Infant Swimming Resource Lessons
MINDY KOCHUYT, INSTRUCTOR
OVERLAND PARK ISR
Welcome to Overland park isr
PROVIDING ISR'S SELF-RESCUE SWIMMING LESSONS TO THE FAMILIES OF OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS!
Watching your child is not enough, nor are pool safety gates able to protect them from every hazardous water situation. Arm your child with an extra layer of protection in the unfortunate event that supervision lapses — even momentarily — and he or she ends up in the water alone.
ISR is the safest provider of infant and toddler survival swimming lessons worldwide. With more than 50 years of research and development behind ISR’s Self-Rescue program, ISR teaches each child survival skills in conjunction with basic swimming lessons that give them the competence required to safely enjoy the water. To date, ISR Instructors have delivered more than 8,000,000 ISR Self-Rescue lessons and saved more than 800 lives.
Empower your child by enrolling him or her in ISR’s Self-Rescue program.
ABOUT
ABOUT INFANT SWIMMING RESOURCE
INFANT SWIMMING RESOURCE IS THE MOST EDUCATIONAL AND EFFECTIVE SURVIVAL SWIMMING INSTRUCTION PROGRAM AVAILABLE
How is ISR different?
For more than 50 years, Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) has been teaching children critical Self-Rescue skills -- giving children the competence and confidence to safely enjoy the water. ISR’s technique teaches babies from 6 months to 6 years of age how to save themselves if they were to end up in the water alone.
What are Self-Rescue Lessons?
Going beyond traditional swim instruction, ISR teaches children how to survive in the water. Depending on your child’s age, your child will learn different levels of Self-Rescue skills, including a roll-back-to-float and/or a swim-float-swim.
Safety First
At ISR, your child’s safety is our first priority. Each lesson is uniquely tailored to your child’s needs based on comprehensive assessment and continual monitoring of your child’s health and skill attainment. Because every child learns at his or her own pace, your child will be gently guided through each skill level.
ISR has safely delivered over 8,000,000 effective lessons teaching water Self-Rescue skills to more than 300,000 infants and toddlers and has educated parents and medical experts nationwide on water safety techniques and proven instruction methods. To date, ISR has 800 documented cases of children using ISR techniques to save themselves from drowning.
Parent Education
Your child is not the only one who will learn during lessons. Infant Swimming Resource’s program includes comprehensive parent education on aquatic safety and drowning prevention. For more information on keeping your family safe in and around the water read tips on ISR’s Family Aquatic Safety List.
History
The idea behind Infant Swimming Resource was born in 1966 when its founder, Harvey Barnett, Ph.D, was just 18 years old. As an active lifeguard, Barnett witnessed the tragic aftermath when a neighbor's child drowned. At that moment, he vowed to do everything possible to ensure not one more child drowns.
Barnett began teaching young children to swim and observed how they responded to certain types of communication, instruction and different techniques — even with non-verbal infants. This was the beginning research phase for what is now Infant Swimming Resource’s comprehensive infant swimming education and Self-Rescue program.
ISR Non-Discrimination Policy
ISR complies with all federal and state laws and regulations and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, or disability. It is the policy of ISR to provide reasonable accommodations to its disabled applicants and students, with the provision of appropriate documentation of the need for the accommodation.
ABOUT MINDY
I believe my journey through life has brought me here. I believe nothing happens by accident! I have been drawn to ISR for many years.
I have always loved kids! Babies, littles and teenagers! I taught Special Education for 15 years both at the elementary and high school level. I have 4 kids of my own who are now grown. I also have always had a huge passion for water safety. I taught swim lessons and lifeguarded as a teenager. For the last several years I have been managing lifeguards at neighborhood pools in Johnson County. I certify them through the Red
Cross and continue to teach swim lessons.
