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Monday, October 10, 2011

Swimming Diploma B

Every child here in the Netherlands has to get a swimming diploma at least diploma A. Swimming is one of the integral parts of children's education. This country is surrounded with water like lakes, canals or small ditches. Children must know how to swim to save themselves or friends when they fall into a ditch etc.
There are three diplomas to acquire A, B and C. Annabel had her Diploma A last 2009. Some kids took more than a year to get diploma A. We were very happy because she did it in seven months. When we moved here in Almere  we had to wait for months before she could start her swimming lessons because we wanted that she could have the same schedule with Kevin of course in the other group. We enrolled Kevin last February this year but  he started last June. There are so many enrollees that parents have to wait maybe half year before their children can start the lesson. So, he is now in his 5th month in swimming. We hope Kevin will get his Diploma A two months from now. It saves us time and money. Just the same as Annabel, Kevin has to get the three diplomas.
The first part of their exams was swimming with clothes and shoes on.
The last part was swimming with their swimsuit. The exams took almost 45 minutes. Diplomas were given right after the exams with a small pack of chips to felicitate the kids. Today she  is going to start for Diploma C. I think it will not take long to get C.
Diploma A: Acquisition of swim strokes
Diploma B: Basic swimming skills
Diploma C: Complete program
A child has a passport for a lifetime fun in swimming and playing in the water if he gets the three diplomas.

1 valued insights:

Happiness October 12, 2011 4:23 AM  

Congrats to your kids Faye. It is really good that they will know how to swim. It is not only a good exercise but also will help them in other way like helping somebody who is drowning.

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