Swim to School Week is here to help your family stay safer in and around water this summer. With our three simple activities, you'll learn important water safety tips, how to supervise your children effectively, and how to stay safer at the beach. Set aside just 15 minutes to go through the resources together and head into a safer summer!
1. Watch the Water Safety Tips for Parents video
In this video, we share five important ways you can help your family stay safer in and around water.
2. Watch the Supervising Children in and Around the Water video
Drowning can happen unexpectedly, so it’s important to actively supervise your child at all times.
Watch the video to learn about active supervision and how to keep your child safe.
3. Complete the Beach Passport
Beach Passport is a free 10-minute virtual course created by Surf Life Saving.
It's designed to help primary school children, high school children and adults stay safe at the beach.
The power of swimming lessons
Swimming lessons are the best way for both children and adults to learn essential water safety skills. You’ll learn a range of survival techniques, build confidence in and around water, and deepen your water safety knowledge. This helps children and adults gain lifelong skills while also helping you, as a parent, to better support your family’s safety.
If your or your child haven’t taken lessons before (or need a refresher), check out swimming lessons at Y Victoria and Kingswim. With lessons for all ages and abilities, as well as locations across Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney, you can find lessons for the whole family!
What’s more, the Y offers funded swimming lessons through Y Open Doors for families needing financial support. Families can also apply for Active Kids vouchers, which provide $200 for children to to take part in activities like swimming lessons. The vouchers can be redeemed at both Kingswim and the Y!
Find Y Victoria swimming lessons
Find Kingswim swimming lessons
Additional water safety resources
Y Victoria is an agency of Play it Safe by the Water, a collaboration between the Victorian Government and aquatics and safety sectors. Please visit the Victorian Government website for more information about Play it Safe by the Water and translated water safety resources.