Montessori kids learn water safety the fun way

Bubbles the Goldfish Makes a Guest Appearance

Instructors from Goldfish Swim School in Yorktown Heights, along with mascot Bubbles the Goldfish, paid a fast and fun visit recently to Our Montessori School's (OMS) St. Andrew's Lutheran Church location (2405 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights 10598) for an informative, interactive session on water safety with OMS nursery and kindergarten students.

The youngsters learned a lot from Goldfish Yorktown assistant general manager Debra Carucci and helper Maria Ajito, who were impressed by how much the three-to-five-year-olds already knew about using common sense to stay safe when in or near water for swimming.

Among topics covered were adult supervision, life jackets, not running around a pool, not diving in to shallow water, and not pushing others. Each student received a goody bag included a “Water Safety with Bubbles” activity book.

Goldfish Swim School, which gives lessons to children four months to 12 years old, is scheduled to open winter 2018. For more information, visit Goldfish Swim School.

Our Montessori School offers programs for ages 18 months to three years (Toddlers); for three to six years old (Nursery/Kindergarten), and for six to 12-year-olds (Elementary School).

It also has locations in Yorktown Heights (10598), N.Y., at Yorktown United Methodist Church (2300 Crompond Road) and in Carmel (10512) at 4 Glenna Drive.

For more information, parents/caregivers can call (914) 962-9466 or email oms9@verizon.net. Visit the Our Montessori School website here.