When babies are about to graduate the ISR program, we conduct a series of tests that simulates what a child would experience if he fell into a body of water. Never do we throw a child in the pool or expect them to perform a task if they are not skilled to do so. All children must pass these small skills tests before they can graduate the program. Once they have mastered the skills they are tested in their regular clothing and regular diaper if not potty trained. The beauty is, that the child is taught to respond to the stimulus of the water and its currents. All teaching methods are backed by scientific theory. It is so interesting and amazing! This video is an 8-month-old who has been in the program for four weeks. In the second video he takes a few seconds to rollback. Reason being, he is looking for and can see his instructor. When he sees that she is out of his proximity he handles his situation appropriately. If he were alone and fell into the water, he would instantly rollback because he would know that no one would be there to help him. Instructors are always watching and assessing the child. We have numerous safety protocols that we enforce to insure our students are taught in the safest most efficient manner.
No matter how many times I see it, it still amazes me!
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