What Hosts Should Expect
Hosting a successful iCan Swim program involves a good deal of effort, however, the feedback and gratitude you will receive from swimmers, families and volunteers will make it worth all your hard work. Being an iCan Swim host may be the toughest job you’ve ever loved!
iCan Swim Camp Hosts are responsible for:
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- Securing a local suitable pool, preferably indoors, with a minimum swim area of 675 square feet in which to conduct our swim program Monday through Friday during normal business hours
- Ensuring the pool has a trained and certified lifeguard on duty
- Allowing access to the facility for approximately 5 hours on the Sunday before camp (Adapted Aquatic Instructor training for 4 hours, parent and volunteer orientation and volunteer training for a total of about 90 minutes)
- Paying a fixed program fee of $7,350, including deposit of $1,500
- Swim camp accommodates between 3 and 6 swimmers during each of the five daily sessions for between 15 and 30 swimmers in total
- Hosts have the flexibility to customize the five daily sessions by combining any combination of 45-minute (ages 3 to 7) and 60-minute (ages 8 and above) sessions
- Providing local lodging for two iCan Swim staff for the week (2 hotel rooms for 7 nights)
- Establishing a swimmer registration fee to collect from families (used to subsidize the above mentioned program fee) generally ranging from $125 to $175 per swimmer
- Recruiting and registering local swimmers and volunteers (1 volunteer per swimmer)
- Planning and administering the daily check-in process
- Optional – Recruiting 2-4 local instructors certified to teach learn-to-swim programs, preferably with teaching experience. These individuals will be trained and certified by our staff as Adapted Aquatic Instructors during the swim camp in order to continue classes in your local community after the camp week ends
Getting up to speed on becoming an iCan Swim Camp Host:
The most efficient way to understand what is involved in being an iCan Swim Camp host is to:
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- Review our Swim Camp Host Overview document which provides a comprehensive description of our iCan Swim program
- E-mail Lisa at lisa@icanshine.org to set up a convenient day and time to discuss more details over the phone