Learn to Swim - April 20 to May 14, 2026

We need your help to ensure a successful 42nd year of teaching Sebastopol-area second graders to swim.

Whether you love working with kids or just having fun in the pool, we need your help teaching basic swimming skills to our youth.  No experience is required. You will get some in-person training, videos, and written materials to review so that you will feel comfortable teaching in the pool.  Please review the information below and return the completed form to your school’s teacher, school’s front desk or to Rotarian Cindy Carter at cindycarterflamm@yahoo.com.  Or, just send an email to Cindy to let her know what dates and times you can help.

·         Program runs at Ives Pool Monday, April 20 through Thursday, May 14, 2026.

·         Instructors are asked to attend one of the orientations below prior to classes.

Instructors required to attend a One (1)-hour session before first class.  Check your preferred time:

____   Monday, April 20 from 11-12pm     OR       ___   Tuesday, April 21 from 11-12pm

·         Instructors will be IN THE POOL starting the very first day!  Please come with your bathing suit, sunscreen, dark glasses, hat, and towel. (Locker rooms are available at Ives Pool for changing.)

·         For the best results, we would like volunteers to teach their class of kids two times a week for the four-week program.  We know that it may be difficult for some volunteers to do that, so we are open to other arrangements.  For example, two volunteers could share a class and take turns teaching. 

And, if you have to miss a day, we’ll have substitute teachers. We will work with you!

·         We will train all volunteer instructors via videos, written materials, and in-person.

(Please write legibly below)

NAME: ___________________   PHONE: _______________CELL:_______________

EMAIL: ___________________   Parents; your child’s name/school: ______________

Please check your available time(s) below.  Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your class.

___ Mon/Wed 12-12:30pm (Park Side)            ___Tues/Thurs 12-12:30 (SalmonCreek)

___ Mon/Wed 12:30 -1:00pm (Sun Ridge,       ___Tues/Thurs 12:30-1:00 (Oak Grove)            Orchard View, Sebastopol Charter)

___ Mon/Wed 1:00-1:30pm (Forestville,           ___Tues/Thurs 1-1:30pm (Gravenstein)             Apple Blossom)

Questions:   Cindy Carter at 408-431-7820 or cindycarterflamm@yahoo.com

          Greg Jacobs at 707-823-7341 or gjacobs48@gmail.com