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by Brett Spielberg

From to Long Island neighborhoods to the halls of Congress, Angela K. Beale, Ph.D., is an advocate for swimming education. As program director of , Dr. Beale teaches children water safety through hands-on training that translates into success in the pool, in the classroom and in life.

鈥淥ur motto is 鈥楾ake responsibility to save your life as well as someone else鈥檚,鈥欌�� said Dr. Beale, assistant professor in the in the . 鈥淲e teach leadership, social responsibility and, of course, water safety.鈥�

On May 15, Dr. Beale will go to Washington to speak at a congressional briefing on the awareness of the drowning pandemic in America and in celebration of .

Drowning is the second-leading cause of death among children 14 and under (behind motor vehicle crashes), according to the . The numbers are even more disturbing for minority children ages 5-14, who drown at a rate nearly three times that of whites.

Dr. Beale will visit Congress to advocate for a bill drafted by Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.) that supports the goals and ideals of International Water Safety Day. The bill has been sent to the .

Through her work to educate children and parents in Hempstead on the importance of water safety, Dr. Beale has become nationally recognized. She has initiated grassroots programs in 2008 that can be duplicated across the country:

鈥� End Needless Drowning New York (E.N.D.N.Y.) and Hempstead F.R.I.E.N.D.S. are successful initiatives that introduce swimming to children in Grades 1-8 and provide basic instruction.

鈥� Project Guard: Make A Splash, E.N.D.N.Y. and Hempstead P.R.O.M.I.S.E. teach students in Grades 9-12 the skills to quickly recognize and effectively respond to aquatic emergencies.

Both programs are offered at through a grant provided by and are sponsored by Hempstead High School, 果酱视频, the and the Nassau County chapter of the .

鈥淭he way we structure our pedagogy focuses on swimming, but really [we focus] on responsibility, respect and resilience,鈥� Dr. Beale said. 鈥淲e teach skills that translate into helping adolescents in school and, eventually, their professional lives.鈥�

Dr. Beale teaches her students to set goals. Instead of focusing only on a long-term plan, she tells them to also focus on short-term goals so they can see progress one step at a time. Students write progress reports to determine where they have been successful and where they need improvement.

鈥淪ome students might have dropped out of school had they not been in the program,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檝e gotten to see many of them blossom, start taking school more seriously and now succeed in college.鈥�

Perhaps someday one of Dr. Beale’s students will walk the halls of Congress as well.