Goldfish Swim School - Garden City

Celebrate the dads in your community by wishing them a happy Father's Day and letting them know how much they mean! ❤️

You might have noticed that we're pretty passionate about celebrating here, and for good reason! 🎉 Ribbons are one of those little ways we like to go Above and Beyond to make our swimmers feel seen and supported.

Whether it's a ribbon for accomplishing a new skill, being a good listener, swimming the length of the pool or following the golden rules - every ribbon is a chance for kiddos to feel recognized, encouraged, and cheered on - and we can't get enough of that! 🤩

Today is World Oceans Day, a day dedicated to Celebrating ocean life and working to protect our oceans and act sustainably. 🌊 Bubbles has some Fintastic Friends that call the ocean home, and their names are Lulu, Jitt, Freeya, and Sloan.

Let's take today to celebrate these fishy friends of ours by learning what you can do to help protect our oceans! Share your favorite fishy friend in the comments, and one thing we can all do to help care for our oceans. 💙

🌟✨ Maya and Sage have been making waves at Goldfish Swim School for over 6 years, and now they’re ready to take on the next level as they graduate from SwimForce! Let’s give a big round of applause to these amazing young swimmers for their dedication and hard work! 🎉

Meet Gia, she has Cerebral Palsy. Gia started with Goldfish as a G1 2 years ago, she is now in P2. Never say you can’t do anything. Gia was determined to keep leveling up and she did. NEVER GIVE UP!

June is here, which means it's time for a new monthly celebration! 🎉 From those who like to stick to dry land to our fishy friends in the sea, this month we invite you to Celebrate Animals with us!

Does your kiddo have a favorite animal? Share it with us in the comments below! 🦀

In remembrance of our nation's heroes this Memorial Day, we'd like to pay our respects and thank all those who so bravely fought for our country. US. ❤️

While many also mark this day as the start of summer, it's important to remember the true meaning of this day, and what it means to so many. Never forget, ever honor.

Attention Parents‼️ Goldfish will be closed on Monday (05/27) in observance of Memorial Day!

As parents, it seems like no matter how much we try to plan and schedule inevitably something will eventually happen to cause those plans or that schedule to go right out the window. 😅 We've been there.

While we can't keep those plans or schedules from getting rearranged, we can make it easy to schedule your make-up swim lessons! With the Goldfish Swim School App you have easy, flexible scheduling and rescheduling in the palm of your hand. So that's at least one less thing you have to worry about. 😉

If you see Iana on the pool deck give her a huge high five and congratulate her for being employee of the month of May 🎉🎉

We practice to keep you safe.

Join us tomorrow for Water Safety Day from 5:30-7pm! 💦🏊

National Learn To Swim Day! 🏊🩱🤿😁

Today's Water Safety Wednesday is particularly special because it just so happens to be International Water Safety Day! This day aims to increase awareness of drowning and the critical need for water safety education. As you probably already know, this is a mission we're deeply passionate about and pursue every single day. 🌊

Take this day as an opportunity to have a conversation with your family, friends, and kiddos about the importance of water safety. Start the conversation by going over these tips and if you haven't already signed the Safer Swimmer Pledge - today is the perfect day for it! Together, we can all play a role in minimizing the risk of drowning. Let's see just how big of a difference we can make! 🤗

Celebrate the moms in your community by wishing them a happy Mother's Day and letting them know how much they mean! Happy Mother's Day to all of our amazing mothers! ❤️

We took the Pledge……did you? 🖐️🫵

Take a moment to recognize our SWIMSATIONAL instructors on National Teachers' Day!! Your dedication, passion, and endless enthusiasm make every swim lesson a fin-tastic adventure. 🐟 We truly couldn't do what we do without you!

If you have a swim instructor that's made your kiddo's time at Goldfish simply Golden, show them some love in the comments! ❤️

Pledge to be a Safer Swimmer this summer. ☀️ Get entered to win a YEAR of FREE swim lessons, or a GOLDEN getaway at LEGOLAND® New York! Plus, help us make waves and save lives across the country by supporting the USA Swimming Foundation.

Take the pledge at https://goldfishswimschool.com/safer-swimmer-pledge

Out of all our monthly celebrations, this is the one nearest and dearest to us - it's time to Celebrate Water Safety! 💙 Water safety is at the heart of everything we do here. Teaching kids how to be safer in and around the water, and minimizing the risk of drowning is the mission we passionately pursue.

