Photo Gallery: YMCA of the Foothills mobile pool at Sunland Elementary School to teach small children how to save their life
Mason Tarvirdian, 6, of Tujunga, with guidance from swim instructor Maryjane Martinez, of La Crescenta, practices floating on his back in a YMCA of the Foothills program to teach small children about water safety in a portable swimming pool at Sunland Elementary School on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. The pool, with a depth of 3’8” was the idea of Venus Payandeh, of the YMCA of the Foothills, and will be in place teaching small children how to save themselves until August 6. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Aiden Tarvirdian, 3, of Tujunga, grips swim instructor Teagen Higuchi’s face as he leans backward in the water to float, being watched by his swimming cohort of Kaitlyn Mares, 3, of Sylmar, and Emma Hurtado, 4, of Shadow Hills, in a YMCA of the Foothills program to teach small children about water safety in a portable swimming pool at Sunland Elementary School on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. The pool, with a depth of 3’8” was the idea of Venus Payandeh, of the YMCA of the Foothills, and will be in place teaching small children how to save themselves until August 6. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Bella Hurtado, 9, of Shadow Hills, uses a kick board to practice putting her face in the water while kicking in a YMCA of the Foothills program to teach small children about water safety in a portable swimming pool at Sunland Elementary School on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. The pool, with a depth of 3’8” was the idea of Venus Payandeh, of the YMCA of the Foothills, and will be in place teaching small children how to save themselves until August 6. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
A portable pool for a YMCA of the Foothills program to teach small children about water safety in a portable swimming pool at Sunland Elementary School on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. The pool, with a depth of 3’8” was the idea of Venus Payandeh, of the YMCA of the Foothills, and will be in place teaching small children how to save themselves until August 6. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Lifeguard Levon Gukasyan, of Glendale, does a cheer with the swimmers as they conclude their safety lesson in a YMCA of the Foothills program to teach small children about water safety in a portable swimming pool at Sunland Elementary School on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. The pool, with a depth of 3’8” was the idea of Venus Payandeh, of the YMCA of the Foothills, and will be in place teaching small children how to save themselves until August 6. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Lifeguard Levon Gukasyan, of Glendale, keeps watch over the pool in a YMCA of the Foothills program to teach small children about water safety in a portable swimming pool at Sunland Elementary School on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. The pool, with a depth of 3’8” was the idea of Venus Payandeh, of the YMCA of the Foothills, and will be in place teaching small children how to save themselves until August 6. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Swim instructor Teagen Higuchi, of La Crescenta, helps Emma Hurtado, 4, of Shadow Hills, learn to blow bubbles in the water in a YMCA of the Foothills program to teach small children about water safety in a portable swimming pool at Sunland Elementary School on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. The pool, with a depth of 3’8” was the idea of Venus Payandeh, of the YMCA of the Foothills, and will be in place teaching small children how to save themselves until August 6. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Kaitlyn Mares, 3, of Sylmar, Aiden Tarvirdian, 3, of Tujunga, and Emma Hurtado, 4, of Shadow Hills, all practice the mechanics of kicking in the water with swim instructor Teagen Higuchi, of La Crescenta, in a YMCA of the Foothills program to teach small children about water safety in a portable swimming pool at Sunland Elementary School on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. The pool, with a depth of 3’8” was the idea of Venus Payandeh, of the YMCA of the Foothills, and will be in place teaching small children how to save themselves until August 6. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Kaitlyn Mares, 3, of Sylmar, puts her face in the water to blow a few bubbles in a YMCA of the Foothills program to teach small children about water safety in a portable swimming pool at Sunland Elementary School on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. The pool, with a depth of 3’8” was the idea of Venus Payandeh, of the YMCA of the Foothills, and will be in place teaching small children how to save themselves until August 6. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)