Youth Swim Lessons (Fall Session II 2026) - Beginner Preschool Ages: Child must be between 3 and 5 years old to enroll and be fully potty-trained. Parents do not get in the water. Minimum Skill Requirements: Participants must be capable of listening to direction and following all pool rules. (Example: Holding onto the edge of the pool during the lesson.) Participants may use a noodle for support in the water but will be worked slowly off of flotation. Register Activity Ages Grades Days Date/Tim

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Red Cross Learn to Swim: Designed to provide school-age children and young teens with a positive, developmentally appropriate aquatic learning experience. Learn-to-Swim courses consist of a logical, six-level progression.  Red Cross Preschool Aquatics: Preschool Aquatics aims to promote the developmentally appropriate learning of fundamental water safety and skills by young children. Aquatic and safety skills are taught in a logical progression through three levels of courses. 30 minute classes: Parent/Child, Preschool Aquatics, Level 1, and Level 2 45 minute classes: Level 3, Level 4, Level 5, and Level 6 Participants must be able to meet department Readiness Skills in order to participate in Aquatics programming. The Fall II Session 2026 runs from November 2nd to December 19th, 2026 There will be no classes on the following dates: November 3rd - Election day November 11th - Veteran's day November 26th - 28th - Thanksgiving Holiday Location: Reiche Community Pool - Clark Street Entrance Registration Dates: Portland Residents: October 20th at 8:00am Non-Residents: October 27th at 8:00am