About Joany
Hello! My name is Joan Arpe, and I am a Certified ISR Instructor over 28 years.
I grew up in Palm Beach surfing, swimming and generally spending lots of time in the water. I am still avid surfer and a founding member of Surfrider foundation Palm Beach County chapter and the Jupiter Nose Riders Surf Club. Joan currently is involved with the Surfing Florida museum in WPB, FL. She also donates her time and resources to the Live Like Jake (LLJ) organization and currently is teaching afternoon lesson at the LLJ pool in Palm Beach Gardens.
I discovered the ISR program through my sister, Mary. When Mary’s daughter was three years old, she took swimming lessons with a different program and Mary was not satisfied with the results. She withdrew my niece, Sarah, from lessons and thankfully found two ISR Instructors teaching in Palm Beach County. Sarah made amazing progress and when I saw her ISR lessons, I knew I had to be involved!
I grew up in Palm Beach surfing, swimming and generally spending lots of time in the water. I am still avid surfer and a founding member of Surfrider foundation Palm Beach County chapter and the Jupiter Nose Riders Surf Club. Joan currently is involved with the Surfing Florida museum in WPB, FL. She also donates her time and resources to the Live Like Jake (LLJ) organization and currently is teaching afternoon lesson at the LLJ pool in Palm Beach Gardens.
I discovered the ISR program through my sister, Mary. When Mary’s daughter was three years old, she took swimming lessons with a different program and Mary was not satisfied with the results. She withdrew my niece, Sarah, from lessons and thankfully found two ISR Instructors teaching in Palm Beach County. Sarah made amazing progress and when I saw her ISR lessons, I knew I had to be involved!
I trained to become an ISR Instructor in 1993 and began teaching in Palm Beach and Jupiter. Over the years, I have made ISR available throughout the area including the pools at the Mandel Jcc, PGA National, Jupiter country club, FAU Jupiter campus, the Jupiter Island Club, Mira sol, and Sailfish Club. I am currently teaching in northern Palm Beach County. I also give stroke instruction to my students when they have completed the swim-float-swim course. I have taught over two thousand children these ISR skills.
I have met so many great friends and families through ISR and do not consider what I do a job or work; it is a privilege to be able to teach Self-Rescue™ skills to children. I love running into my students who now are in Middle, High School and even in college all around Jupiter & Tequesta. It was very exciting to see my first student in the summer 2021 games in Japan. She represented the country of Costa Rica for the sport of surfing.
When I am not teaching or at the beach surfing, I am a REALTOR and have been for over 35 years. My daughter, Marina, was an ISR Instructor for 10 years. Marina taught ISR in Miami, NYC, LA and the Hamptons. She created a very successful ISR business. Now she is a REALTOR at Donohue Real Estate in Tequesta & Palm Beach. If you need help with anything from a short term rental to listing a luxury property, reachout about your real estate needs!
I have met so many great friends and families through ISR and do not consider what I do a job or work; it is a privilege to be able to teach Self-Rescue™ skills to children. I love running into my students who now are in Middle, High School and even in college all around Jupiter & Tequesta. It was very exciting to see my first student in the summer 2021 games in Japan. She represented the country of Costa Rica for the sport of surfing.
When I am not teaching or at the beach surfing, I am a REALTOR and have been for over 35 years. My daughter, Marina, was an ISR Instructor for 10 years. Marina taught ISR in Miami, NYC, LA and the Hamptons. She created a very successful ISR business. Now she is a REALTOR at Donohue Real Estate in Tequesta & Palm Beach. If you need help with anything from a short term rental to listing a luxury property, reachout about your real estate needs!
