Please click on the links below to other resources by the NYS Department of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Pediatrics Association for more information on what you can do to protect yourself and your child(ren) in or around water such as lakes, ponds, rivers, and swimming pools.

Buffalo Public School's Department of Health and Physical Education offers water safety and learn-to-swim lessons on a rotational basis that start at grade 2 depending on whether your child's school has a swimming pool. Please click on the links below to Buffalo community partner options who offer water safety courses and/or no-cost/low-cost swim lessons and how to sign up your child(ren). Community partners listed below may offer lessons where your child can be certified in swimming. Please contact the partner(s) below to obtain more information.