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One of the amazing things about homeschooling is that we get opportunities that schooled kids would never get. My kids took swimming lessons at the YMCA for years with the homeschooler swim, and got quite good. So this fall, they were invited by the woman in charge of the swimming department to come in on Tuesday mornings and teach when the school groups come in for lessons. I was a little confused. Katie is only 10. What age would they be teaching? Anyone from kindergarten to grade 6, apparently. What would they be doing? Helping with the young ones who couldn't swim at all and needed an extra pair of hands, and demonstrating for the older classes. They wouldn't have a class to themselves, but they'd be helping the teachers. Sounded good to me. So they launched right in.
Has it ever been good! And now that the kids are in lessons preparing to be lifeguards, I know they'll likely be able to get jobs at the Y teaching swimming lessons officially, because they've already been doing it! It also gives me a great chance to work out, which is something that I've been wanting to do. I'm now able to jog for half an hour without stopping! When I started in the fall I could only do five minutes. So it's a win-win for everybody! And my kids learn leadership skills. I'm a very proud mother. |
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