A milestone recently occurred for community wellness as the Erie County Health Department, in collaboration with the Sandusky City School District, officially launched its inaugural youth swimming lessons at the Sandusky Aquatic Center, according to a news release.<\/p>\n
The partnership leverages the school district\u2019s state-of-the-art facility with the Health Department\u2019s expertise in community programming and safety, the release said.<\/p>\n
Currently, the Health Department manages all non-school operations for the center, providing certified lifeguards and a robust schedule of community offerings, including lap swimming, water exercise classes and private rentals for celebrations, according to the release.<\/p>\n
The introduction of formal swim lessons underlines the Health Department\u2019s mission to promote physical activity and water safety for the next generation of Sandusky residents, the release said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeeing the first group of children get into the water this week is the culmination of months of planning and coordination,\u201d said Michael Carr, program manager for the Sandusky Aquatic Center, in the release. \u201cOur goal is to transform the (Sandusky Aquatic Center) into a true community hub where every resident, regardless of age, feels confident and safe in the water.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese lessons are just the beginning of that vision.\u201d<\/p>\n
The curriculum focuses on fundamental water skills, stroke development and safety techniques, according to the release.<\/p>\n
\u201cWater safety is a vital public health skill, especially in a lakeside community like ours,\u201d said Eliot Dyer, public health educator and swim instructor, in the release. \u201cIt\u2019s been incredibly rewarding to see the kids\u2019 faces light up as they gain confidence.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe aren\u2019t just teaching them how to swim; we\u2019re giving them a skill that promotes lifelong health and prevents future accidents.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Erie County Health Department is committed to maintaining a consistent rotation of swim levels and sessions throughout the year. Information regarding future lesson blocks, registration deadlines and other community programming will be released seasonally, the release said.<\/p>\n
For more information on upcoming swim lessons, water aerobics or facility rentals, contact Carr, mcarr@echdohio.org at the Erie County Health Department or via the Sandusky Aquatic Center\u2019s administrative office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A milestone recently occurred for community wellness as the Erie County Health Department, in collaboration with the Sandusky…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71490,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,2292,138,137,37531,37532,37530],"class_list":["post-71489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-erie","tag-erie-county-health-department","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news","tag-sandusky-aquatic-center","tag-sandusky-school-district","tag-swim-lessons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}