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Are school swimming lessons run by all ACT schools?

skepticaemia View Member Profile	01/12/2012, 04:25 PM Post #1
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Reading about the introduction of the wrist band coding for swimmers vs non at school swimming events got me wondering. Do all ACT schools have swimming lessons? My kids' school does, but it is a non-government school and we pay in our fees. (The CT article for those who have no idea what I am talking about).

skepticaemia View Member Profile	01/12/2012, 04:34 PM Post #2
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Don't worry, they are not ... just answered my own question ... note to self, Google BEFORE starting a thread http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-23/push...wimming/4328386 How many of your children's school have swimming lessons?

brazen View Member Profile	01/12/2012, 04:35 PM Post #3
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i'm not sure but our school does for year 3/4 (we have 3/4 composites. however as of this year they changed it so only participants can attend swimming carnivals, and no more water fun days

ThatsNotMyName View Member Profile	03/12/2012, 12:37 PM Post #4
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Our school doesn't run lessons & I'm not sure about the testing yet (Weetangera Primary) This post has been edited by ThatsNotMyName: 03/12/2012, 12:38 PM

71Cath View Member Profile	03/12/2012, 12:41 PM Post #5
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Our school doesn't run swimming lessons but we are having the water fun day (Kingsford Smith School)

rob6712col View Member Profile	03/12/2012, 12:45 PM Post #6
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Our school has swimming lessons which we just finished. I think those tests are crazy and so are the ratios. Currently at the school swimming lessons we had 1:7 with kids who can swim. Not sure what the ratios are for kids who couldn't but they are in very shallow water anyway. K-6 do lessons at our school. How would they do that testing anyway?

~kitteh.hoardere... ~kitteh.hoarderer~ View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 09:31 AM Post #7
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I am at a high school and currently everyone is up in arms because it looks like lots of schools are pulling out of days at Big Splash because of the new legislation. Big Splash test all kids before they are allowed to go in anyway (they have to swim across the pool, I believe.) Plus there is no unstructured activites (so they can't just have free time to swim.) Though apparently water slides are structured activites eyeroll. However we've been told it's the schools decision to make and we are still going ahead.

lovingmother View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 11:26 AM Post #8
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Kingsford Smith School Does Run a water safety lessons for Kindergartens and Year ones It go's for two weeks and will take 70 students it's I think $25 - 30 for the two weeks It is run out of Cisac Belconnen.

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