Category: FOSS Program

By Jon Foss, CEO and Lead Instructor, Foss Swim School It took me years to learn how to teach kids to swim; 50,000 lessons, actually. I am honored to be a co-founder of the school, with my wife Susan, but humbled to have been its lead instructor and program architect. ...

There was one thing Rachele, a new mom in south Minneapolis, didn’t have to worry about with her infant son Theo: A fear of water. “He loves the bathtub,” she said. “He was always sticking his head under the faucet. I work in childcare, and I never see kids do ...

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Baby swimming lessons teach life-saving skills, confidence, and result in an easier transition to real swimming later in life. Below, we share five benefits babies (and parents!) get from infant swimming lessons. Five benefits babies – and parents – get from infant water classes The real goal is not so much ...

At FOSS, we offer each new swimmer a level assessment to make sure they start in the right class—because placing them at the correct level ensures they’ll get the most out of each lesson, and ultimately learn the skills they need to become strong, confident swimmers. . [...]Read More...

I’d heard great things about FOSS from other moms. But I was still skeptical. [...]Read More...