If I could give this place less than one star, I would. My two kids loved the pool, so I thought it was time to get them swimming lessons. Both my 5 and 7 year-old placed into the beginning class. I watched their class from the bleachers which had either one or two other students, depending on the day. You are not able to interact with the instructor as a parent, and I never knew her name. I watched my kids become increasingly apprehensive until one day I watched the instructor dunking my 5 year old daughter repeatedly while she would scream and cry in between dunkings. The other children in the group got scared and all jumped out of the water and backed away from her in fear. When I went to the administration, after hearing my story, they talked to the instructor and told me my kids weren't ready to learn to swim and refused to participate. They did at least give me my money back, but I was most upset that they have instructors that would do that, then blame the child for it. I had to find another place quickly, because I didn't want the fear to stick. I got them into other lessons within a week, and after 4 months, my son has mostly gotten over the fear instilled in him by ACST's instructor, but my daughter still has some lingering issues. She will at least get in the pool as long as she can touch the bottom, but she is afraid of going underwater at all and still starts crying when she hears the word "bob." I would not recommend ACST for children to learn to swim. read more