AQUATIC MENTORS

AQUATIC MENTORS

— In partnership with SWIM Australia

Exclusive for SWIM Australia members

Exclusive for SWIM Australia members

PRACTICAL • INSTANTLY IMPLEMENTABLE • LEARNER-CENTERED TRAINING

You teach in the water each week and you know that some children need more from you than a standard lesson plan can offer. This page is for you.

SWIM Australia has partnered with Aquatic Mentors to give you direct access to Professional Development that builds specific skills and confidence for teaching children who present with behaviours that may be challenging for them, their parents or you.

MEMBERS-ONLY RATE
$247 $297
SWIM Australia members save $50 off our 6-hour Professional Development day — a rate not available to the public.
Places are limited. Your SWIM Australia membership is your access.

A little more detail

Challenging behaviours in swim lessons are increasing around the world. SWIM teachers, coaches and business leaders are looking for effective strategies, clear teaching methods and the confidence to meet the changing needs of children who require extra support.

This engaging, research-informed training is built to give you the insight and tools you need, blending contemporary research and theory with real-world aquatic practice that draws on the latest water safety standards, current community expectations and learner-centred methodologies.

You will leave ready to support your unique learners, engage positively with parents and deliver your lessons with even more confidence, clarity and, for many teachers, far less anxiety.

It's not what we teach but how we teach and who we are that needs to change to maximise the impact of our work in the water.

Professional Development Inclusions

Theory

Explore a variety of behaviours and applied strategies. Understand it's not WHAT you teach it's HOW you teach.

Video-led sessions with group discussion on how to apply each strategy.

Pool time

Practice your new instantly implementable strategies.

Take home:

• Two Zoom mentoring calls post PD

• Professional Development workbook

• Splashes of Wisdom booklet (per

aquatic centre)

• Observation checklist.

Professional Development

25 October

Toowoomba [Venue: TBA]

9:00am – 4:00pm

22 November

Brisbane — Plantation Aquatic Centre, Capalaba

9:00am – 4:00pm

Upcoming workshops

UPCOMING SEPTEMBER

14

7:00 PM (NSW Time) • Zoom

Topic: Parents: Ally or Obstacle?

OCTOBER

08

1:00 PM (NSW Time) • Zoom

Topic: To be advised

NOVEMBER

02

7:00 PM (NSW Time) • Zoom

Topic: To be advised

DECEMBER

01

7:30 PM (NSW Time) • Zoom

Topic: To be advised

UPCOMING SEPTEMBER

14

7:00 PM

(NSW Time) Zoom

Topic: Parents: Ally or Obstacle?

OCTOBER

08

1:00 PM

(NSW Time) Zoom

Topic: To be advised

NOVEMBER

02

7:00 PM

(NSW Time) Zoom

Topic: To be advised

DECEMBER

01

7:30 PM

(NSW Time)

Zoom

Topic: To be advised

PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS:

• 30th July: In Good Hands — Beyond Words: Using Touch, Proximity and Physical Cues to Reach Every Child in the Water

• 23rd June: You Cannot Regulate a Dysregulated Child from a Dysregulated State

• 18th May: Proprioception Explained & Demystified [Featuring Guest Speaker Lyndi Leggott (Scuba Gym)]

Testimonials

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