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Adapted Aquatics

Aquatics Staff

About Adapted Aquatics

Our Key Center Adapted Physical Education Department is anxiously awaiting the start of the Adapted Aquatics program for the 2009/2010 school year.  Our goal is to develop therapeutic, recreational, social, and water safety skills appropriate to the age and ability level of each student.

             The Adapted Aquatics Program is incorporated in the Adapted Physical Education Program.  Students are given the opportunity to swim a minimum of one day a week for a 45 minute period. This schedule runs throughout the school year. All necessary precautions are taken to ensure the health and safety of all students. Key Center’s swimming facility is a hydrotherapy pool, with a depth of 2 feet to 4 feet and an average temperature of 95-96 degrees.  Our pool is maintained according to the Fairfax County Health Department Pool and Spa Regulations.

We will be working on skills such as:

Basic Skills:

*Entering the water with ease/Greeting and taking turns entering the water
*Group warm-up/ stretches
*Explore water
*Demonstrate  sensory awareness of parts of body in the water
*Accept water on face.
*Kicking motion with legs
*Demonstrate head control

Intermediate skills:

*Blow bubbles
*Hold breath
*Underwater exploration
*Kick board work

 

 

 


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