Welcome to ISR WITH OCTAVIA llc.

MEET YOUR CERTIFIED ISR INSTRUCTOR

Hi I am Miss Tay; short for Octavia.

About Me: I’m from a small area in Midway known as Zion Hill. My family (The Raglins) have a long lineage of baptist ministers and the Lord is my Rock!

I am a graduate of Kentucky State University with a Bachelors degree in Public Administrations with a minor in Spanish and a Masters in Business Administration . I ran a small business in Lexington for five years called the Pink Party Palace specializing in little girl spa birthday parties. I sold my intellectual property to two business owners in Indiana and Ohio and shortly after; I took a break from being a business owner to the travel the world. I’ve traveled to 15 countries and I absolutely love Thailand.

I have three teenage daughters; Ollie (21)Mariah (16) and Bre (15).

Unfortunately, I can no longer pick them up for a quick cuddle, I can no longer have them jump to me in the pool, nor can I buy them cute little swim diapers. As an ISR instructor; I am able to experience these precious moments with your child. I promise each student will know how much they are cherished while in my presence. Everyday will be an absolute joy to my heart when I see how excited they are to come to their 10 min lesson. Even when they still have tears the cuddles validate how much I love them.

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What is ISR?

ISR’s unique results are achieved through fully customized, safe and effective, one-on-one lessons with only your child and the Instructor in the water. What your child will learn, and the way he or she will learn it, is what makes ISR so different from traditional swimming lessons. Always putting safety first, ISR emphasizes competence, which leads to confidence, and provides the foundation for a lifetime of enjoyment in and around the water.

What your child will learn depends on his or her age and developmental readiness, but in all cases, at minimum, your child will learn to roll onto his or her back to float, rest, and breathe, and to maintain this position until help arrives. I specialize in working with children 6 months to 6 years old. ISR teaches your child these skills while wearing anything even WINTER CLOTHES. This teaches them how to self survive and solve an aquatic problem. If the child were to find themselves near water alone; ISR prepares them to stay safe.

Floaters

Ages 6 months to 18 months; more mobile children will learn the full ISR Self-Rescue® sequence of swimming until they need air, rotating onto the back to float, then rolling back over to continue swimming. ISR students are taught to repeat this sequence until they reach the safety of the steps, side of the pool, or the shoreline.

*If I am working with a fearful child over the age of 18 months they “could be considered“ a floater not because I can not skill them, but because they are not a willing participant. I as an instructor reserve the right to label them as an ISR FLOATER Regardless of their age.

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Swim Float Swimmer

Ages 12-15 months to 6 years old, Generally speaking, children ages 6 months to 1 year learn the ISR Self-Rescue® skill of rolling onto their backs to float, rest and breathe. They learn to maintain this position until help arrives.

While a Swim Float Swimmer- will swim on a set interval and roll over to float and breathe, then flip over to continue swimming. Depending on the child’s age; the child may float until they feel comfortable or close enough to flip over and swim to safety.