Westerfolds is the prefect swim school for kids. The class sizes are limited to a maximum of 4 so the swim teachers can focus on each child's strengths and weaknesses. They schedule safety week where the kids do different things like rescue each other, use life-jackets, get in a life-raft, call for "HELP", feel "seaweed' in the water, and swim with clothes on. They schedule an underwater photographer so now we have precious photos of our kids swimming underwater. The staff make the classes fun and group children with others that will help them flourish. My eldest daughter was terrified to start with, and is not confident with sports or in big or noisy environments. It didn't take long before she started thriving and was desperate to get into her bathers and get to class. Westerfolds seem to put a lot of focus on consistency in teaching staff, which is one less thing for kids without much confidence to worry about. I have 2 children, and I feel like the staff go out of their way to make sure the two swim classes are scheduled in a way that makes it easy for us. There are swim schools everywhere, but like anything it's the people that make your experience a good or a bad one. I cannot praise Westerfolds swim teachers and staff enough. I have no doubt it is a direct result of their efforts that my children are still doing and enjoying swimming.