Your child is between 4 and 12 years old and can't swim yet? In order to enable it to acquire the skills necessary to navigate safely in the water, the Ministry of Sport is renewing the devices
I'm learning to swim
for children aged 6 to 12 years and
Aquatic Aisance
for children aged 4 to 6 years who offer free swimming lessons given by professionals of the French Swimming Federation (FFN).
The objective of these arrangements is to:
promote access to water sports and water sports in complete safety;
prevent the risks of swimming and thus avoid the risks of drowning;
discover the pleasures of water and swimming;
have a positive experience with water;
and obtain a certificate of swimming knowledge at the entrance in 6eme.
The schemes are aimed at children aged 4-12 who cannot swim, with priority access to those residing in priority city policy areas (QPV) and rural regeneration areas (RRZs).
The Swimming Learning Program is organized as follows:
a swimming apprenticeship of at least 10 hours with sessions of 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on the level and age of the children;
a group of up to 15 children for 6-12 years old and up to 10 children for 4-6 years old who cannot swim;
the courses are free of charge (upon registration and within the limits of available places) and are given by a professional of the FFN (French Swimming Federation);
and at the end of the apprenticeship, children aged 6 to 12 only who have developed the necessary skills are invited to take the
Saving
. The diploma will allow them to practice water and water activities safely.
To register your child (within the limits of available seats), see the list of FFN sites I learn to swim that offer this operation, regularly updated. Here you will find the address of the organization near you and the email address of the contact person.
FYI
The internship takes place during school holidays, weekends or during extracurricular times.
To enroll your child in swimming lessons, insurance is mandatory.
