What is the SDN Curriculum?

Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death among children ages 1 to 4 years old. It is a worldwide, tragic phenomenon. Yet we know from the success of other health programs that we need to educate children early – smoking, seatbelts, fire safety, pedestrian safety – once we learn the importance of safety, we can make true change.

Stop Drowning Now offers a full, dry-land classroom kit of drowning prevention education tools to teach kids how to recognize drowning risks and to protect themselves and others. The kit is specifically designed for young kids’ learning needs. Through an experiential approach, kids participate in the discovery and identification process, and learn preventative measures as well as emergency responses. These educational tools are used by our messengers to speak at pre-schools, PTO meetings, elementary schools, community events and more. We provide links to puppet shows, downloadable power point presentations, songs, story tracks, water safety check lists, coloring pages, facts sheets, logos and more. When you present the Safer 3 message to your community, it gives your swim school the advantage of being the drowning prevention specialist in your area, this is turn helps increase your student enrollment.

In addition we now offer a new in-water program designed specifically for swim schools! With the addition of a Water Safety Week which can be incorporated into your current water lesson plan, to a full Water Safety Month which includes activities for your lobby and lessons, our full service online platform provides everything you need. Our Members also gain access to the Stop Drowning Now Water Safety Challenge which includes Challenge Certificates and a step by step how to guide as well as Water Safety Checklist, Water Watcher Tags and more!