Why is it a good thing to learn several different swimming strokes? You enjoy swimming but if you really thing about it – you have your favorite swimming strokes. And since you really like those strokes, is there really any advantage to learning the other ones? It may be that you swim the freestyle stroke…
The first thing you think of when you think swimming lessons is that is it an important life skill for a child to learn – and they can have lots of fun doing it. After all, it’s rare to find someone – especially a child – who doesn’t love to swim and be in the…
Watching and doing makes learning something we do together. What we see affects everything we do and even some things that we think. But we don’t just “see”. Part of our “sight” is learned and it is called visual recognition. This begins at a very early age. As soon as infants can focus their eyes,…
A study done at Australia’s Griffith University has fueled my thinking over the past few years and provided a basis for curriculum elements that put the premise of this study into action. The study – based on three years of staged activities -revealed some pretty profound benefits to early childhood swim lessons. And that these…
How do you deal with drama tweens? Kids at the drama teen age are just starting to define their own identity. But – at the same time = they “need” to be part of a group. It’s confusing. If you add to this the hormone rage that is bubbling up inside them, you can see…
Little Otter is proud to say we have launched our mobile app. You can download the app for both Android and iPhone devices. Keep up with closings and delays, sign up for Make-up Classes, find out more about class levels and so much more. Click here to download the app for Android devices! Click here…
Little Otter Swim School’s John Kirk was one of the USSSA’s featured speakers at the organization’s recent national conference held in Scottsdale, Arizona (October 9-11). The conference celebrated the 25thanniversary of the Association and provide swim school owners with valuable information for operating and growing their swim schools. John has been a member of the…
Little Otter Swim School was featured in the Swim School Tour that took place in conjunction with the USSSA National Convention that was hosted October 15-17 at the Sheraton Charlotte. Little Otter’s newest school in Huntersville (north of Charlotte) was a tour feature school and was featured on the cover of the Summer 2014 Swimformation…
Little Otter Swim School Selected as One of Charlotte’s Best Places to Work Charlotte Business Journal List Recognizes Area Companies with Outstanding Benefits and Culture for Employees CHARLOTTE, NC – December 3, 2013 – Little Otter Swim School celebrated as co-owner John Kirk walked the “runway” to accept Little Otter Swim School’s award as one…
The roof and the walls are closing in on us which – in this case – is a good thing! As you can see by our photos, everything is coming together nicely. Even at a slightly different angle, you can see the details of the rendering revealing themselves in the exterior structure as our building…
