The journey to swim safety starts here
Follow our online registration & booking process to reserve your slot in our next course
Registration process
Initial registration
Complete the online Registration Form. You will receive an email with a unique URL to complete the full ISR Registration Form.
Book your slot
Book your preferred time slot. A deposit towards the Course Fee is required to confirm your booking. Only booked slots are reserved.
ISR online registration & clearance
Complete the ISR Registration Form using a unique URL provided and pay the ISR Registration Fee (USD 105). Provide any additional information that may be requested by ISR to finalize the ISR clearance process. Note that lessons cannot start without ISR clearance.
Start Date Confirmation
Upon ISR approval, you will receive an email with your child’s start date & time along with informational registration documentation.
Lesson format
ISR lessons are built on the principle of safety first. For all types of courses, the lesson duration is limited to maximum 10 minutes per lesson to prevent exposure to fatigue.
For Skills Courses and Refresher Courses, attendance is required 5 days per week (Monday – Friday) to optimize your child’s ability to learn through sensorimotor learning, the natural way for children to learn new motor skills.
The frequency of your child’s exposure to self-rescue skills instruction (5 days per week) in combination with the limited exposure per lesson of 10 minutes, is the key to safe and successful lessons.
All lessons are private: 1 Instructor & 1 student.
Instruction Languages
Lessons are given in German, English, Dutch and Spanish.
Courses & fees
Skills Courses
…take on average 6 weeks to complete. The course duration may be shorter or longer, depending on your child’s unique abilities. The Course Fee for a Skills Course is CHF 975 per child, plus USD 105 ISR Registration Fee. The ISR Registration Fee goes to the global ISR office in the USA which supports a team of medically trained staff who review each registration to ensure your child is medically able to participate and provide specific instructions -if required- to ensure the safest swimming lessons for your child).
Refresher Courses
…take on average 3 weeks and cost CHF 475 per child. Refreshers Courses should take place within 12 months of completing a Skills Course.
Maintenance Lessons
…are maximum 10 minutes each and cost CHF 25 per lesson. Maintenance Lessons may take place once per week, once every two weeks, or once per month, depending on your child’s needs and your family’s aquatic activities. Maintenance Lessons should start directly after completing a Skills Course.
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Frequently asked questions
I hear you say your priority is survival skills. Will my child learn to actually swim?
Yes. At ISR, we believe that part of survival for a child who can walk is swimming. Children learn the swim-float-swim sequence so that they could get themselves to safety. The difference in our program is that they will learn swimming AND survival skills and how to be an aquatic problem solver.
Can you really teach a child who is not verbal how to swim?
Yes. Consider that children learn to sit, crawl and walk before they learn to speak. Because we teach through sensori-motor learning, verbal skills are not required for a child to acquire Self-Rescue skills. We are able to communicate with our students through touch and positive reinforcement while striving to set our students up for success every step of the way.