Key Dates
Sept 30 - Oct 6:
Safety Week (No makeups)
Oct 25:
CSS at Arlington Heights Trunk-or-Treat
Oct 31:
No PM classes: Halloween
Nov 4:
Winter Early Bird Registration
Nov 10:
Priority Registration
Nov 14: Previous Student Registration
Nov 18: New Student Registration Nov 24: Tree Trimming event at Brookfield Zoo
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Leadership Team
Owners
Marketing Leader
Arlington Hts Facility Leader
Instructor Training Leader
Arlington Hts. Maintenance
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Dear Parent,
Hello and happy October! We have some great activities going on this month, from Family Swim and CPR classes to a spooktacular Trunk-or-Treat. Check it out !
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Swim Skill Highlight: Why front floats?
One major aspect of our curriculum is the incorporated safety skills. Our  White, Red, and Yellow levels revolve entirely around making students comfortable and safer in the water. Without this foundation of comfort and safety, it would be close to impossible for a student to progress into stroke development and technique with any success.
We have fielded questions in the past why we teach front float before treading water if they are both safety skills. We teach front float as a comfort skill creating better breath control and independence in the water. Breath control with this horizontal floating position builds a foundation for front kicking, and then Freestyle swimming. In truth, treading water is a survival skill and takes a lot of energy to stay above water before students master the hand sculling motion.
In addition to the front float taught in our Red level, we put a lot of time and energy into mastering the back float and rotating from a student's front to back. These are essential safety skills in that is a swimmer ever gets in trouble on their front, they have the skill and know how to rotate on their back to kick and call for help. We have seen and heard countless times where this has made a huge difference. For us, the ability of a swimmer to get into a back float from a horizontal or even a vertical position is a big indicator of comfort.
With these very important foundation skills, a swimmer has a much greater opportunity to be successful when traditional stroke development and technique is introduced starting with the Blue level. They also have a much better chance of staying calm and preventing panic in an emergency situation.....which is really the main purpose of anyone learning to swim!
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Are you taking advantage of Family Swim?  Enjoy some time in our warm pool and give your kids a chance to show off their awesome swimming skills. Family Swim is $2 per person.
Guests are welcome but must accompany a family that is currently enrolled.
Upcoming Family Swim dates are:
- Sat 10/12 1:30pm-3:30pm
- Sat 10/26 1:30pm-3:30pm
- Sat 11/9 1:30pm-3:30pm
Please remember you MUST register in advance so we can ensure adequate enrollment and staffing. Contact us at (847) 870-7946 or info@chicagoswimschool.com to sign up!
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Join us for the Arlington Heights Trunk-or-Treat!
Chicago Swim School will have a car decked out and treats to deliver at the  Arlington Heights Trunk-or-Treat on October 25th.Here are the event details, provided by the Arlington Heights Park District:
"The event is Friday, October 25, 6:30-8:30pm at the Village of Arlington Heights Public Works Building, 222 N. Ridge Ave. This great location will provide a fun atmosphere; activities will be inside including the trick or treat line, games, jump inflatables, Mad Science demonstration, an arts and craft project and refreshments.
PLEASE NOTE: Pre-registration is $5 and registration at the door is $10. Save money today and pre-register for the event. PRE-Registration for attendees ends on Tuesday, October 22 at 5pm. Register early! Registration must be under the child's name.
Trick or Treat from car to car INSIDE the Public Works building. Businesses and organizations will decorate their vehicles and provide "Halloween Handouts." Come in costume; we'll provide the treat bags.
Parents must accompany their children during the event.
For details regarding the event, contact Laura Oberg, 847.577.3000. Pre-registration recommended for participants."
The event website and registration information is here.Please note: You register with the Arlington Heights Park District, NOT Chicago Swim School.We hope to see you there!
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Is your family CPR certified?
 Have you been wanting to get your CPR certification? Our next class is Sunday, October 27th, 4:30 - 7:00pm. The class is open to everyone ages 9+ and is great for parents, older siblings, babysitters, and nannies!
CPR classes are only $25 at our Arlington Heights Facility and are taught by our amazing Heartsaver instructor Kim Albright. You will receive a certification card good for 2 years for child CPR, adult CPR, and AED certification.
How to sign up:
We ask that you pay when you register. The class is open to the general public, ages 9 and up, and does fill up quickly. Because we want to ensure as many people as possible can participate, we have the following refund agreement:
- Cancellations 48 hours prior will be provided a full refund
- Cancellations 24 hours before will be given credit toward a future class
We hope to see you there!
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We hope you have a wonderful week. Thank you for being part of the Chicago Swim School family.
Sincerely,
Buffy Folise and Rob Jacobsen
Owners
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