Under 3 Program
Our Teddy program includes parent/child classes for kids under 3. This focuses on getting your child comfortable in the water, learning critical survival skills, and starts the basics of kicking, paddling and floating.
Bear Paddle’s story-based lesson plans are created from a child’s perspective to keep children involved and learning throughout their swim lessons. Our indoor swimming lessons in our heated pool is divided into stations for each level with all the required teaching tools. Each student progresses at their own pace and is recognized for their accomplishments with Bear Paddle’s Skill Patch Rewards.
Our certified swim teachers make learning to swim fun with small class sizes and a new theme every month. All of this in a purpose-built facility just for kids!
Our lessons are embedded in an immersive, story-based curriculum that allows your child to master the building blocks of swimming before moving on to more challenging endeavors.
We make swimming a convenient and consistent part of your student’s routine! We offer Weekly Swim Lessons seven days a week, year-round at participating locations. Simply pick a day and time that works best for your family.
Our Teddy program includes parent/child classes for kids under 3. This focuses on getting your child comfortable in the water, learning critical survival skills, and starts the basics of kicking, paddling and floating.


Levels 1-3 master the critical reflexes for a child's ability to self-rescue in a water emergency. Your child will also know how to do the foundational elements of the front crawl, back crawl, and start learning the breaststroke.










Levels 4 and 5 include mastery of all aspects of the freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke, which are life-long swim strokes.








Levels 6 and 7 are designed for kids who want to pursue competitive swimming with a focus on the butterfly, building endurance, and learning flip turns.






Teddy Introduction | |
Level 1: Water Adjustment | |
Level 2: Basics of Swimming | |
Level 3: Flip to Breathe | |
Level 4: Fundamentals of Swimming | |
Level 5: Swimmers for Life | |
Level 6: Competitive Stroke | |
Level 7: Competitive Advantage | |