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Ep 005 ISR Instructor Darleen Haskins. The Importance of Learning to Swim Early.
Darlene Haskins, Executive Director - Hand in Hand Water Safety Awarness Foundation
This passion really began when I first started working as a lifeguard and swim instructor in high school. I went on to obtain my Early Childhood Education certificate, operated a large in-home preschool, and taught in a variety of facilities including, my favorite, a Montessori school. During this time, I continued to lifeguard and teach swimming at the YMCA. I was asked by several families if there were any ISR instructors in the area - it became apparent that there was a desire for something more than the mommy and me classes available. After researching ISR, I applied to become an instructor, was accepted in 2013, and trained in 2014. From there, I established Safe Swim NC, now one of the Triad's leading providers of swim lessons and safety training.
Through ISR, I became increasingly educated on water safety and drowning statistics and have become a strong advocate for survival swim lessons and educating on the layers of drowning prevention. I soon recognized amongst the families I taught a need for safety training and swim lessons for parents and older siblings and obtained my American Red Cross Instructor Certification for Water Safety/Swim and CPR/First Aid/AED Adult and Pediatric. Wanting to further my efforts in our community and beyond, I launched the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Hand in Hand Water Safety Awareness Foundation, with the mission to equip all people with survival swimming skills and water safety best practices to prevent drowning-related accidents.
What is ISR Infant Swim Resource. You can read all about ISR on their website
Darlene also has brought back a student Named Jimmy from Uganda Africa, where he has been here for several months studying and learning under Darlene to have the skills necessary to go back to his home country to teach these skills to the people there as this is a world-wide epidemic with over 372,000 drowning each year.
You can reach Darlene through her website at Hand in Hands Water Safety Awareness Foundation
Her email address is [email protected]
Find her on Facebook
Find Her on LinkedIn
Thank you Darlene and Jimmy and also to all the other ISR instructors that are teaching young children this very valuable skill to self-rescue to reduce drownings. You guys are awesome
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By Rick Kauffman Water Safety, Drowning Prevention, Swimming, Pools, Learn to SwimDarlene Haskins, Executive Director - Hand in Hand Water Safety Awarness Foundation
This passion really began when I first started working as a lifeguard and swim instructor in high school. I went on to obtain my Early Childhood Education certificate, operated a large in-home preschool, and taught in a variety of facilities including, my favorite, a Montessori school. During this time, I continued to lifeguard and teach swimming at the YMCA. I was asked by several families if there were any ISR instructors in the area - it became apparent that there was a desire for something more than the mommy and me classes available. After researching ISR, I applied to become an instructor, was accepted in 2013, and trained in 2014. From there, I established Safe Swim NC, now one of the Triad's leading providers of swim lessons and safety training.
Through ISR, I became increasingly educated on water safety and drowning statistics and have become a strong advocate for survival swim lessons and educating on the layers of drowning prevention. I soon recognized amongst the families I taught a need for safety training and swim lessons for parents and older siblings and obtained my American Red Cross Instructor Certification for Water Safety/Swim and CPR/First Aid/AED Adult and Pediatric. Wanting to further my efforts in our community and beyond, I launched the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Hand in Hand Water Safety Awareness Foundation, with the mission to equip all people with survival swimming skills and water safety best practices to prevent drowning-related accidents.
What is ISR Infant Swim Resource. You can read all about ISR on their website
Darlene also has brought back a student Named Jimmy from Uganda Africa, where he has been here for several months studying and learning under Darlene to have the skills necessary to go back to his home country to teach these skills to the people there as this is a world-wide epidemic with over 372,000 drowning each year.
You can reach Darlene through her website at Hand in Hands Water Safety Awareness Foundation
Her email address is [email protected]
Find her on Facebook
Find Her on LinkedIn
Thank you Darlene and Jimmy and also to all the other ISR instructors that are teaching young children this very valuable skill to self-rescue to reduce drownings. You guys are awesome