Squid School
Mobile swim school based in central Minnesota
Welcome to Education for All Squid School, your premier drown prevention/self-rescue swim school
Squids Mission
To provide high-quality, fun, children-orientated lessons with a primary focus on drown prevention. Through continued research, training, and certifications we are qualified and able to work with any student, any age, whether they be Neuro-typical, Neurodivergent, on the autism spectrum, medically complex or have any other unique challenges.
Our Current Locations
Fall/Winter: Heron Lake, Crosby, Alexandria, Walker
Summer: Parkers Prairie, Heron Lake, Crosby, Lake Crystal/Mankato
Reminder:
- You can always request a preferred or different teacher.
- Feel free to ask questions at any point in time.
- Semi-Privates must be at least 5 years of age.
- We are NOT a one session and done program, you/your kids will always be learning new skills in each and every session!
Swimming Lessons include the following:
Self-rescue/drown prevention swim lessons for all ages.
Infant swim lessons
Mobile swim lessons
Snorkeling lessons
All swim lessons include swimming in a variety of clothing.
Special needs drown prevention/self-rescue swim lessons
Non-motorized watercraft lessons
HSA approved self-rescue swim lessons.
Family swim lessons
Water safety lessons
Why us?
All instructors are red cross lifeguard certified for max safety during lessons.
We offer a unique science-backed approach with techniques proven to have consistent results for all our students.
We understand brain and neuro muscular development.
We are fully insured.
Passionate owners and instructors who share a common believe in our mission.
Active members of the United States Swim School Association.
These are not just swimming lessons they are real-life survival skills. All of the information below is why these self-rescue/survival skills are critical.
The American academy of pediatrics recommends kids be in year-round drown prevention swim lessons by 6 months of age.
Drown prevention swim lessons teach skills that can be used to prevent a medical emergency or death.
Our lessons have saved 8 lives to date by parent accounts.
Why we believe our lessons are critically needed!
Drowning is the number 1 cause of death for children.
83% of people who drown are fully clothed, as they never intended to be near water that day.
Every year in the US there are over 4,000* fatal unintentional drownings, that is an average of 11 drowning deaths per day.
Every year in the US, there are about 8,080† nonfatal drownings that is an average of 22 nonfatal drownings per day. That typically result in life long medical issues or disabilities.
Panic is your arch enemy in any emergency and can happen to anyone.
68% of childhood drownings happened while adults were present.
40% of child drownings happen where a child could technically touch bottom.
Drowning happens year-round regardless of weather, temperature, ability to stand up and lake conditions.
Rescuers drown every day in this country. Even lifeguards have drowned.
Most adults do not swim well enough to save themselves let alone someone else.
Most drowning victims over 5 were listed as average or above average swimmers by family and friends.
Group Lesson Parent ToDos:
Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior to lessons. Please note wetsuit and flipper size on day one so on all future lessons you can get your child into their wetsuit and flippers (if available as some equipment is shared)prior to lesson start time. Our lessons have a small amount of built in equipment time for shared and or additional equipment.
Water pool side when in a hot pool room/when hot outside is important.
No swimming prior to the start of lessons as kids get tired and can get cold.
Please don’t grab equipment more than 10 minutes prior to the start of each child’s lesson time.
Remember as trained aquatic professionals we are equipped to determine if, when and what equipment is appropriate for each student for positive progress and safety.
By the end of lesson 2 some kids will start swimming in clothing on lesson 3, make sure you know if and what clothing each child will need.
Reminder we do not control the pools we use and pools can go down with no notice. We also do not control the weather.
