Upcoming Holiday Dates at St Michael's School, Otford (inclusive):
Easter - Friday 29th March - Friday 12th April 2024
School event - Sunday 12th May 2024
May Half Term - Monday 27th May - Sunday 2nd June 2024
Summer - Monday 29th July - Sunday 1st September 2024
All timetables are correct at time of publishing. Any changes to your class times will be communicated to you by your local office either by phone or email.
Louisa has over 13 years experience as a primary school teacher but she left to become a stay at home mum to her three children. She joined Puddle Ducks at the end of 2022 as a Poolside Assistant. Fast forward 8 months and she is qualified to teach both Swim Academy and Baby & Pre-school.
My own children show the range of attitudes to swimming. My daughter loves the water and is super confident. My middle one is incredibly cautious. I started Puddle Ducks with him to build up that water confidence and awareness of how to stay safe. Maybe the youngest will be somewhere in between.
I have loved working with children again and seeing the leaps in both confidence and ability, it was the part of teaching I really missed.
Sam worked as an IT Trainer within the NHS for over 10 years, but more recently made the lifestyle choice to work on the deli counter at Waitrose!
I have always thought that teaching these skills would be such a rewarding job so when the opportunity to become a Puddle Ducks teacher came up I jumped at the chance!
I have two children, a full-on mermaid and a mermaid-in-training... She just loves being in the water and I take them both swimming regularly as a fun activity, knowing that being able to swim is a really important life skill.
I'm looking forward to teaching your little ones these skills and seeing them develop through safe, fun Puddle Ducks activities, making for lots of happy, confident water loving children.
Mia is one of our Swim Academy teachers. She teaches Levels 1 and 2. She is also a Poolside Assistant at some of our sessions.