How Grading Works?
At the heart of Col Jones Swim Fitness Tempe’s teaching approach is our unique progressive teaching model. We blend past lessons with new skills, ensuring retention and confidence in each swimmer, fostering their journey towards holistic swimming proficiency through our structured swimming level chart.
Our 3 Core Grading Principals
Grade Focus Philosophy
Tailored learning for every swimmer across all swim assessment levels.
Blended Skill Reinforcement
Mastering swimming with confidence and retention across progressive swim assessment levels.
Celebrating Achievements
Personalised certificates and swim certification awarded as swimmers progress through each milestone.
Understanding Grading and Progression
At Col Jones Swim Fitness in Tempe, our structured philosophy is grounded in our detailed swimming level chart. This approach guarantees a customized learning experience for every swimmer, addressing their unique needs and building on their individual strengths.
Our Learn to Swim System is meticulously structured, with each grade being based and aligned with specific milestones, ensuring students receive the instruction relevant to their current skill set. As swimmers reach new milestones, they progress through clearly defined swim assessment levels that support continuous development.
Upon successfully overcoming and completing the challenges of a grade, we acknowledge their achievement with both sticker and personalised certificates. These stickers are added to each child’s progression chart, visually showcasing their development and reinforcing our structured swim certification pathway.
By adhering to our three core teaching principals and emphasizing positive reinforcement for swimmers’ achievements, we commit to the holistic development of every swimmer’s skillset. Our grading system is reflected in our detailed swimming level chart, offering clear guidance for families.
Who is the Supervisor?
You might have seen some of our friendly staff members wearing a red shirt. These are our Supervisors! They are responsible for overseeing grading and ensuring swimmers are placed appropriately within the correct swimming level chart stage.
If you are ever concerned about your child’s progression, feel free to discuss this with them, and they will conduct a quick assessment for you as well as let you know what the major teaching points are for each level!
Students can be assessed by the Supervisor up to every lesson and will receive a sticker for their progression chart!
What do the grades mean?
To find out what skills are achieved within each grade, visit our Parent Portal to see the various levels in our swimming level chart.
The Grading Chart
Upon joining Col Jones, all students will receive a sticker chart. This chart is a fun way to track their swimming progression across our structured swim assessment levels. Students are challenged to collect all the stickers on their chart which represent their achievement.