‘Swim for Sheillah’ Swimming Lessons

Nanny / Caregiver Water Safety Program

Caregiver Swimming Lessons

If you have very little, or no, swim experience there is no need for an assessment. We are happy to offer the free assessment after you have taken lessons and feel confident you can pass and receive your certification.

The ‘Swim for Sheillah’ fund is entirely dependent on generous donations from the public. Therefore, the program is subject to change dependent on available funds. We sincerely hope that as the fund grows we will be able to expand the initiative and offer greater discounts and further programming. 

We are delighted to announce that we are now offering heavily discounted nanny/caregiver group swim lessons, made possible by the ‘Swim for Sheillah’ fund.

Lessons will be 45 minutes and held at a pool in Georgetown. The cost, subsidized by the ‘Swim for Sheillah Fund’ is $10 per number of lessons in each term. Terms are between 6-10 weeks. 

If you can afford lessons, and do not need subsidized lessons the cost is CI$180.00.

Lessons will be on either:
Sunday mornings or
Weekday midday if we have enough interest

We do offer private and semi-private nanny/caregiver beginner lessons, however they are not currently subsidized by the ‘Swim for Sheillah’ Fund. Lessons start from CI$25 each per lesson and are 30 minutes in length. Please see below how to sign up for these.

Important Information:

Space is limited, so please be sure to book your place in advance. We will NOT be accepting walk-ins and have a zero cancellation policy. If you miss more than 2 lessons, your space and payments will automatically be forfeited.

 FAQs

We are accepting donations via Butterfield Bank to raise money so that we can offer FREE swimming assessments and subsidized swim lessons to all caregivers in Cayman. We aim to expand this program, in the Fall of 2023, to reach the greater Cayman Community, to any adult that might need the additional financial support to become water safe & efficient.

Any amount makes a huge difference to our program, and we sincerely thank you for any donation you are able to make. If you would like to sponsor a nanny, please find some guidance below:

  • A $100 donation will provide 1 Nanny access to a 6 week swim course.

  • A $300 donation will provide 1 Nanny with 3 sessions of the 6 week Course. We have found that most nannies need 3 sessions to pass a full assessment, become competent swimmers and receive their certificate.

  • A $1500 donation would provide 5 Nannies with 3 sessions of the 6 week Course.

  • A $5000 Corporate Sponsorship would be allocated to the ‘Tread for Sheillah’ Fundraiser, which would include corporate branding on any SFS items used at the event.

Alternatively, if you would like to donate any of your time/skills to grow the program via marketing, fundraiser, administration, swim instruction, etc, please reach out to Maureen at info@swim4sheillah.com

Donations will go strictly towards the cost of the instructor’s time as well as pool lane rentals.

We’d also like to thank the staff, web developers, and management team at Sky Blue Aquatics for donating their time and services to launch this initiative. Sky Blue Aquatics does not receive any profits from this program.

Donate Online

Online Electronic Funds Transfer
Bank:
 Butterfield Bank
Account name: The Swim for Sheilah Charitable Trust
Acc #: 1361809150014 (KYD) Corporate Savings
Memo: Swim For Sheillah - Your Name or Anonymous

Every donation size helps, thank you in advance.

 For more information on donating to the cause, please contact Maureen at info@swim4sheillah.com