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Swim & Gym Locations

Andrews Univ. Swim & Gym            Spring 2018
Instructors: Eric Paddock/Jessica Larson,  paddock@andrews.edu or larsonj7713@gmail.com
269-471-3968 or 471-3257
https://www.andrews.edu/services/pool/programs/swim-n-gym.html

Wednesday:  1:30-3:30   for 8 weeks                    Begins: TBA in January                         
Ages 4-14      Co-ed
AU Beaty Pool, 8522 East Campus Circle Dr. , Berrien Springs, MI 49104                  

Additional registration at location is required.
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Description:
Swim & Gym is specially designed for our local homeschool children.  Students attend Wednesday for the semester.  Individual students are grouped with students of similar ability for both swimming and gymnastics.  From 1:30-2:30 pm is swimming, which includes both a short instructional time (15 minutes) and free time (35 minutes).  Then from 2:30-3:30 pm gymnastics and coordinated movements meet.  Students receive credit through Berrien or Niles Partnership.  American Red Cross certified swim instructors and experienced Andrews University Gymnics work together to provide an 8 week session of quality programming.
Parents must sign a waiver form in person on the first day of class for the gymnastics portion of the class. All participants must have personal insurance. For prompt communications regarding unplanned closures for weather, etc. please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeE5HSOn7mQuzgmMB7qyz98T6fb1R89M29VNBt4bHS4_md52w/viewform

Because this course is on campus, the university requires a parking sticker on your vehicle.  The fee last semester was $10.00 annually.  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 swimming attire including one piece swimwear for girls and trunks for boys.
 
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BH/SJ  YMCA 3665 Hollywood Rd., St. Joseph, just off of I-94 at exit 27, or just off of Niles Rd. off of M-139  
     
​Families must also register either in person or by phone with the Y and mention that you are with Berrien Springs Partnership. They will bill us directly. Contact krumsey@ymcaswm.com.

                                                    **Days and times for classes may change, please contact the YMCA for days and times.**
                                                          
Swim & Gym - Healthy "U"                                                                                                 Fall 2018 
Tuesdays 1:00pm-2:45pm
Healthy U class includes both pool and gym time.  The healthy U gym sessions will teach children about physical activity; what it is, how much to do, different types of activity. They will be introduced to different games and activities that involve moderate to vigorous activity.  The gym session will also include lessons about nutrition; how to make healthy choices, what foods are good for you (the go, slow and whoa foods), how many fruits and vegetables you should eat, how to choose healthy snacks and beverages.  They Healthy U pool session will include water safety and swim instructions for all levels of swimmers.  Both sessions will incorporate the YMCA core values of honesty, respect, responsibility and caring. 
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Benton Harbor/St. Joe YMCA website


Water Runners - this takes the place of swim & gym for 5 year olds           
BHSJ Hanson Gym/Pool, Tuesdays, 1:00pm-2:30pm
Meant for young students; ages 3-6 years.                 
Youth will build gross motor skills and learn confidence in the water. Time for youth will be split between the pool and the gymnasium. In the pool, youth will focus on the development of swimming skills including proper breathing and stroke technique. In the gymnasium, using the avenue of sport, students will develop and improve skills such as agility, balance, coordination and reaction time.
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Niles/Buchanan Area YMCA: Swim & Fitness  (formerly called Swim & Gym)     Begins the week of Jan. 8   Spring 2018

Additional registration at location is required.           **Days and times for classes may change, please contact the YMCA for days and times.**

905 N. Front St., Niles, 683-1552 just blocks from downtown

Homeschool children will learn the fundamentals of fitness and swimming. Students will participate 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.

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Niles/Buchanan Area YMCA Website
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​*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