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    Foss Swim School

    2.5 (14 reviews)
    Closed 8:15 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Goldfish Swim School - Minnetonka

    Goldfish Swim School - Minnetonka

    4.7(3 reviews)
    14.3 mi

    This is a bit of a factory, but my daughter loves Goldfish and has been learning a lot in her…read moreswimming journey! To start, the space is kept very warm, which is great for young swimmers! The pool water and the pool area are vey comfortable for the swimmers and the family members waiting. They also have all of the Anne ties you might need such as showers, swim suit swimmers and plenty changing rooms. The one thing I don't love is that they advertise a 30 minute lesson but they don't usually start my daughter's class until about 5-6 min after the start of the hour but and exactly at 30 past the hour. Also, they have between 1-4 kids per plane, so that also limits how much swimming time they actually get. I wish there was more consistency.

    We absolutely love having our 4 and 7 year old at swim lessons here. We spent thousands of dollars…read moreand years at Foss with no luck in getting my then 5 year old swimming. Within a couple of months here - he was swimming the entire length of the pool on his own. The teachers are great, super friendly and I love the fact that you move up levels as soon as you pass all the skills - you don't have to have a mid session assessment like you do at Foss. Another great thing about Goldfish is the fact that you can sign up any time and I've been able to easily get both of my kids lessons in the same time slot. If you are looking for a great place for your kiddo to learn how to swim, look no further!!

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    Shoreview Community Center

    Shoreview Community Center

    3.9(39 reviews)
    18.0 mi

    Shoreview Community Center gets 5 stars! I went in not expecting much but I was blown away by how…read moremuch fun there was. The waterpark was the highlight. That waterslide with the lights and music? Awesome! It's a one of a kind experience. Beyond the waterpark the playground was also great. It's not your average playground; it's big, well designed and has tons of opportunities for kids to explore and play. What really makes Shoreview Community Center stand out is the community. They offer so much more than just a pool and playground. From the fitness center to the skatepark they have created a space for all interests and ages. It's clear they have invested in making a valuable resource for everyone.

    If I could give this zero stars I would! I took my kids…read morehere for a simple swimming outing, but the experience turned into something really upsetting due to both the environment and the staff's lack of action. After swimming we sat in the seating area while I gave my kids some snacks. A visibly intoxicated woman sat next to us and began making inappropriate disturbing comments directed at my children. I initially tried to ignore her hoping she would move along but the situation quickly escalated. She stood over my infant in their car seat which felt threatening and completely unacceptable. I repeatedly asked her to back away from my kids because I had no idea what she might do in her condition. Instead of stepping in staff and security stood by and watched the situation unfold. Even as the woman continued yelling using profanity and attempting to get closer to my children who were clearly frightened no one intervened or made any effort to de-escalate or remove her. This place not only failed to provide a safe, family friendly environment but the complete lack of response from staff made the situation far worse. It was an extremely distressing experience and I would not recommend this facility to families expecting basic safety and support.

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    Foss Swim School

    Foss Swim School

    3.1(7 reviews)
    13.7 mi

    We have been coming to the Blaine FOSS since our eldest daughter was 6 months old. Our daughter…read moreloves water and she developed some good skills at FOSS. She's 6 years old now. Facility is nice and employees are great, what's not so great is, the evaluation system. I understand it's some what subjective to who's doing the evaluation, but the general goal shouldn't be to maximize as much revenue as they possible can, rather considered your child's skills. It feels like the pass/repeat/fail all depends on how many kids they have registered and if they have available room or not, definitely your child's skill set isn't the primary factor. Exhibit A: our daughter tried North Wolf swimming club and passed with flying colors. She just wasn't used to the coach style learning and she was intimidated with coach yielding to other kids, she wasn't ready for that. We decided to continue with FOSS. They kept her in the same class for 3 consecutive seasons and the excuses were, she needs to work on her "breathing" or she needs to work on her hands! This is a girl that swamped the whole Olympic size swimming pool back and forth for her try out! Later we discovered they didn't have enough student registered for the next up session and the existing class is over capacity! Exhibit B: They placed a new student in their group, whom happens to be a girl my friend goes to school with. She never attended swimming lesson but she ended up in the same class as our daughter! Now you have kids with high varying degree in their skill sets and our daughter ends up not getting enough attention the instructor focuses more in monitoring others and helping others. I don't like singling out employee as they get the over arching theme instructions from the corner offices, but Alexander, floor manager, took it to the next level when I tried to approach her with our over all concerns! Her general responses was, "you telling me your concern doesn't change how we grade" paraphrased! So, this is our last session and we are taking our daughters to a different place where they can learn and excel!! PS: they charge us ~$250 per season. roughly we spend ~$750 to learn the same skill sets, the pattern has been repeat x3 per each session/season!

    We just found out tonight that the average child takes each level 2-3 times. At $225 per level, we…read morehave spent about $4,000 and our son is not even 5. At this rate, his swimming lessons will cost more than 1 year of college tuition. If Foss would be up front and honest about this in the beginning, maybe people would have more to consider when picking where to sign their kids up for lessons. I am disappointed with them not only because I feel like it's a pyramid scheme, but also because each lesson they "start over" and my child gets bored. I also don't like that they test halfway through the session so if your child improves and passes at the end, they still have to repeat the class. Overall, there are less expensive options out there that are just as effective and not trying to scam you into paying for 3 sessions each level. I would rather spend my $14,000 for his college education then overpriced swim lessons.

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