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Swim School in Orland Park, IL

Building confident swimmers one story at a time

Let your kids know all about swimming at Bear Paddle’s Orland Park location.
swimming camp of Bear Paddle Swim School

Welcome to Bear Paddle, your local swim school in Orland Park, Illinois.

Bear Paddle Swim School is a month-to-month year-round swim school offering 30-minute swim lessons for kids in Orland Park, Illinois.

Personalized Swim Lessons

Our swimming school in Orland Park offers personalized lessons for toddlers and kids. We welcome young swimmers of all skill levels and needs to our school.

Our swimming lessons last for 30 minutes. During that time, your child will be guided and trained by our experienced swimming instructor. We’ve also divided our swim lessons into four classes:

  • Private swim lessons – your child will undergo a one-on-one lesson with our swim instructor.
  • Semi-private classes – your child will partner with an expert coach and another student. Not only will this develop your child’s technique, but it’ll also boost their social skills.
  • Group lessons – your child will be assigned to a group with students with the same skill level.
  • Family Swim – This is free every weekend! You’ll join your child in the pool for family fun. This option is available for families who are actively swimming in weekly lessons.
female swim coach guiding a child in the pool

Story-based Learning

Our Orland Park swim school offers a unique learning experience for your child. We help your little ones become safe and confident swimmers through story-based swimming lessons and exercises. We divide our swimming lessons for toddlers and kids into stations. Each skill level has a dedicated station with the necessary tools for classes.

By taking our classes, your kid can stay engaged and know about basic swimming skills with ease. We’ll let your little swimmer learn at their pace so they can get the essentials right. And when our student masters specific techniques, we’ll give them our Skill Patch Rewards.

mother guiding her child to float on her back

Enroll today and start tomorrow!

We offer swim lessons for kids of all ages seven days a week. We make swimming a convenient and consistent part of your student’s routine.

It’s super easy to enroll! Pick a day and time that works best for your family and that is your reserved time until your student moves up a level or your schedule changes.

Address & Phone

Bear Paddle Orland Park
16124 S. La Grange Rd.
Orland Park, IL 60467
708-971-2525

Hours

Sun: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Mon: 3:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Tues: 3:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Wed: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Thu: 3:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Fri: 3:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Sat: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Orland Park families love us!

I have had my three children at Bear Paddle Orland Park since summer 2016, they came in with no swim experience ages 4,4 and 5. They started learning to swim by taking two summer camps, I would highly recommend this because they got to jump start quickly and after 4 weeks (2 camps) were able to swim. The instructors are all amazing, and no matter what time of day you make your lesson, they are energetic and helpful, and very patient. My kids loved going to lessons, and we feel much more at ease knowing they can swim. For this age, 30 min is plenty of time. It is also great that they use salt water, they get no rashes or eye irritations when they finish swimming. I would highly recommend Bear Paddle.
Dana Sulkson
My daughter had a genuinely amazing time taking lessons at Bear Paddle this summer. Over the course of a couple months, she went from being quite reluctant about swimming to being a Level 5. The concentrated intervals of different strokes truly made all the difference. I had not experienced swim instruction of this style before, and we loved it so much. She had instructors on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays...all of them were highly enthusiastic, encouraging and patient. Thank you again for a wonderful experience!
Rebecca Reitz
The facility is nice and clean. The staff is great. The lessons are a bit expensive compared to park district programs (though I think they're on par with other swim schools), but the program is well worth the money.
Kristina Chamis

Start your Bear Paddle story today with a free swim lesson and skills assessment.

Swimming Lesson FAQs

If you have concerns regarding our lessons, schedules, or health protocols, here are some FAQs we compiled for your assurance:
Our reliable maintenance and cleaning team disinfects the door handles, floors, tables, benches, fixtures, sinks, diaper changing stations, and toilets of our various locations regularly. Moreover, our janitors sanitize every changing station and shower stall after each use. We also provide our students with a complimentary hand sanitizer. Lastly, our ultraviolet filtration system and chlorinated salt water can help prevent the spread of germs and viruses.
We use a scheduling system so that no more than 50 people are inside our swimming school at any given time.
Our dedicated maintenance team tests our pool water chemistry before, during, and after every 30-minute session. Since we use chlorinated water and ultraviolet light, it eliminates up to 99.99% of illness-causing germs and viruses. Our facilities also use a Diatomaceous Earth (DE) media-powered Defender Filtration system to eradicate harmful particles.