Welcome to Bear Paddle, your local swim school in Bloomingdale, Illinois.
Bear Paddle Swim School is a month-to-month, year-round swim school offering 30-minute swim lessons for kids in Bloomingdale, Illinois.
Swimming Lessons in Bloomingdale, IL
Building confident swimmers one story at a time.
Let your child learn the basics of swimming in a safe and clean environment.
Make the most out of your time at our swimming school in Bloomingdale, Illinois, with our experienced swimming instructors.
Address & Phone
Bear Paddle Bloomingdale
225 S. Gary Ave.
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
630-507-9057
Hours
Sun: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Mon: 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Tues: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Wed: 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Thu: 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Fri: 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Sat: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Enroll today and start tomorrow!
We offer swim lessons for kids of all ages seven days a week. We make swimming a convenient and consistent part of your student’s routine.
It’s super easy to enroll! Pick a day and time that works best for your family and that is your reserved time until your student moves up a level or your schedule changes.
Personalized swim lessons
Our swimming school offers weekly, 30-minute classes for swimmers of all ages and abilities. Most families choose a weekly group lesson, and we also offer additional classes to tailor to your child’s needs. Each program will have your child master safe swimming skills for life.
Group Swim Lessons
Encourage learning how to swim alongside kids of the same age and skill level.
Semi-private Classes
We follow a buddy system to spark a little healthy competition between our students.
Private Lessons
Our one-on-one sessions are a great way to get personalized and comprehensive feedback from our swimming coaches.
Family Swim
This is free every weekend! You’ll join your child in the pool for family fun. This option is available for families who are actively swimming in weekly lessons.
Story-Based Learning
Experience the Bear Paddle difference with our story-based swim lessons. We follow this curriculum to keep our students engaged and interested during class. See your child become a skilled and confident swimmer in no time.
Before students start their lessons at Bear Paddle, our swim coaches will assess their skill levels and put them in a class with other enrollees of the same age and skill set. This system encourages students not to feel shy or intimidated by more advanced swimmers.
Moreover, we give our students a Skill Patch Reward for every skill they have learned. There are 26 patches to earn which makes learning at Bear Paddle a lot more exciting. As soon as they get all patches, they are ready to graduate from our program.
The Bear Paddle Difference
Progress Tracking
Our swimming school helps your child become a confident swimmer by tracking progress. Each child receives a monthly in-water skill evaluation, followed by a progress report. Our Progress Patch reward system celebrates your child with each new swim skill learned.
Story-based learning
We believe play-based learning keeps kids engaged and having fun. Our story-based approach keeps kids focused on their swim lesson, with new themes every month.
Flexible scheduling
Our monthly curriculum allows you to enroll any time, and allows us the opportunity to graduate your child to the next swim level when they are ready. Plus, every family receives two make-up lessons each month!
Testimonials
Eva is the best. She is pure sunshine, you can tell she genuinely loves working with children. My son is on the shy side but not when he is with Eva, he has so much fun with her. Danny has come so far under her direction. I can’t say enough good things about Eva, she is awesome!
A Dillon
The staff are very friendly and they make sure that they give you a report about how your child is progressing and what they need to work on
Kimya Alday
Clean facilities and my daughter has become an excellent swimmer! She loves her teacher and the staff is very friendly. They are also very accommodating if you contact them ahead of time to reschedule a class that you can't make. Highly recommend them!
Vanessa Vargas
Start your Bear Paddle story today with a free swim lesson and skills assessment.
Swimming Lesson FAQs
If you have concerns regarding our lessons, schedules, or health protocols, here are some FAQs we compiled for your assurance:
Bear Paddle tests the water chemistry of pools before, during, and after every 30-minute shift. This way, we can guarantee compliance with CDC’s guidelines. In terms of disinfection, we use chlorinated water and ultraviolet light to kill 99.99% of disease-causing bacteria and viruses. Moreover, most of our pools utilize Defender Filtration systems powered with Diatomaceous Earth (DE) media.
Due to these filters, we can remove particles up to one micron. For better understanding, red blood cells are approximately 5 microns, so our disinfection systems provide a safe swimming experience for you and your family.
All students are required to bring a towel and a swimsuit. Students under the age of three are also required to wear a disposable or reusable swim diaper. While our facility is completely equipped with the necessary tools for all our swim lessons, children can choose to bring their own goggles if they want.
If you have already decided to enroll in our swim school, you can register by visiting bearpaddle.com, calling our customer service hotline, or going to one of our locations. Schedule a class now and experience the Bear Paddle difference!
Group swim lessons are $35 per week and include one 30-minute weekly group swim lesson, one monthly private lesson, Family Swim every weekend, and make-up lessons. You also receive a monthly progress evaluation and progress report.
We recommend signing up for a Complimentary Swim Lesson. Whether you are brand new to swim lessons or coming from another facility, this experience will assess your child’s swim skills to find the right level for them.
Every child gets 2 make-up lessons per month. These are yours to use if you plan to be traveling or if you unexpectedly miss your lesson. Make-up lessons can be scheduled by calling your school, or completing the Make-Up Lesson Request form that gets emailed after your missed class.