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A swim school providing quality instruction
with particular attention to a safe learning environment while keeping alive the can-do joy of learning
What you need to know about swimming lessons at Frankie Frog
Fees for 2026
Fees per child: Term 1
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Monday, 2 February to Thursday, 2 April.
It’s a 9 week term except for the Friday classes which are a 7 week term (that’s because of Waitangi Day on 6 Feb and Good Friday on 3 April).
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The lesson fees listed below are per child per lesson including GST. Fees are prorated accordingly when there are public holidays or short terms. Most terms have 10 lessons.
Pre-school and baby
Parent and Baby (group of 5) | 30 minutes | $21.50 ( 6 months to 3 yrs olds)
Pre-school (group of 2) | 20 minutes | $25.00 ( over 3 yrs)
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Pre-school classes are on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays between 9:20 am and 2:30 pm
School age
Group of 2 | 20 minutes | $28.00
Group of 3 | 20 minutes | $25.00
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Classes are on weekdays from 3:25 pm to 7:00 pm
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Private
One child in the pool at a time | 20 minutes | $48.00
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We have extended our private class duration to 20 minutes
Parent and Baby
Between 5 months - 3 years
Parent and Baby classes are typically for children between the ages of 5 months and 3 years. In these classes you are in the water with your child to facilitate their learning during the lesson and also to show you how to help their water awareness at other times such as bath time, home pools or visits to public water facilities. Classes are in groups of 5 parents and children and last for 30 min. The lessons have a strong water safety focus. Skills learned in these lessons range from water awareness, safety activities, breath control, safe submerging, self-propulsion, all the way up to swimming unaided and breathing in deep water.
Preschool
Between 3 and 5 years
Preschool Classes are typically for children aged between 3 and 5 Years old. Classes have 2 swimmers per class and are 20 min long. Children are paired according to their age, development stage, swimming ability and personality. Parents are not in the water however if this is required you are more than welcome to transition out of the pool when your child is ready. The lessons have a strong water safety focus. Skills learned in these lessons range from water awareness, safety activities, breath control, safe submerging, self-propulsion, all the way up to formal strokes if appropriate.​
School Age
Children 5 years and older
School age lessons are typically for children over the age of 5 years. Classes are typically 3 per class with lessons 20 min long. School age classes range from beginners to advanced stroke techniques.
Private Lessons
Any age
Private lessons are also available for individuals. Lessons are 20 minutes long
Our Philosophy
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At Frankie Frog Swim School, our 22 years of experience gives us the ability to recognise and understand the evolving development of children irrespective of their chronological age. This enables us to tailor each lesson for the particular child’s needs. Our lesson philosophy is based on the following principles.
Learning to swim the fun way
This principle is based on the understanding learning is greatly improved and retained when dopamine is present during an event. The reward centres in the brain are activated by dopamine and they help us stay focused and motivated. This helps learning. To ensure that this learning happens, lessons are based around keeping things new, exciting, fun and rewarding.
Water safety at the highest level
Lessons have a strong water safety emphasis. Learning is based around developing water safety skills first before formal stroke development. The early safety skills taught are: only entering water with parent or teacher, safe entries and exits, learning to swim without goggles, extended breath hold, returning to side after entry, parent education about monitoring children, learning to swim and breath in deep water using “bob and breath” and “role and breath” techniques, teaching respect for water, role playing emergency situations, which is why we have a session devoted to wearing life jackets.
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Sequential learning
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Lessons are planed around the principle of each new skill building on the base developed from previous shills. When complex actions are required these are broken down into components that are taught individually before being combined into the overall action.
Quality swimming lessons based on the principle of quality over quantity
We would rather have fewer correct actions rather than any incorrect actions as the repetition of incorrect actions result in them being learnt rather than the correct actions.
Small class sizes
To ensure each child gets a high level of attention and instruction, class sizes are limited. This minimises child down time with more one-on-one attention. Preschool classes are normally 2 per class and school age classes are typically 3 per class. Parent and child classes are 5 per class.
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Minimising distractions
Only one lesson is in progress in the pool at one time.​​