About 8 years ago I witnessed my first ISR lesson. I was blown away! I
looked into it at the time but did not see how I could make it work. The
training is very intensive and required me to go to where a Master
Instructor is to be trained, so I let it go. Over the years I would think
about it or see something on the news. Every time I hear about a child
drowning, my heart hurts! Last winter the idea of becoming an ISR
instructor would not leave my head. I have learned to listen and act on
those thoughts and feelings that won’t go away.
I took a leap of faith and began looking into it again seriously. I was accepted into the program and in October 2020, I spent 6 weeks in Arizona with a Master Instructor being certified in ISR! I am beyond excited to provide another barrier of protection to end accidental drownings in children.
#notonemorechilddrowns
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WHAT WILL YOUR CHILD LEARN?
ABOUT LESSONS
REFRESHER LESSONS
Refresher lessons are extremely important in continuing and maintaining your child’s Self-Rescue skill development. Children grow and develop rapidly from infants to toddlers and into young children. This development process represents improved strength, coordination, and a more finely tuned cognitive ability. In accordance with this growth, children enrolled in ISR return periodically to participate in Refresher Lessons. Refresher lessons are designed to fine-tune your child’s existing ISR Self-Rescue skills to meet the demands of their growing bodies. It will allow them to make adjustments in their float and strengthen their swim. It’s not unusual for children to not swim and float at the same skill level that they did at their last session’s lessons. This does not mean that they have forgotten to swim or float, only that they need to practice their skills in their new, larger, stronger body. The length of the refresher lessons will vary greatly based on the child’s water experience and any interference that may have occurred since the last time they took lessons.
NOTES
Previous Swim-Float-Swim students will take approximately 1-3 weeks to refresh.
Previous Rollback-to-Float students will take an average of 5-6 weeks to learn the Swim-Float-Swim sequence.
MAINTENANCE LESSONS
Maintenance lessons are also available at any time for regular fine-tuning of your child’s Self-Rescue skills. These lessons are highly recommended before going on a beach vacation or a trip to the lake to make sure your child is confident in the water.
What your child will learn, and the way he or she will learn it, is what makes ISR’s Self‐Rescue survival swimming program so different from traditional swimming lessons. Always putting safety first, ISR emphasizes competence, which leads to confidence, and provides the foundation for a lifetime of enjoyment in and around the water.
pace with safety as the top priority. Since accidents don’t typically happen when a child is dressed in a bathing suit, completely skilled students will practice their skills fully clothed. What your child will learn depends on his or her age and developmental readiness, but in all cases, at minimum, your child will learn to roll onto his or her back to float, rest, and breathe, and to maintain this position until help arrives.
Students are scheduled according to the individual needs of the parent and student and are contingent upon time slots becoming available as other students finish their course. Early registration is highly recommended to better accommodate the time and dates you desire. (Read this overview for more information.)
ISR is an extraordinary program and we are constantly striving to expand in order to eradicate the child drowning epidemic facing our children.
6-12 MONTHS OLD (ROLL-BACK-TO-FLOAT)
Your child is gently introduced to the water by the Instructor. As each child reacts differently, the Instructor will work with your child to guide him through the lesson process and to build a level of trust and comfort in the water. Once this is established, your child will begin to learn how to Self-Rescue.
Think of how your child learned to roll from stomach to back as a young baby. A child 6-12 months will learn:
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To hold their breath underwater
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To roll onto their back
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To float unassisted, rest and breathe until help arrives
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To perform these Self-Rescue skills first in a swim diaper, then while fully clothed
ISR lessons are designed for any child over 6 months of age. This is not a traditional swim class where they will be playing in the pool with other kids like a "Mommy and Me" or "Water Babies" class; this is a behaviorally based swim program that teaches survival swimming and Self-Rescue skills. This is a course designed to teach your child and their body how to respond and rescue themselves in a potential aquatic emergency situation. Parents do not get into the pool until the last week of lessons. (Read this comparison between ISR and traditional swim lessons.)