All month long, we'll be sharing water safety content and information about the Safer Swimmer Pledge! ✨ Who's ready to be a Wavemaker for water safety with us?! 👏

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has been studying the importance of play-based learning and speaking to the benefits of it for years. The AAP says, “Play builds the brain and the body. Play has been shown to support brain structure and functioning, facilitating synapse connection and improving brain plasticity. Play is also critical to safe, stable, and nurturing relationships, supporting developmental milestones, and mental health.” ❤️

Through our Science of Swim Play ®️ curriculum, we’re able to see firsthand the benefits of play-based learning in our swim lessons every single day. If you’re looking for swim lessons that you can feel good about, and that your child will love, send us a message to start the conversation! 🤗

Swim Lessons Save Lives. It's not just a catchy slogan - it's a fact! ✨ Swim lessons reduce the risk of drowning by 88%.

At Goldfish Swim School, we're dedicated to water safety. From back floats to treading water, we teach life-saving skills that make a real difference! ⭐

It’s time for a Water Safety Wednesday special edition! Earlier this month, we talked about the benefits of change and doing something new with our friend Freeya. 🐬 Freeya and Lulu get along swimmingly because when we pair trying new things with repetition we can open a whole world of mastery and possibility!

Research shows that kids need repetition to learn, in fact, repetition is often the foundation of learning and recall for them. 🐙 So if you ever wonder why we practice a skill over and over (and over) again, it’s because this is how little ones learn, and these are skills we want them to be able to instantly recall should they ever need to use them!

When summer arrives, visions of trips to the beach, pool days, and more are top of mind for so many of us. 🏖️ Now is the time for kids to be learning and building those critical water safety skills so that they’re ready to splash into summer fun safely!

If you’re curious to learn more about our swim lessons, let’s start the conversation. Drop us a comment or send us a DM, and let’s all make an effort to start Summer Safety Now! ☀️

We often talk about our community here and the Fintastic Friendships that kiddos make, but the truth is that when you swim with us - everyone who is a part of that is part of our community! Parents make friends with one another while sitting and watching their little fish learn. Kids find new besties in their fellow swim buddies, and even our team members wind up being BFF's! 🤗

You might not think about friendships and a sense of community as a benefit of swim lessons, but at Goldfish, they definitely are.

Leave a ❤️ if you love this community too!

Having swimming buddies here at Goldfish Swim School helps to make every stroke a splash of fun! We love to see all the Golden Friendships that are created with each swim lesson! 💙 🌊

At Goldfish, we’re all about providing the best possible experience for our swimmers and their families. That’s why we utilize things like weekly feedback and skill evaluations, and teaching to the individual. If you swim with us, we hope you’re already familiar with the first two, but you might not be aware of the third one.

This is because it happens during every swim lesson, often without being dedicated by the outside eye! Teaching to the individual, using progressions, allows our instructors to meet every student where they are providing them the attention and direction they need! ☺️

Comment below if you love progressions as much as we do! ⭐

Flowers and trees, birds, ponds, clouds, and bees - it’s time to Celebrate Nature! 🌲 ☀️ During the month of April, Celebrating Nature is our Monthly Celebration here at Goldfish. It’s a chance to inspire even more love and respect in kiddos for the great outdoors, as well as, a chance to invite extra imagination into swim lessons! 🌻

Nature is a fin-omenal teacher in so many ways and a wonderful reminder for learning through play! So all month long, we’ll be busy playing, learning, and growing. See you in the pool! 😉

Water Safety Wednesday - "Safer Summers Start Now" edition! 🌊 Believe it or not, summer break and summer vacations will soon start popping up on calendars. Now is a great time to make sure your little ones are enrolled in swim lessons so that they can have a safer summer!
It takes time for kiddos to learn new skills (or refresh if they've been out of lessons for a bit). 🐟 Beginning swim lessons now means that kids have more time to learn the life-saving water safety skills you want them to have so that everyone can enjoy a splash-tastic summer! 🤩
Visit our website for more information or drop us a comment to start the conversation!

Do you have a little fish on your hands who just can't seem to get enough of the water? As they soar and glide their way through swim lesson levels, you might be starting to wonder, but what happens next?! Swim Force! 🌟
Our Swim Force program allows swimmers to continue developing their swim skills after they've passed the last level of lessons while learning competitive swim techniques in a fun and friendly team-oriented environment! 😊
There are no intimidating tryouts, it's only one day a week and the coaches are there to help kids reach their full potential as they dip their toe into a competitive sport. If you're curious to learn more, reach out today! 💛

Just swimming by to say that we hope your day is filled with all sorts of good luck! 😉 There's a big, bright, colorful world out there and the more magic we look for - the more we find. 🌈 🍀