Our son has attended Northstar for Toddler, Pre Casa and now Casa. He loves it, and we have seen…read moresuch progress with his learning and social skills. The building is wonderful, the teachers & curriculum are excellent and our kiddo is happy.

From the owner: We incorporate the Montessori approach within our swimming lessons. Our swim school specializes in…read moreswimming lessons for kids and adults. Our all-season, heated, salt-water swimming pool is beautifully surrounded in a solarium-type enclosure, and a spacious, rubber surface decking all around the 18 x 50ft pool. We are currently accepting students for the waitlist and hiring for swim instructors ready and able. Contact us today!

Great small classes, friendly instructors and they use the extreme fitness pool which is small and…read morefriendly. Great choice if you are looking for 1:1 coaching for your kids

From the owner: At Swim Time we provide quality swim lessons to people of all ages in a safe environment: small…read moreclass size, well-trained instructors, warm salt water, Red Cross Programs and Make-up classes

We went for our first swim class for my littles. The facility, although still work in progress, is…read morequite nice. You have a wonderful viewing area both inside and outside the pool area. The lockers are communal but huge. The coaches and staff are very invested in your satisfaction and showed a lot of care to the littles. I do not like the communal showers but unfortunately the facility prefers rinses over full showers after class, which is unusual. Looking forward to seeing how the classes develop further.

We called AquaMobile for our two kids, who already knew some basics. The woman we spoke to…read morerecommended Kristopher Pullen, and he has been absolutely fantastic. From the very first lesson, the kids were clearly learning a lot and becoming really comfortable in the water. He clearly has a lesson plan and knows exactly what to do, all the time, and the kids have responded well. They look forward to every swimming lesson! Kristopher is very thoughtful, kind, patient, and reliable - we couldn't ask for a better instructor for our kids. We're looking forward to more lessons over the summer!

Our instructor from AquaMobile was outstanding - Deanna-K. She taught three children for us, aged 3…read moreto 5 years old. She provided the perfect combination of encouragement and instruction. After two weeks of lessons everyday the children had lost their fear of getting their faces wet and going underwater and are well on their way to swimming on their own. They made enormous progress in a short period of time under her tutelage.

Good pool, helpful staff, knowledgeable instructors and clean changing rooms. Parking lot could get…read morebusy later in the day as it shares the same lot as a bike park and school of rock.

Love, love the flexibility in booking swim lessons here! As a family constantly running around to…read moreextracurricular activities, I really appreciate the ease of their online, booking, cancellation, changes, and even buying of classes. It really makes my life so much easier. The instructors are also really amazing!

It's the best quality you will get for swim classes in GTA!…read more I had lots of parents highly refer me to try this place, some even suck up the cost of hwy 407 to bring their kids here, which to me says a lot!! This company started in their parents backyard pool, upgraded to a shared motel pool and now finally has opened up a beautiful space of heir own in Box Groove plaza. I love how genuine everyone that works here is, they all truly care about your kid and they are not a number. My kid is fearful and they really give him such patience. Basic level starts with ratio of 1:3 but he's the only kid and they still run the class! Instructors are in blue rash guards and there's 2 pool supervisors that float between groups in Orange, so sometimes like twice throughout each class my kid has two instructors all to himself. Clean viewing area for parents to watch their kids, small children's play area for the kids waiting. Two tv's playing sports or cp24, lots of plaza parking. Only bad part is- Showers sometimes get "reserved" by parents leaving their bags there which they shouldn't be or people wearing dirty/wet boots into viewing area despite signage.

Update to my previous review. This place is nothing less than a 5 . The staff here have been…read moreextremely helpful and truly care about the progress of your children. First time with Russell Aquatics and we are off to a good start. My child has swam before through the Markham Community Center programs but he requires a program with a ratio that provides more one on one training. At Russell Aquatics, students in the Pre School 1-2 program have a 3:1 ratio. This is extremely beneficial when your child needs more attention which mine does. Even before we entered the facility the staff were already helping us with our first obstacle, a crying four year old. They came out to comfort him which in turn provided me with comfort. I will continue to update this post as my family continues to visit Russell Aquatics!

I don't have extended health benefits, so when I found out about Eight Branches, I hot tailed my…read morebutt there. Eight Branches has a teaching clinic that treats clients. Because it's a school, there is usually 3 people residing over your treatment (1 primary and 2 secondaries). You'll be asked a lot of questions about your health and any issues you have. They then leave for about 5 minutes deciding how to treat you. I teach yoga and if you can believe it, I get tight in my upper back (all those downward dogs), so sometimes I'll get a massage (Tuina, a chinese massage that is done over your clothes and feels amazing; cupping, which is a deep massage but if you love deep tissue massage, it's AWESOME!!! You will have marks on your backs though - they do fade; sometimes Shiatsu). They also do acupuncture (of course). They will also prescribe herbs if needed. The cost is $20 a session (the session is about 1.5 hours), but if you get a living green card, it's $15/session. Go...just go.

I've never gone for student treatments, just gone to see regular practioners at this clinic. i've…read moregone for both acupuncture and shiatsu massage. In which case, cost is more than student-run, but still very reasonable I think compared to many other places. The practioners there are excellent, so knowledgeable and intuitive and treat all sorts of issues. Very comfortable, professional, and relaxing atmosphere. I highly recommend a visit, especially if you are struggling with some sort of issue and not sure what can be done about it. I think they can help or point you in the right direction.