Category: FOSS Program

Swimming does not require a lot of gear; in fact, that’s part of its appeal. But if your student loves certain parts of their lessons, summer can be a great time to bring some swim school gear and toys home for practice, play, and confidence-building. Many of these items are ...

When learning to swim, it’s important to recognize and celebrate every step – or splash, kick or paddle – a student takes forward. It’s also important to remember the ultimate goal:  graduates who are stronger, safer, more confident swimmers. At FOSS, this has always been our hope for every student, ...

At Foss Swim School, our mission is to help everyone become a stronger, safer, and more confident swimmer. We do this through high-quality swim lessons and by helping families understand what matters most when learning to swim. With years of experience teaching swimmers of all ages, we know that choosing ...

Preparing for swim lessons can feel overwhelming. Knowing the right swim school essentials for parents—from swim diapers to goggles—helps your child feel comfortable and confident in the water. As activities go, the equipment needs for swimming are fortunately simple and affordable. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t something to learn ...

We love seeing the littlest members of our FOSS family coming into the pool area every time a Backfloat Baby class starts! Learn more about Backfloat Baby classes. To ensure a safe and positive experience for all our students, we have some rules and expectations in place for Backfloat Baby ...

By Foss Swim School When you walk into a Foss Swim School, you might notice something different: The pool deck area is more than just a walking path and is lined with benches often filled with parents and adults. We design our pool areas to encourage parents to take a ...

By Foss Swim School   Life is busy for families, especially when you think about all the scheduled and unscheduled activities kids participate in during any given week. Although we’d like to think swim school is a can’t-miss appointment, inevitably, something gets in the way for even the most regular ...

By Foss Swim School   Where would we be without teachers? At Foss Swim School, our teachers are the focal point of everything we do – all the lessons, all the songs and games, all the passion for water safety comes to your students through them, brought to life by ...

By Foss Swim School   It’s one of the most common questions we hear from parents of prospective swim students: Does FOSS offer swim lessons for kids with special abilities? We know that this is a question we need to answer carefully. After all, part of our philosophy is that ...

By Foss Swim School   Swimming is for summer, right? We admit we might be biased, but we believe swimming – especially when learning to swim – is an activity a family should commit to all year round. As a swim school, that might seem obvious – we love to ...

By Foss Swim School   At Foss Swim School, we teach life-changing swim skills through fun activities, and while our heart may be in the water, we have found a new way to carry that same spirit to a new audience with a water-safety themed Story Walk in the St. ...

By Foss Swim School   At Foss Swim School, we know from experience that a lot of people – adults and children – express that they have some fear of water. Our motto is “Love Water,” and we believe that anyone can learn to be safer around water, whether it’s ...

By Sheri Scheidt, Director of Talent Acquisition, Foss Swim School   A swim school can have a state-of-the-art pool, amenities that make lessons more enjoyable, and a great curriculum on paper, but if it doesn’t have the right people teaching, students still won’t achieve their swimming goals. Fortunately, Foss Swim ...

By Foss Swim School May is Water Safety Month, and every year Foss Swim School makes a special effort to highlight the importance of respecting water and learning to swim. For pediatricians like Dr. Julie Ewasiuk, who practices at South Lake Pediatrics in a suburb of Minneapolis, any month and ...

By Foss Swim School At FOSS, our motto is “Love Water,” and we know that an essential part of this love is understanding how to be safe around it. Water safety doesn’t happen by accident, and it isn’t a one-time lesson people learn at a specific point in their lives. ...