The purpose of the A.R.C. Water Safety Instructor Course is to train instructor candidates to teach courses & presentations in the A.R.C. Swimming & Water Safety Program (including the Basic Water Rescue and Personal Water Safety Courses, six levels of Learn-To-Swim, three levels of Preschool Aquatics and two levels of Parent & Child Aquatics) by developing their understanding of how to use the course materials, how to conduct training sessions and how to evaluate participants’ progress

PRE-REQUISITES:

To be eligible to take the A.R.C. WSI Course, students must:

Be at least 16 years of age on or before the final scheduled lesson of the course.

Have successfully completed the Fundamentals of Instructor Training course. Possess a Fundamentals of Instructor Training Certificate issued within the last year or possess a current national Health & Safety Services Instructor Authorization Certificate.

Demonstrate the ability to perform the following swimming skills: *Swim the following strokes consistent with the A.R.C. swimming Level 4: Front Crawl (25 yards), Back Crawl (25 yards), Breaststroke (25 yards), Elementary Backstroke (25 yards), Sidestroke (25 yards), Butterfly (15 yards). * Maintain position on back for 1 minute in deep water (floating or sculling). * Tread water for 1 minute.

Participants will be tested on the first day of class. Participants not meeting the pre-requisite will be directed to enroll in Learn-To-Swim.

UPCOMING CLASSES:

12/16/22-12/19/22

Friday 4:00pm-8:00pm, Saturday 10:00am-3:00pm, Sunday 10:00am-3:00pm & Monday 4:00pm-8:00pm

COST:

$240.00

Payment via credit card (Visa or MasterCard) only.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

December 12th 2022

Registration forms are available at the

Groveport Recreation Center

7370 Groveport Rd.

Groveport, OH 43125

- All registrations are processed on site -

QUESTIONS?

Contact Kelsey Valine (Aquatics Manager) kvaline@groveport.org (614) 836-1000 x 1504