The ISR course takes approximately 6 weeks and is scheduled 5 days per week, Monday through Friday, for approximately 10 minutes each day. Children may begin lessons at 6-months of age, until 6-years of age. Lessons are always taught at your child’s emotional and physical
Superman Rollback to Float
1-6 YEARS OLD (SWIM-FLOAT-SWIM)
You've seen it before, your toddler walks right to the edge of the pool, ready to jump in, whether or not you are there to catch him. His confidence is beyond his skills. Once your child is walking well - typically by the age of one - his increased physical abilities allow him to learn more advanced skills in the water. ISR training for children between ~1 and 6 years of age uses their confidence to help them build competence and the skills to Self-Rescue.
Your ISR Instructor will work with your child's initial skills to help him gain both competence and confidence around the water. ISR has a deep passion for water safety and will not make your child over-confident or fearless, but will educate your child and teach them a healthy respect for the water.
Children 1-6 years learn the following sequence:
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To hold their breath underwater
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Swim with their head down
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Roll onto their back to float, rest, and breathe
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Roll back over to resume swimming until they reach the side of the pool, crawl out or be rescued by an adult
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To perform these Self-Rescue skills first in a swim diaper, then while fully clothed
TUITION
There is a financial commitment involved with ensuring your child’s opportunity to receive this specialized aquatic survival instruction.
Lessons are paid as a session fee, the session fee is $720 if paid upfront at sign up or $750 if paid in two, $375 installments.
In addition to the session fee, there is a $105 ISR registration fee, paid directly to ISR.
ACCEPTED FORMS OF PAYMENT
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Cash
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Venmo
SCHEDULE
All lessons are filled on a first come, first served basis. The ISR National Registration must be completed to keep your child’s time slot on my schedule. This is non-refundable. Each child will learn at a different pace, therefore, the number of weeks to become completely skilled is just an estimate.
Lessons are available in South Overland Park at an outdoor pool from Memorial day through Labor day.
Please consider other obligations and events such as vacations when scheduling the desired dates and times of your child's swim lessons. Consistency is imperative to your child's success in the water.
If you are not close to my location, or my scheduled times do not work for you or your child, you can log on to www.infantswim.com and enter your zip code into the Instructor locator. ISR has Instructors in Overland Park and there may be another Instructor close by that can better meet your needs.
INFANTS 6 TO 12 MONTHS (NOT YET WALKING)
Rollback-to-Float
4-5 weeks
CHILDREN 12 MONTHS (WALKING) TO 6 YEARS
Swim-Float-Swim
5-6 weeks
LESSON LOCATIONS IN OVERLAND PARK TO BE DETERMINED*
GET STARTED
REGISTRATION
If you have decided that you are ready to sign your child up for ISR lessons with me, I am happy to teach your child ISR's Self-Rescue skills once the following steps have been completed.
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Contact me at m.kochuyt@infantswim.com with your desired location and start date. Please note the largest window of time you are available to attend lessons. This will allow me to accommodate everyone who would like a lesson time. Also include your name, phone number, and the names and ages of your children.
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Upon agreement, I will email you my individual URL code for online registration. Please complete the online registration within 24 hours.
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Register and pay the $105.00 registration fee (or $35 for a returning student) online to the national ISR office for each child you would like to receive ISR lessons. There are no
discounts or exceptions for registration fees. Each year your child returns to ISR you will need to update. their registration. All students must be cleared through the national ISR office prior to starting their first in-water lesson. Registration forms must be completed and paid for online. You will be required to provide information specific to your child’s medical and developmental history to ensure adequate adjustments can be made to the lessons if necessary to ensure your child’s safety. All registrations are kept strictly confidential.
4. Upon approval of registration, your start date and time slot will be confirmed via email. Time slots are held but not guaranteed until registration is complete and you receive your confirmation email. After your registration is complete, you will receive an email from ISR which includes a link to the ISR Parent Resource eBook, a comprehensive guide to safety measures involved with having your children in and around water.
PARENT RESOURCES
Below are additional resources parents may find useful:
