Walkin' On Water Surf School offers extremely flexible programs for schools that have immense benefits for children, parents and schools alike.
Following the Surfing Australia Safe Surfing Programs and combining this with our unique lesson plans, our lessons and services to schools are second to none. We not only give the school children a great time surfing with us but also ensure they finish our classes and courses having gained a much greater knowlegde of the sport of surfing and of various aspects of the ocean and surf which are important for safety.

Our popular weekly school programs are centred around the children having a heap of fun while at the same time becoming proficient in a variety of different of styles of surfing, learning about the ocean and surf and becoming confident in our sensational aquatic playground we have on our doorstep.

In this Program, our qualified instructors take the children through a structured progession. A typical program includes

Week 1
Surf Safety and Surf Awareness Talk and Open Discussion with Q&A
Surf Sports/Nipper Games including Beach Flags, Beach Sprints, Wading, Dolphining and Body Surfing

Week 2
Still water session learning and practicing basic board skills

Week 3-6
Surf Sessions using Soft Surfboards, Soft Nipper Boards, Body Boards and Body Surfing

Introducing a number of different types of boards and body surfing into our sessions and having them available for the children, gives them great choice as to what they would like to play and catch waves on and gives them the ability to change throughout the sessions.

The children all have a fantastic time and it also teaches them many new skills and helps them gain the important confidence in the ocean and waves.

We are able to offer schools a variety of different types of programs to fit into the needs of the individual schools programs and projected outcomes.
We can offer just a basic Learn to Surf one off lesson with a school as an excursion type outing with a general introduction to surfing. For those schools wanting to include surfing into their sports program, we can put together a program of lessons with lesson plans formulated to progress students each week through new information and skills over a number of days in an intensive program or over a number of weeks or terms if this is preferred.
We can also put together Surf Camps with overnight stays of single nights to multi nights. There are a number of accomodation choices including the Coolangatta YHA, Tourist Parks and motels/hotels as examples. The Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Surf Club is also able to provide extremely good value meals to our groups for lunches or dinners. We can also organise basic lunches at very reasonable prices from a number of places. If staying at the Coolangatta YHA, breakfasts are included in the accomodation. This makes meal times and catering for your group very simple and hassle free.

Program Content In addition to the basic Learn to Surf and Surfer Improvement programs, using the Surfing Australia Safe Surfing Program, we can also include ocean awareness, surf safety and surf skills including surf rescue, first aid and CPR skills in our programs. We are able to combine these so that the training of students enables them to be proficient in surf life saving skills and be trained to and awarded, upon successful assessment, a number of Surf Life Saving Awards. These include Awards like the Bronze Medallion/the Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue), the Surf Rescue Certificate and Surf Survival Certificate. This will enable students to gain a much greater knowlegde of the surf, ocean and various aspects of surf life saving like surf rescues and basic first aid, communication and team work. This will not only teach them life skills and enable them to surf themselves at a much safer level and give them a greater insight into the ocean but will also teach them skills that may one day help save the life of themselves or even someone else's.

To compliment our extensive range of Programs, together with the Academy of Surf Sports, we are offering schools both formal and informal programs covering the topics of surf safety, awareness and surf skills. These can be a formalised program, where participants complete a Surf Life Saving Australia Certificate program or more informally where similar topics are covered in a half day program but no certificate is gained.

In these courses, participants will be taught surf safety and surf skills and be involved in discussions on surf awareness. Such topics will include
- dangers of the ocean,
- rips and currents,
- types of waves,
- sand banks,
- swimming at patrolled beaches and between the flags and the dangers of swimming at unpatrolled beaches or outside of the flagged area,
- types of rescues and rescue equipment available.

The courses will also include practical skills and involvement including
- basic surf negotiation in a controlled environment,
- body surfing skills and
- an introduction to the various surf life saving and surf club sports like board paddling skills and catching whitewater waves on a foam board, wading, dolphining, beach flags and relays.

For more information on these programs, please visit the Academy website (the link is below), or use the email link below to get more specific information.

Teachers

Jamo's Learn to Surf course is a excellent activity for school children. Our group of teenage boys were fully engaged and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Jamo developed an instant rapport with the group and led the boys through sequential and safe activities for all to progress and achieve success in the surf. Jamo's staff allowed safety in the surf as well as providing regular and postive feedback to help the surfers. It was a great introduction for those who have never surfed before and for those with some experience, their skills were fine-tuned to allow further progress. Coupled with the Surf Rescue program, the camp was full of variety with theory and practical sessions. And best of all, the boys were keen to go to sleep at night!!
Thanks Jamo for a fun and enjoyable week. We would fully recommend the "Walkin on Water" surf programs to any school.
John Anderson,
Director of Sport and Activities
Toowooomba Grammar School

Walkin on Water provided a fantastic, sequential surf skills development program for the Yr 11 students who nominated to go on "Surf Camp". Jamo and his staff were thoroughly professional and organised. Their enthusiasm for surfing and the ocean shone through in the delivery of the course content, which the students found motivating whilst providing them with a sound surf awareness base. Walkin on Water also introduced surfing to our Year 8 students. The students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and we found the staff to be inspirational and safety conscious. This company is highly recommended
Sue Petersen and Andrew Devenish
Outdoor Education Co-Ordinators
Hillbrook Anglican School

All POSITIVE, you & your staff are fantastic with the kids, the proof of your program I think lies with the student experience & they (& I) had a FANTASTIC time. I have had so much positive feedback from parents as well so that is always a good sign. We will certainly try to make this a regular term 4 sport.
Brisbane State School Teacher whose 23 students (Years 4-7) came to us each week for a 5 week Safe Surfing School Sport Program

Dear Jamo,
Thanks for having our boys for the week. All of them thoroughly enjoyed themselves - both in the theory lessons for the surf lifesaving certificate and the practical (rescues and surfing lessons). I liked the enthusiasm with which you and Matt taught the group. I had fun learning to surf myself and couldn't believe how easy it was to stand up on the board. I look forward to surfing with you guys again and completing a bronze medallion.
Thanks again.
Toowoomba Private School Teacher whose 18 Year 10 students did a 4 day Surf Sports Program involving Learn to Surf and completing their Surf Rescue Certificate

Students

Best camp I have ever been on. It was great fun doing the Bronze training, surfing and getting to know you guys…..Surfing was loads of fun and the Bronze Training enabled us to gain the Bronze Medallion Award.
Surf Sports Program – 5 Day Camp Learn to Surf and Bronze Medallion Training

I enjoyed the Prac work that we did and they were good skills to learn for life….Both Mat and Jamo are great blokes and they were easy to listen to and talk to.
Surf Sports Program – 5 Day Camp Learn to Surf and Surf Rescue Certificate Training

Well, you guys were just fantastic!! Really cruisy and easy to get along with and I really enjoyed the lifesaving part as well. Was such a good experience. Loved every lesson!
Surf Sports Program – 5 Day Camp Learn to Surf and Bronze Medallion Training

Hey guys
Thanks for last week it was really good. I think we are all coming down on Thursday so be ready!!! I also just wanted to know where I send the Surf Club membership forms to, what is the address?
Thanks guys
Surf Sports Program – 5 Day Camp Learn to Surf and Surf Rescue Certificate Training

Hey Jamo and Mat!!
I miss the beach so much. You guys made the whole experience very cruisy, fun and relaxed. I feel like a pro surfer now! haha. You guys made it so much fun and I can surf now. I want to be back at the beach chillaxing. The lifesaving was awesome too! It was great fun.
Surf Sports Program – 5 Day Camp Learn to Surf and Bronze Medallion Training