Calais Swim Program
The swim committee is a volunteer group of 3-6 people made up of parents and/or community members. Group members are informally recruited by the committee. Tasks of operation are divided among committee members, with one member specifically in charge of docks and rafts.
Decisions are made collectively by majority vote. Meetings are typically held three times a year – once before, once during, and once after the swim lesson season – at the Maple Corner Community Center or at a member's home. Email is used for consensus around minor decisions or tasks throughout the season. If hiring a new swim instructor, members meet additionally in the spring for interviews and hiring decisions. If a decision involves a large expenditure, such as a new dock, raft, or landscaping work, the committee attempts to get bids from three sources. Factors in the decision include cost, quality, and use of local personal/resources.
The swim committee will review and update these policies and procedures annually.
2025 Swim Lessons
Curtis Pond Swimming Lessons will go on this summer for 30 minute classes, running from 10:30am-2:30pm on the following weeks:
Session I: July7 - July11
Session II: July 28 - Aug 1
Session III: Aug 4 - Aug 8
Session IV: Aug 18 - Aug 22
Classes are held at the swimming access and taught by our local certified swim instructors/lifeguards, the famous Cannella twins.
You may register digitally using the following form. However, you'll need to loo kat the mail-in ballot for the waiver you'll need to submit and to learn about the various swimming levels:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQTW_dGWDwhUNKVBI1y71s7kDpbLnqWy2XyVnQ_Lc2m8gsoQ/viewform
You may also mail in a registration using this document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DOUHmFb-TD33wJZmJ3p6tBltnQw-9oiV/edit?tab=t.0
Please note we have raised the registration price to $30 for Calais residents and $35 for non-Calais resident, per child, per week. PLEASE pay PRIOR to your week of swimming.
We will not be accepting payments at the lessons.