Matthew 26: 36-40 KJV
Sunday, Fathers' Day, I learned that my best friend's mom had died.
Later, the same day, our 26 year old son called us asking what time we were headed to my parents' for our Fathers' Day BBQ. He said he had been so sick Saturday that he couldn't get out of bed, but was feeling a little better and wanted to go... he thought it was something he ate. Long story, short - we took him to the ER and he was admitted and had an emergency appendectomy in the wee hours Monday morning. His appendix was gangrenous and ready to burst, but they got it out in time. We are so grateful!
We arrived home late Monday morning and weren't there 30 minutes when the police arrived to follow up on our neighbors complaint about our swimming classes. I missed the visit by the police, because I had taken my 13 year old to get her shattered phone fixed. I had paid the deductible on the insurance on Friday and had not had time to take it in. My plan had been to drop it off and come home and get some sleep.
Trent and I did a conference call with the nice Lehi officer. He let us know that they don't look for businesses breaking the law, but we had at least one complaint. He asked us to follow up with the city. He said he wasn't saying to drop everything and go now, but to follow up "sooner rather than later." We didn't tell the officer about just getting home from the hospital, but since I needed to be a nurse for my son, I was very grateful.
After caring for my son and attending the funeral of my friend's mom Wednesday, I decided I was ready to face the music with Lehi City.
What wonderful people we have that work there! The first lady I spoke with said she would consider having her kids take lessons from us because we offered classes after normal work hours and had a salt water chlorinated pool as her kids developed rashes at the rec center. We had envisioned, when we applied for our license, that we would be able to fit everyone who wanted to stay to watch their kids' lessons on our driveway and RV pad that runs the length of our acre lot. In our 6 years teaching in West Jordan, all parking was on the street and mostly in our circle in front of our neighbors homes. No one complained and in fact, most had their kids or grandkids take lessons from us at one time or other. We gathered around the pool and visited and rejoiced in our kids achievements. In the 2 years we have been in Lehi, I can say we have experienced much of the same.
We have had neighbors offer parking space on their land. Suggestions have been made to drop off kids and not allow families to stay and watch. Lehi City also limits the number of students to 24 a day (which we didn't surpass here), but that there can only be 2 classes of 12 kids max per day. In order for us to teach a class at each level and fit in that requirement, we would need to teach Monday through Saturday with 2 classes each day or cover two skill levels (12 kids at a time) . Not sure that would make the neighbors happy, but we would be within the law to do so. Since we never wanted to upset our neighbors, we are only planning to do individualized instruction for now.
Trent was bullied as a child. He has a big heart and told our neighbor the day she came over yelling and swearing at him in our back yard, that if he couldn't keep his voice down enough that she was okay with it we wouldn't teach, and he meant it, because we care about our neighbors. We would have worked with our neighbors, but they would not return texts or calls asking for feed back on how we were doing.
I truly believe that when we stand at the judgement bar of God, we will be judged on how well we loved. Matthew 26: 36-40 KJV
Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
I believe when we do the loving things, then we wouldn't break any other commandments. We wouldn't steal, covet, cheat on our spouses, lie, dishonor our parents, etc.
Thank you again for the kind words from so many. We truly feel loved and appreciated. The timing of this is good for Trent. He begins his 3 years in his volunteer position as the Director and Regional Chair for the heating and refrigerant engineers (representing 16 states) on Wednesday. Between that and his assistant coaching for AF High School Wrestling team, church callings, and a few other things he does to give back to the community, he will still be plenty busy.
Keep checking back. Our individualized instruction will continue. You can reach me at 801-414-9048 or email me at LifeSkillsAcademyllc@gmail.com
Valerie
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