Swimming, and then some
Our enrichment programs exist so that a Swami's success in the classroom matches their success in the water. The mission is to build academic skills, athletic skills and life skills together, developing character first in every swimmer on this team.
One-on-one tutoring
Every student gets tutoring as they need it. Our volunteer tutors, many of them graduates of Cal, Duke, Virginia and Princeton, work with the Swami staff to understand what each athlete actually needs. Besides math, writing and language, they serve as mentors and role models. A caring adult in a child's life can change its direction, and trust is a real antidote to the stress many of our students carry.
Coming to Belle Haven
Campus Days
Visits to Bay Area university campuses built around department speakers, hands-on activities in computer science, animation, art and science, and a campus tour at the end. Our Salt Lake City program has run these for years, including trips tied to travel meets at UCSB and Colorado State.
Summer Book Club
A six-week summer activity led by our volunteer group, with age-appropriate books, to keep Swamis reading through the break and to give them something to do together away from the pool.
Swami Speaker Series
Local success stories from the community talking about their careers and how they got there. In Salt Lake City past speakers have included an NFL quarterback, a Napa Valley winery owner, an author and a mountaineer who summited Everest at thirteen.
Science, field trips and more
Science projects and marine biology are in the works, along with field trips to local organisations including a flight school seminar in East Palo Alto. Most activities land on Wednesdays or weekends.
Tutors welcome.
If you have a passion for reading, writing, math, science or test prep and a few hours to give, we would like to hear from you.