Toca a Nadar is an aquatic activities project for elementary school students, which aims to raise awareness of the risk of drowning, provide children with a range of experiences and activities in the aquatic environment, and encourage health habits and regular sports practice.
It is aimed at all elementary school students in the municipality of Santarém, from 1st grade to 4th grade. All classes/schools take part in five 45-minute Aquatic Activities classes, mostly every 15 days, with different objectives and contents for each grade.
Students are transported from the schools to the aquatic sports facilities (Santarém Aquatic Complex or Sacapeito Municipal Swimming Pools) by bus, accompanied by the class teacher and an education assistant.
Schedule
School breaks
Students are registered by the School Groups / Schools of the Municipality of Santarém before the start of each school year. Each student receives a student kit at the meeting of parents and guardians at the schools, consisting of:
- Backpack
- Cap
- Student Book
- Rules of use
Material needed for Toca a Nadar classes:
- Cap (Toca a Nadar)
- Swimsuit/shorts, suitable for water activities (tight to the body, no pockets)
- Slippers
- Towel
- Personal hygiene products
Aquatic Complex
- Tuesdays and Fridays - 9:15 a.m. / 10:00 a.m. / 10:45 a.m.
- Wednesdays - 9:15 a.m. / 9:45 a.m. / 10:30 a.m. / 11:15 a.m.
Sacapeito Municipal Swimming Pools
- Mondays and Thursdays - 9:45 a.m. / 10:30 a.m. / 11:15 a.m.
- Agrupamento Afonso Henriques:
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- Agrupamento Alexandre Herculano:
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- Agrupamento Ginestal Machado:
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- Agrupamento Sá da Bandeira:
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AMA I - Adaptation to the Aquatic Environment Level 1 - 1st and 2nd years
- A class where many students have their first contact with the aquatic environment. Its objectives are vertical, ventral and dorsal balance and immersion.
AMA II - Adaptation to the Aquatic Environment Level 2 - 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th years
- Lesson based on the pedagogical content of pure swimming. Its objective is propulsion in the ventral and dorsal positions.
ARTISTIC SWIMMING - 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th years
- Artistic swimming lessons are based on notions of rhythm, expression and emotion. The main objective is to develop propulsion through paddling.
WATER POLO - 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades
- Water polo is a team sport of collaboration and opposition with a ball. The aim of this lesson is for students to develop ball handling skills (passing, receiving and shooting) and decision-making.
AQUATIC SAFETY - 3rd and 4th grades
- Lesson based on pedagogical progressions with the aim of preventing drowning. This lesson focuses on contents such as buoyancy and swimming with clothing (t-shirt).
RECREATIONAL GAMES - 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th years
- A lesson aimed at developing a taste for aquatic and sporting activities.
Who is entitled to receive the stamps/stickers to put in the Student Booklet?
- All students who take TAN classes receive a stamp/sticker at the end of the class.
How does the transportation of students to the Santarém Aquatic Complex and/or Santarém Municipal Swimming Pools work?
- Transportation from the schools to the sports facilities and vice versa is provided by a bus service run by Rodoviária.
Who teaches TAN classes?
- Toca a Nadar classes are taught by swimming coaches from EAAS / Viver Santarém.
Are the students accompanied during transportation and classes?
- The students are always accompanied by their class teacher and an educational assistant from the school, from the moment they arrive at the school, to the bus ride to the sports facilities and throughout the TAN classes.
When are the TAN classes?
- The timetable and schedules for Toca a Nadar, as well as the timetable and schedules for transport, are sent to the School Groups before the start of the school year, so that the class teachers can inform the parents at the initial meeting of the school year.
Equipment needed for TAN classes?
- Swimming cap (Toca a Nadar)
- Swimsuit/shorts, suitable for aquatic activities (tight to the body, no pockets)
- Slippers
- Towel
- Personal hygiene products