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Swim & Gym Locations

All students must complete a project for these classes.

Andrews Univ. Swim & Gym                                   Spring 2023
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Program Coordinator: Taylor Biek
Format: In-person
Masks: Not required
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Phone: 269.471.3257
Email: learn2swim@andrews.edu 
Website: https://www.andrews.edu/wellnesscenter/services/aquatics/index.html


Start Date: Week of Jan. 9 with classes running through April 5th   (April 10-12 as make ups and there will be no classes during Spring break (March 20-22) 
         

Ages 5-17. Swim Levels 1-4.     Co-ed
AU Beaty Gym, 8522 East Campus Circle Dr., Berrien Springs
AND
Andreasen Center for Wellness 8750 West Campus Circle Drive
    
       
INSTRUCTIONS FOR AU REGISTRATION: visit AU's website and click on Swim Programs, then Swim n Gym, then Register Link to register:  https://www.ultracamp.com/clientlogin.aspx?idCamp=833&campCode=nze
After Registering for Swim n Gym, choose your preferred class time: 2:45-5:00 or 4:40-7:00
You will receive the payment code as an attachment to your partnership registration.

# Classes (REQUIRED): 10 classes
Option 1: Swim & Gym

Gym: 2:45-3:40 pm.  Note: this gym will be a structured open-gym style, not Infinite gymnastics.
Swim: 4:30-5:30 

OR
Option 2: Swim & Infinite Gym

Gym: 4:50-5:45pm  Note: this gym is focused on gymnastics skills
Swim: 6:00-7:00pm
OR
Option 3: Flexible Swim & Gym

INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION: visit the AU website and click on Swim
Programs, then Flexible Swim n Gym, then Register
Link to register: https://www.ultracamp.com/clientlogin.aspx?idCamp=833&campCode=nze
After registering for Flexible Swim n Gym through the partnership, open the AU website and choose Learn to Swim and your preferred class time, and then Infinite Gymnastics and choose your preferred class time.  Please DO NOT register for Swim n Gym on the AU website. That is a Monday only class. Classes can both be taken on the same day or two different days of the week.



Basic Course Description for Swim & Gym (also see syllabus):
Students attend on Mondays for the semester.  Individual students are grouped with students of similar ability for both swimming and gymnastics.  American Red Cross certified swim instructors and experienced Andrews University Gymnics instructors work together to provide a 12-week session of quality programming.
Group Gymnastics classes will introduce basic tumbling and flexibility. Gymnastics teaches basic to advanced skills in tumbling, trampoline and acrobatics. Students are placed in groups of 4-6 students based on level and a coach teaches the next skill in a series of skills and disciplines.
Parents must sign a waiver form online prior to the start of class for both portions of the class. All participants must have personal insurance. 


Because this course is on campus, the university requires a parking sticker on your vehicle. Stop by the Campus Safety office or register your vehicle online at https://www.andrews.edu/services/safety/parking/.
Students will bring appropriate gym clothes with socks and tennis shoes, a towel, and modest one-piece swimsuit for girls and trunks or knee length Jammers for boys.
​Syllabus - Swim and Gym

​Syllabus - Flexible Swim and Gym
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YMCA                                                               Spring 2023
     
​Families must register with the partnership first. The YMCA Homeschool Coordinator will reach out to all registered participants to finalize YMCA program details. They will bill the partnership directly. Contact the YMCA for class dates, times and registration information. Classes must begin in January. 
Format: In-person
Contact: Allison Kiggins
Phone: 269- 683-1552 Email: akiggins@ymcagm.org  Website: YMCA.org

                                                    **Days and times for classes may change, please contact the YMCA for days and times.**
                                                   
Homeschool Swim and Fitness

St. Joseph YMCA    Tuesdays 1- 2:45 PM
OR 
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Niles YMCA             Thursdays 1- 2:45 PM

​Homeschool children ages 5-12 will engage in gym activities that will help build self-confidence, gain team building strategies, and socialization while having fun in a safe environment. Children will learn the fundamentals of fitness and swimming by participating in numerous activities that focus on physical fitness, team building, conditioning and learning to swim or working on stroke development and technique. We encourage each child to adopt a healthy lifestyle, which includes swimming and physical fitness.  
 ****Parents cannot stay in class with the student, it is drop off only.  They are welcome to attend 'Watch Me Swim' days as offered, and they can stay in the lobby to observe the lessons, but they can't be in the gym or pool area.
Syllabus


​*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class. 
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Teacher of Record: Sara Smothers
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