Certified ISR Instructor

Meet Mrs. Jen

Teaching ISR is my joy—helping children feel safe and parents feel at peace.

My Story

I have been an ISR mom since 2014, with both of my children completing this life-saving program. Experiencing the confidence and protection ISR gave our family inspired me to become a certified instructor in 2019, so I could help bring those same benefits to other families. Over the past six years, I’ve had the privilege of teaching more than 280 students critical survival swim skills. ISR is built on a mission of safety—adding a vital layer of protection around water while empowering children and parents with the confidence to safely enjoy swimming.

At Mrs. Jen’s ISR Swim Lessons, children ages 6 months to 6 years receive personalized survival swim instruction in a safe, supportive environment. Lessons are taught in my home pool, where each child is guided with patience, encouragement, and individualized attention. My teaching philosophy is centered on equipping children with ISR’s time-tested, life-saving survival skills while nurturing their confidence and sense of security in and around the water. Together, we’ll ensure your child develops the skills they need for a lifetime of safe and enjoyable swimming experiences.

FAQs

Can you really teach a child who is not verbal how to swim?

Yes. Consider that children learn to sit, crawl and walk before they learn to speak. Because we teach through sensori-motor learning, verbal skills are not required for a child to acquire Self-Rescue skills. We are able to communicate with our students through touch and positive reinforcement while striving to set our students up for success every step of the way.

Is it the baby fat that makes them float?

Actually, the primary factor in a baby’s ability to float is the ability to take air into the lungs. To maintain this access to air, the child must adjust his/her posture. The difference in positioning for an adult can be inches. For a baby, this adjustment is reduced to centimeters. If a child’s body posture is just a few centimeters off, it can make the difference between the face being submerged or the child having access to air.

If more frequent but shorter lessons are better, then why don’t you teach 7 days/week?

Everyone needs a little break from learning to process the information and in this case to give muscles a chance to recover. In addition, you need to be able to spend time with your family, as does your instructor. Weekends are family time. Periodically, if weather or other issues have cause lessons to be canceled for numerous days, your instructor may choose to offer make-up lessons on a weekend. This is strictly up to the instructor and based on the availability of parents.

How do the kids react during the first few lessons?

Children often fuss during the first few lessons because they are in a new environment and around new people. As your child becomes more confident in his/her ability in the water, the fussing will decrease. It is not unlike the first time you tried a new exercise class or were asked to perform a task at work that you’d never done before: the first time you try a new task it is always challenging, until you get the hang of it. It is the same for your young child. Your child is learning to perform a skill that he/she’s never done before.

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