Guide For Lesson Parents

· Swim lesson students will enter the pool area through either the boys' or girls' locker room showers, ready to get in the water. No street shoes are permitted on the pool deck. We will direct your child from the locker room door to their lesson group. Parents & other spectators are not permitted on the pool deck, but can observe from the balcony seating area which is accessible using the stairs in the hallway. Please note that there is a lift available in the new pool building for those requiring assistance in accessing the balcony seating area. Call Peddie Security at 944-7557 to request assistance w/ using the lift. (The only exception to this rule is the Parent/Tot class.)

· If your child needs to use the bathroom, you may meet him or her in the respective locker room, and then send him/her back out to the pool deck via door on the other side of the showers.

· There can be no opposite sexes over 4 years old in the locker rooms. NO EXCEPTIONS. We must remember that we use the Peddie School facility, and there are high school age students in the locker rooms all the time. You may not be changing your 5 year old son in the women’s locker rooms.

· At times there are cancellations out of our control (snow, ice, thunder) and refunds and/or make-ups will not be given for these reasons. If there is a cancellation that we can control (pool problems, or instructor issues), we will either make-up the class or give you a refund.

· Absolutely no communication with the child can take place during the lesson, especially calling over the balcony.

· All parking for lessons is in the Athletic Center parking lot which has 300+ spaces. Handicapped spaces are available for those with valid handicapped tags only. You can drop-off older children at the door, then continue around the loop to find a parking space if you are comfortable sending your child into the building alone.

· PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOUR CHILD AND THE INSTRUCTOR ARE DOING THEIR BEST. SOME CHILDREN LEARN AT A SLOWER RATE. THE MOST BENEFICIAL TIP FOR SWIMMING IS TO RELAX AND HAVE FUN. TRY TO GET THIS ACROSS TO YOUR CHILD EVERY TIME YOU DROP THEM OFF!!

· Please remember that we use the Peddie School’s facility. Lessons are not a Peddie School function. Please respect the facility, it’s employees, and the students as you pass through. Any vandalism or improper behavior will result in withdrawal from the program.

· If you have a complaint or question about the lesson program, or an instructor, please address these issues to the Aquatics Director, Sue Cozzone at 609-944-7564 or SCozzone@peddie.org. You can also email the Aquatics Assistant, Cathy Signorin at cathysignorin@peddie.org.

There will be no refunds for the classes once you have registered for any reason. We cannot refund money due to illness, injury, or vacations. We pay the instructors based on full classes, and we could not provide you with such excellent instructors if we refunded money for these reasons. We also do not offer make-ups for missed classes since our class sizes are limited for the safety of our students. Please accept our apologies in this matter.