Orono Community Education

Join us for a low impact, double benefit workout. This class will benefit your joints and overall health by working on cardio and resistance training. Participants should be comfortable in the water. Fitness punch cards cannot be used for this class.

This camp is designed for beginner to intermediate divers. Beginner participants will learn fundamental diving skills and basic dives in this class. Divers will start with diving from the side of the pool and progress to a front dive with approach from the diving board. If students have already taken a beginner class, they will work on more advanced skills, which will help them to prepare for competitive diving.

This camp is for students who have had past experience with diving, or are already on a high school team looking for continuous instruction in the off-season. Sarah is a trained high school diving coach that will provide instruction on intermediate to advanced diving skills.

There are six lanes available for lap swim, and the diving well is accessible for self-guided aqua exercise. Morning lap swim is open to adults and students over 15 years of age. Afternoon lap swim is for ages 18 years or older. There will be pool supervision during afternoon lap, but no lifeguard on duty. Swim at your own risk. Check-in with your I.D. for the 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM lap swim at the Community Education office in the Education Link. Enter through Door E24. Dates: Dates: January 5 - May 30 *No lap swim January 20, February 17, March 24 - 28, and May 26. Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 6:15 - 7:30 am Tuesday & Thursday, Lunchtime Lap: 11:30 - 1:00 pm Fitness cards may be purchased at the pool or online. Valid for six months and good for Lap Swim and Master Swim. Adult Prices: (Free with Activities Center membership) 20 Punches: $120 10 Punches: $60 5 Punches: $30 Per Visit: $8 Senior Prices: (Free with Activities Center membership) 20 Punches: $108 10 Punches: $54 5 Punches: $27 Per Visit: $7 Pick up a monthly pool calendar outside the Community Education Office, at the Orono Activities Center or look online at oronoschools.org and click Community Education > Aquatics. The pool schedule is subject to change.

U.S.M.S. is a national membership nonprofit that provides membership benefits to nearly 60,000 Masters swimmers across the country. It provides direct support to Masters Swimming clubs and workout groups. Structure and organization of USMS programs vary and are driven by factors such as pool availability, instructor or coach availability, community support, and finances. Coaches write workouts and provide feedback and instruction. Participants must register with US Masters Swimming at usms.org. The membership fee includes the US Masters and MN Masters registration fees. Orono's West Metro Masters Swim Team Dates: January 3 - May 30 Monday, Wednesday & Friday - 5 - 6:15 am Fitness punch cards may be purchased at the pool or online. Valid for six months and good for Lap Swim and Master Swim. Adult Prices: (Free with Activities Center membership) 20 Punches: $120 10 Punches: $60 5 Punches: $30 Per Visit: $8 Senior Prices: (Free with Activities Center membership) 4 month unlimited (September - December): $120 20 Punches: $108 10 Punches: $54 5 Punches: $27 Per Visit: $7 Pick up a monthly pool calendar outside the Community Education Office, at the Orono Activities Center or look online at oronoschools.org and click Community Education > Aquatics. The pool schedule is subject to change.

Open to adults and children. Children twelve and younger must be accompanied by an adult in the pool facility. Payment is taken at the pool - cash or check accepted; $6/individual, $18/family (up to 5 ppl), FREE for Orono Activities Center members (please scan in at the pool with your OAC membership card). Two lanes will be available for lap swim. Punch cards do not apply. No pre-registration required. Enter through Education Link door E24 to access the pool. Please see additional Open Swim information below:

Earn your lifeguard certification from the American Red Cross. Our lifeguard certification courses are designed to ensure that you are properly trained in the event of a water emergency. Red Cross Lifeguard Certification is valid for two years from the date of completion. This course will meet in person and online and includes lifeguard skills, CPR, First Aid and AED training. We are hiring! Orono Aquatics staff have reimbursement opportunities for training courses. Call 952-449-8350 for details. Class Dates: Monday, March 3rd - Online work sent to participants (please provide a personal email in your registration) Friday, March 14th, 5 - 9:30pm: In-person class at the Orono Pool Saturday, March 15th, 8am - 5pm: In-person class at the Orono Pool Sunday, March 16th, 8am - 5pm: In-person class at the Orono Pool

