Your first lesson
There’s time
to warm up.
Some children jump into a new routine. Others need a good look first. Both are welcome here.
The first 30 minutes
Meet. Look. Try.
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Arrive 10 minutes early
Find the changing room and meet the teacher. Tell us if a slower introduction would help.
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Start at the edge
See where the class meets and how to enter with the teacher. Watching or sitting at the edge can be the first step.
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Practice a little
Try an activity at your child’s level. At the end, the teacher shares what they practiced and what comes next.
A familiar, small place.
Ripplaro is a neighborhood school built around repeat visits: the same weekly time, a small group and an unrushed hello. We group children by age and current skills, then adjust activities within the class.
The indoor water is kept at 88°F all winter. An adult joins every Grown-up & Me child in the pool. For other classes, a parent or caregiver stays in the poolside viewing area.
Lessons build comfort and skills; an adult always watches near water.
A first step is enough.
Tell us the age, the experience and anything that would make a first visit easier.