Megan
October 25, 2017 11:46
Regarding the swim instructors in the Red Cross program that's offered by the city, they are amazing. I have not come across one teacher that I wasn't happy with. Unfortunately, the people behind the scenes are not as awesome. The classes are scheduled so late in the day. A preschool class at 7pm is ridiculous. Preschool aged kids are typically in bed around that time. The classes are not being done per Red Cross' descriptions. They group together Preschool 2 and Preschool 3 so that it is one class. This results in kids being in the same class, but in COMPLETELY different stages of swimming ability. It frustrates the teachers and it frustrates the parents, but it seems whatever complaints they are getting are being completely ignored. Also, they do sign up month to month, which is terribly inconvenient... mainly because it's on a Tuesday. So, one Tuesday a month, you have to get on your game at 6am to try to secure one of the coveted spots. Why they don't have it on the weekend is beyond me. And why they won't do it by season or even year is just plain dumb. They are determined to keep your kid in a class based on age before ability, so they should allow you to sign up for more than one month based on your child's age, which only changes once a year.... buuuuuut they use the excuse that "they don't know what class they will end up in the following month." There are a lot of excuses there, but not a lot of sense. If I lived in any other city, my kids would swim elsewhere. I am going to be moving my kid to Swim America as soon as physically possible. They have their business together. They are twice as much in money, but swimming for the city is terribly stressful in spite of the amazing teachers they have.