Curriculum and Core Skills Achievement Stages

StarBabies and StarTots

Ages: 6 months to 36 months

 

White/Beginner

Level 1

Red/Beginner

Level 1

Yellow/Advanced Beginner

Level 2

Blue

Level 2

Green

Level 2

Understand constant and dedicated surveillance

 Fit and properly put a life jacket on the child Use flotation to help someone in trouble and know how to call emergency services Identify six methods of preventing recreational water illness Be familiar with infant and child CPR

Adult and Child are relaxed and confident, and enjoy being in the water together

 Perform a relaxed front, back, vertical, and side position for at least 5 seconds each Enter water from the wall, submerge, turn around, grab on to the wall and pull up (assisted) Submerge off wall, come to surface unassisted and get a breath in vertical or horizontal (on back) position Move 3 m/10 feet through the water independently, with or without flotation

Starfish Swim School

Ages: 3 +

White/Beginner

Level 1

 

Red/Beginner

Level 1/2

 

Yellow/Advanced

Beginner Level 2

Blue/Advanced

Beginner Level 3

Green Advanced

Beginner/Intermediate

Level 4
Always ask permission before entering water Put on a life jacket, float on back, kick 6 m/20 ft Use flotation to help someone who is in the water and know how to call 911 Tread water for 15 seconds Survival float and tread water for 30 seconds
Assisted submersion, relaxed, for 5 seconds; then come up to breathe Jump in, submerge, recover for air, roll on back (kicking and finning) for 5 seconds Jump in, submerge, recover for air, kick and pull forward 3 m/10ft on front or back, change direction and return to wall, using swim-roll-swim to breathe Jump in, recover to side glide, kick 3m/10 ft Start in side glide, swim overarm pulls with kick 9m/30 feet with 1-2-3 breathe pattern

Starfish Stroke School

Ages 5+

White Red Yellow Blue Green
Always ask permission to enter water Put on a life jacket while in the water, kick 9 m/30 ft Use flotation to reach or throw to assist a swimmer; know when and how to call emergency services Discuss water safety concepts Tread water or survival float for 2 minutes
Swim freestyle 9m/30 ft with body stretched out and consistent form Swim backstroke 9m/30 ft with straight arm recovery, body roll, good arm and body extensions Swim 4 strokes of butterfly with only one breath, then swim freestyle for the remainder of the length of the pool Swim breaststroke 9 m/30 ft with good timing and extension Swim freestyle 50 m/yd with rolling body motion, body stretch; swim backstroke 50 m/yd with rolling body motion, straight arm recovery, body stretch; swim butterfly 25 m/yd with dolphin body motion, straight arm recovery, body stretch; swim breaststroke 50m/yd with proper timing, body stretch; perform freestyle and backstroke flipturns, butterfly and breaststroke open turns.