Welcome to the new Neptune blog!  This site will be a new channel for communication between us and our students.  We will post the Neptune News as well as any other updates such as pool closures here.  We recommend that you check this blog before you head out for practice to get the latest news about the program!

We also have a new tab with all of our swim instructor’s names and photos, and a recap of our organizational structure.  This way you can recognize us and know who is teaching you and your children!

I strongly encourage you to give us feedback, both positive and negative about our program!  We can only grow and improve with your help!  Send your critique to either my or Gail Ito’s email, which is located on the ‘contact’ page.

Happy Swimming!

Frank

Senior Swim Instructor 

Welcome back to both returning and new families to the Fall 2013 semester of Neptune!  This news letter is to inform parents and guardians, about changes and important updates with the Neptune swim program here at NEIU.  My goal is for this to become an outlet for news about Neptune, and also help connect everyone, swim instructors and parents alike, to create a better and safer swim program.

We have already started making sure that Neptune is becoming a safer and effective swim program but increasing the ability of our swim instructors.  We are always striving to improve the Neptune Program by: insuring all instructors are certified lifeguards; increased training which includes in-services, constant supervision and evaluation resulting in consistent skill progression across instructors.  Since this change there has been an increase in students being moved up to the next level, as well as our instructors taking more responsibility and pride in their work.

Self improvement is crucial to provide a safe and effective swim lessons.  This semester, Neptune's goal is to increase every child's involvement throughout each lesson.  We will do this by decreasing time on the wall and increasing the amount of practice time.  This is done by shortening the distance the children have to swim per turn and increasing the amount of times they have to practice the certain skill.  This helps keep the children's attention as well as gives them a chance to practice and improve on a skill.  Instructors will also be giving more group activities between individual practice times.  An example of this would be the game “who can stay under the water the longest?” in which, while hanging on to the wall, children will try to stay under the water to beat their friends.  All of the games focus on different aspects of swimming skills they need to progress during swim lessons.

I would also like to highly encourage all adults (that means you) to take swimming lessons here as well!  Monday and Wednesday nights 7:15-8:00 pm!  We all believe everyone should learn how to swim!  Whether you are afraid of the water or a former Olympic champion, we will get you to swim!  Plus your kids will get a kick out of it.

Finally, I would like to say that this program is as much ours as it is yours, and improvement can only be made if we get feedback from you, our customers.  Neptune will become better through your critique and praise, so let me hear what you have to say!

Call or Email me if you have any questions.