Meet Your Instructors
Every certified ISR Instructor undergoes 8 weeks of intensive and rigorous training, consisting of academic learning as well as hands on in-water training. All of your NEOISR instructors traveled 4-12 hours away from home for 6 weeks to receive their gold standard certified ISR training. Each Instructor is also required to go through a recertification process each year. All instructors must maintain active CPR and First Aid certification. Please see below for each instructor's location and upcoming schedule.
AMHERST
Julia Buddie
419.376.4636
Instagram: juliabuddieisr
Facebook: Julia Buddie ISR
Julia teaches in Amherst and surrounding areas. Julia became a certified ISR instructor in 2015 after her oldest daughter, Stella went through the program. Her favorite part of teaching ISR is giving her students confidence in the water and building relationships with each family she meets.
Julia is taking new students for Summer 2025 at her home pool in Amherst
Times available from 10am-1pm
Email j.buddie@infantswim.com to sign up
Click the link below to self-schedule:
https://www.webaccomplice.app/scheduler_app/lesson_types/jbuddie
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Emily teaches in Amherst and surrounding areas.
Emily has 10 years experience in the learn to swim industry and became a certified ISR instructor in June 2021 after learning about ISR through the advocacy of Nicole Hughes, a mom who lost her 3 year old son to drowning. Her favorite part of teaching ISR is seeing how much progress her students make and how confident they become. Her daughter first went through the ISR program with Julia Buddie at 8 months old.
2025 Lessons - Now Enrolling!
All sessions are located at Amherst Healthplex
FULL for Spring and Summer 2025
Now enrolling for October 2025 - Times from 8am-11am
Email Emily.plemons@infantswim.com to sign up
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STRONGSVILLE & SEVEN HILLS
Kelsey Schultz
440.879.6366
Kelsey teaches in Strongsville. Kelsey became a certified instructor in 2023 after her daughter went through the program both as a floater and a swim-float-swim student. Before becoming a mom, she helped adults learn how to live a healthy balanced life as a certified personal training and macro coach. Since having her daughter, she has formed a new passion for teaching young children these lifesaving skills & educating parents on true water safety. Her favorite part of ISR is watching the child's confidence grow both in and out of the water because of what they accomplish in lessons.
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2025 Sessions
September 2nd (Strongsville): FILLED
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2026 Session dates will be released this summer
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Current Student Maintenance:
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Join my email list to be notified of session enrollments and information.
Email kelsey.schultz@infantswim.com for more information!
Eric completed his ISR instructor certification in March of 2024. He lives and teaches in Avon and the surrounding areas of west side Cleveland. Eric is retired from Education, serving the special needs population for 22 years. His two daughters, Elle (11) and Evelyn (2) both went through the ISR program with Julia Buddie, who was a huge inspiration in becoming an ISR Instructor. Eric is looking forward to continuing to educate children, just in a different environment, and making sure that #NotOneMoreChildDrowns.
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2025 AVAILABILITY:
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May: FULL Sept: FULL
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FALL Maintenance & Refresher spots available!
https://www.webaccomplice.app/scheduler_app/lesson_types/ej908
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SUMMER MAINTENANCE:
https://www.webaccomplice.app/scheduler_app/lesson_types/ej908
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New Student WAITLIST:
https://www.webaccomplice.app/scheduler_app/initiate_waitlist/ej908/0/0/0
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In-Home Private Lessons
We have very limited availability for private in-home lessons each summer. Our mission is to get as many kids safe around the water as possible. In order to do that, we typically teach out of one location. Time spent driving to a private in-home lesson is time we could be spending teaching more children to self-rescue. Our in-home lesson is priced accordingly and charged per 10 minutes of travel time.
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Travel Fee: Starts at $100+ a day NOT including regular tuition fees
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If you are interested in in-home lessons for Summer 2025 and understand the premium pricing, please inquire with your desired instructor.