To Parents/Guardians,
We are very excited to welcome you to Dolphin Academy and looking forward to being part of your swimming journey. We are happy to confirm that we will be taking over Starfish’s swimming provision at Oulder Hill Leisure Centre from Saturday 2nd April 2022.
On Thursday 24th March 2022 at 6pm our Oulder Hill schedule will go live and will be accessible via the following link: https://www.dolphinacademy.co.uk/book/. There is a filter option to narrow down options based on venue, day, class type and teacher should you have any preferences.
Please create an account, add your participants details and familiarise yourself with the system and which classes you require before they go live to help with the booking process on the night.
If your learner is under three years old, please make an account for our baby and toddler programme at: https://booking.dolphinbabies.co.uk/signup
If your learner is over three years old, please make an account at: https://booking.dolphinacademy.co.uk/signup
As you may notice, we group our swimmers a little differently to what you may have previously been used to.
Here is our conversion guide for the classes you may currently be booked into. Please note this is just a guide, so choose the class you feel your children would be best suited to and we can advise if any different on their first lesson with us.
Dolphin Babies = 0-3 years old
Beginners (3-4 years old / 4+ nervous around water or anxious about being left) = Preschool
(Our Beginner classes are designed for those that need that extra support in the water. In this class we require a suitable adult to accompany the swimmer in the water and together, we will teach them the fundamental skills and building blocks needed to move to our independent classes)
Stage 1 (0-25m) = Stanley 1-3, Octopus 1
Stage 2 (25-50m) = Stanley 4-6, Octopus 2
Stage 3 (50-100m) = Stanley 7, Stanley*s, Goldfish 3, Octopus 3
Stage 4 (100-200m) = Angelfish 2
Stage 5 (200-400m) = Shark 2
Top Squad (400m+) = Shark 3
Here is also a link to an FAQs page which should hopefully answer many of the questions you may have, but please get in touch if you would like any clarification or if your question isn’t listed: https://www.dolphinacademy.co.uk/faq/
Thank you and we are looking forward to meeting our new Dolphins!