Are private lessons better than big group lessons?
Depending on the age and goals of the swimmer, private lessons can be recommended or not recommended: For beginner children above the age of 5, private classes are not recommended. Children learn from one another. They feed off or mimic each other in their regular behaviors and therefore do better in a group setting. A very fearful child below the age of 5 that is not functioning in a group may benefit from private or semi-private classes. But our instructors recommend children with no basic swimming should take up private classes for 2 months before they join group classes. An adult or teen interested in attaining a specific goal could be recommended for privates classes. If parents or children can’t accommodate the big group lessons timing, then they must do private, semi-private or small group classes which they must form their own team of people.