Introduction to Water Skills MUST BE AT LEAST 5 YEARS OLD. Tentative in and around water, uncomfortable submerging head and not yet floating independently. Course Content: Learn to Swim, Level 1helps participants feel comfortable in the water. Skills covered include: bobbing, retrieving objects underwater, front and back glides, back float, tread water using arms and hands, combined arm and leg actions on front and back, and age-appropriate water safety topics. Exit Skills: Enter independently, using either the ladder, steps or side Travel at least 5 yards, bob 5 times then safely exit the water. (Participants can walk, move along the gutter or "swim.") Glide on front at least 2 body lengths, roll to a back float for 5 seconds and recover to a vertical position. (This part of the assessment can be performed with support.) Curriculum and levels are based on the Red Cross' Learn-to-Swim Program. For questions about what level your child should register for, refer to our descriptions. If you are a new family to Orono Community Education’s swimming lessons, we encourage you to schedule a swimming pre-assessment to determine the best level for your swimmer. Pre-assessments take place at the Orono pool. Instructors will guide your swimmer through a set of skills in a 15-minute period. Pre-assessments will take place in early December 2024. Contact Tara St. Martin to schedule a pre-assessment at tara.st.martin@orono.k12.mn.us. Note: Attending a pre-assessment does not guarantee a spot in lessons. Spots fill quickly.

Fundamental Aquatics Skills MUST BE AT LEAST 5 YEARS OLD. Comfortable in water, submerges head and floats independently. Course Content: This level allows students to succeed in the fundamentals of aquatic skills. These skills include: front, jellyfish and tuck floats, roll from front to back and back to front, change direction of travel while swimming on front or back, treading of water, combined arm and leg actions on front and back (working towards moving independently) and age-appropriate water safety topics. Exit Skills: Step from side into chest-deep water, move into a front float for 5 seconds, roll to back, float for 5 seconds then return to vertical position. Move into a back float for 5 seconds, roll to front then recover to a vertical position. Push off and swim using combined arm and leg actions on front for 5 body lengths, roll to back, float for 15 seconds, roll to the front then continue swimming for 5 body lengths. Curriculum and levels are based on the Red Cross' Learn-to-Swim Program. For questions about what level your child should register for, refer to our descriptions. If you are a new family to Orono Community Education’s swimming lessons, we encourage you to schedule a swimming pre-assessment to determine the best level for your swimmer. Pre-assessments take place at the Orono pool. Instructors will guide your swimmer through a set of skills in a 15-minute period. Pre-assessments will take place in early December 2024. Contact Tara St. Martin to schedule a pre-assessment at tara.st.martin@orono.k12.mn.us. Note: Attending a pre-assessment does not guarantee a spot in lessons. Spots fill quickly.

Stroke Improvement Comfortable in deep water, swims at least 15 yards coordinated: front crawl, back crawl and knows breaststroke and dolphin kick. Course Content: Develops confidence and improves on Level 3 skills. Skills include: headfirst entries from side in compact and stride positions, swim under water, feet first surface dive, front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly, flutter and dolphin kicks on back and age-appropriate water safety topics. Exit Skills: Perform a feet first entry into deep water, swim front crawl for 25 yards, change direction and position as necessary and swim elementary backstroke for 25 yards. Swim breaststroke for 15 yards, change direction and position as necessary and swim back crawl for 15 yards. Curriculum and levels are based on the Red Cross' Learn-to-Swim Program. For questions about what level your child should register for, refer to our descriptions. If you are a new family to Orono Community Education’s swimming lessons, we encourage you to schedule a swimming pre-assessment to determine the best level for your swimmer. Pre-assessments take place at the Orono pool. Instructors will guide your swimmer through a set of skills in a 15-minute period. Pre-assessments will take place in early December 2024. Contact Tara St. Martin to schedule a pre-assessment at tara.st.martin@orono.k12.mn.us. Note: Attending a pre-assessment does not guarantee a spot in lessons. Spots fill quickly.