COMPARISON OF OUR 3 TRAINING PROGRAMS
(Full Hands-on/Full Blended, Online-only, Extended beyond Full Training)
| Feature | Online Only | Blended Online / 6-day Hands-on Training |
Extended Online / 11 days Hands-on Training |
| # Hours | 30-35 | 80, including 6-day Hands-on |
32 beyond the 6-day |
| Breakable into parts | no | no |
yes, 6-day and 5-day |
| Instructional Manual | yes | yes | same as Blended |
| Student Manual 60 pages |
no | yes | same as Blended |
| #Sessions with Students |
0 | 8: Beginning class |
16: Beginning and Next Step classes |
| # Classroom Hours | 0 | 39, 6-day |
8 more, 1 following each class session |
| Observation | no | yes | yes |
| Spotting | no | yes | yes |
| Develop Lesson Plan |
no | yes | yes |
| Teach Lesson Plan |
no | yes | yes |
| Monthly Conference Calls, 4 mo. |
no | yes | yes, as needed |
| Licensed to use Miracle Swimming System |
no | yes: Level 1 |
yes, Level 2 |
| Certificate of Completion | yes | yes | yes |
| Marketing through MSI website |
yes, listed | yes, listed and referred | yes |
| Referrals from MSI | no | yes | yes |
| Business Support | no | yes | yes |
| Teaching Support | yes | yes | yes |
| Cost of Training | $799 $869 with hard copy |
$1299 |
$1699 $600 as an add-on |
| Additional Training Available |
Freestyle, $700 Snorkeling, $900 3 Strokes, $1100 |
Freestyle, Snorkeling, 3 Strokes | |
| Agreement required | yes | yes | yes |
| Licensing fee, Royalty | $80/year for listing on MSI website only | $100/year plus 10% of MS class revenue | $100/year plus 10% of MS class revenue |
| Frequency requirement |
same as blended | 3 Beginning or Next step Classes/year to stay current w/system | same as Blended |
| MSI Classes you may teach | Intro half-day |
Miracle Swimming Beginning, Next Step, Mini-classes (intro classes that feed Beg. classes) and private lessons | same as Blended |
"I appreciate your intuitive and psychic approach and your grounded way of relaying this information so that it doesn't sound "woo-woo." I believe you're using a (r)evolutionary approach to teaching and to helping people overcome fear." —Nancy Ward,
Total Immersion
"I learned that fears are real and need to be acknowledged and accepted before being overcome. By coming to this training with my staff, I feel that we'll prevent future participants from becoming afraid adults by stopping fear while students are young.
—Margee Charron
Bubbles to Butterfly Swim School