Sarah Nadeau, Certified ISR Instructor in Marion County!
Hello! Thank you for your interest in ISR swim lessons! My name is Sarah Nadeau and I am a certified ISR instructor. I am a proud Air Force Brat, having lived in the southern US and England. I attended college at Oklahoma Baptist University, obtaining my Bachelors of Science degree in Exercise and Sports Sciences. My husband and I met and were married in Orlando. We have been blessed with three amazing children. We love calling Ocala home! Prior to becoming an ISR instructor I was a preschool teacher at a private school in Marion County.
I am very excited to meet you and your child! Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or to join my waitlist.
Have a beautiful day!
FAQs
If more frequent but shorter lessons are better, then why don’t you teach 7 days/week?
Everyone needs a little break from learning to process the information and in this case to give muscles a
chance to recover. In addition, you need to be able to spend time with your family, as does your
instructor. Weekends are family time. Periodically, if weather or other issues have cause lessons to be
canceled for numerous days, your instructor may choose to offer make-up lessons on a weekend. This is
strictly up to the instructor and based on the availability of parents.
Do parents have to leave during the lessons?
No. You are truly the best cheerleader your child could have. Your positive support and encouragement
are invaluable to creating an effective learning environment for your child.
Is it the baby fat that makes them float?
Actually, the primary factor in a baby’s ability to float is the ability to take air into the lungs. To maintain
this access to air, the child must adjust his/her posture. The difference in positioning for an adult can be
inches. For a baby, this adjustment is reduced to centimeters. If a child’s body posture is just a few
centimeters off, it can make the difference between the face being submerged or the child having access
to air.
How can you teach babies and young children to swim?
ISR instructors teach infants to swim by honoring each child's individual strengths and experiences. They
understand the fundamentals of the behavioral sciences, child development and of sensori-motor
learning as it relates to the acquisition of aquatic survival skills; they use this education to guide each
child through the sequence of learning to swim and float.
Ready to sign up for lessons or get on the waitlist?
We would love to hear from you.