Ace pre-school lessons - for children aged 3 to 4 years
Confidence in the water starts here
Our pre-school swim lessons are designed for 3 and 4 year olds, with a maximum of two children per class to ensure focused, one-on-one instruction. Each lesson runs for 20 minutes, just the right length to match young attention spans. We run no more than two classes in the pool at a time, keeping the environment calm and free from distractions. With plenty of individual attention from our experienced instructors, your child will build confidence in the water and develop the essential skills to become a confident Ace swimmer.
These pre-school swim lessons are held in the pool without a parent/caregiver, helping children gain independence. However, you’ll be nearby in our viewing area, and we encourage you to cheer them on as we know most little ones love showing off what they’ve learnt.
Ace pre-school levels
Super Seahorses
These lessons are for swimmers who may still need a parent/caregiver in the water initially. The goal is to gradually encourage independence while helping little ones feel confident and safe. Focus is on water safety, building confidence, and developing early independence.
PS1 - Daring Dory
In this class, we focus on building water confidence, such as getting the face and hair wet, floating with support, and moving through the water using a noodle. It's all about becoming comfortable and happy in the water.
PS2 - Curious Crayfish
At this stage, lessons emphasise key swimming skills like floating and gliding independently, kicking, and essential water safety skills. This is where swimmers start to become more confident and capable in the water.
PS3 - Electric Eels
These lessons help refine swimming skills, including streamlined kicking, backstroke kicking, and developing freestyle arm strokes. It's all about mastering the basics to build solid swimming technique.
PS4 - Flying Fish
Here, we focus on advancing freestyle skills, introducing backstroke arm movements, and continuing to build water safety skills. Swimmers will become more confident and efficient in the water.
PS5 - Happy Harpuka
In these lessons, we focus on refining the backstroke technique, introducing breaststroke skills, and reinforcing water safety. This level ensures swimmers are developing key techniques for a well-rounded swimming foundation.
Pricing and enrolment
Pre-school swim lessons are $20 per 20-minute lesson, held once a week during the school term. With most terms running for around 10 weeks, the cost is approximately $200 per term. To ensure a safe, personal and enjoyable experience for pre-schoolers, class sizes are kept small with a maximum of two children per class and a maximum of two classes running at once.
Classes are scheduled at various times, Monday through to Sunday and are broken into levels determined by ability and age.
Moving on from pre-school lessons - what’s next?
After mastering the basics in pre-school lessons, your child will be ready for our school age classes held out of school hours. These classes are designed to further build confidence, technique, and water safety in a fun, structured environment.
Find the right class for your child
Compare your child’s skills with Ace’s class levels using our class estimate assessment. Please use this as a guide and get in touch with our team to confirm a class level and time.
P. 07 854 9668
E. info@acelearntoswim.co.nz
36 Casey Ave, Hamilton
Teaching Hamilton to swim
and survive since 1972
