Let’s Learn to Swim
“Let's Learn to Swim” Training Course
The three-day practical training course for beginner swimming instructors is based on the swimming section of the elementary school physical education curriculum and the books *Let’s Learn to Swim* and *The Journey to Swimming Proficiency*. The training utilizes e-learning materials based on the “Let’s Learn to Swim” methodology (94 instructional videos, the e-book “The Journey to Swimming Proficiency,” and an e-swimming course that includes self-assessment tools). All training participants will receive both books to take home from the training.
The training provides beginner swimming instructors with practical guidance and methodological materials on how to conduct beginner swimming lessons and help students achieve swimming proficiency step by step, whether as part of a school’s physical education program or while teaching a swimming course. Upon completion of the three-day training, each participant will receive a certificate from the Estonian Swimming Federation (30 hours).
The following individuals are welcome to attend the training:
- Physical education teachers at schools who are already teaching or will begin teaching introductory swimming lessons at schools, or who assist a swimming instructor in conducting these lessons.
- Teachers who lead introductory swimming lessons in schools or assist a swimming instructor in conducting a lesson.
- Teachers who provide introductory swimming instruction in preschools or who will do so in the future.
- All individuals who, after completing the training, are prepared to instruct children in learning to swim during physical education classes or to assist the swimming instructor in conducting the class.
- This also includes everyone else who is not a teacher but is involved in organizing and conducting introductory swimming lessons.
Participants in the training will learn:
A methodology for teaching beginners to swim, based on children’s gradual development and covering the following topics:
- getting used to the water
- diving
- floating
- gliding
- moving through the water
Methodology and exercise materials for teaching basic backstroke and freestyle.
The pedagogical knowledge and skills necessary for conducting beginner swimming lessons.
Knowledge and practical skills related to water safety.
The training is conducted by instructors who have received specialized training in collaboration with the Estonian Swimming Federation, the Norwegian Swimming Federation, and the Estonian Water Rescue Society. The instructors are swimming lesson instructors with practical experience.
The training is organized by the Estonian Swimming Federation.
The Ministry of Education and Research has commissioned the translation and production of the e-learning materials, and the production is funded by the European Social Fund under the measure “Development and Implementation of Modern and Innovative Learning Materials.”
