American Red Cross Certification Courses

Ages: 11 yrs+

This American Red Cross course offers those who are planning to babysit the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly give care for children and infants. This training will help participants to develop leadership skills; learn how to develop a babysitting business; keep themselves and others safe; help children behave; and learn about basic childcare & First Aid. 

Some classes will include an additional Pediatric First Aid & CPR portion.

This course offers: 

 * In-person Instruction * Hands-on practice * materials to start your babysitting business

 * activities and workbook ideas for entertaining the kids you babysit in a safe and engaging way.

Requirements to successfully complete this course: 

     1) Attend ALL class sessions 

     2) Participate in all skills sessions and activities 

     3) Demonstrate maturity and competency in all observable skills

Things to Bring: 

     1) Snacks and water

     2) Provided materials (given out on the first day).

Provided Materials: 

     1) Babysitter's Training Handbook 

     2) Babysitter's Training Emergency Reference Guide 

     3) Babysitter's Training CD-ROM 

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a Red Cross certificate that indicates completion of Babysitter's Training.

Class time may vary due to number of participants and participant progress.

Please, see the Terms of Participation Waiver for withdrawal and refund policies.

Age: 15 yrs+

The primary purpose of the American Red Cross Lifeguarding course is to provide entry-level lifeguard participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies and to provide professional-level care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until emergency medical services (EMS) personnel take over. 

This American Red Cross course trains and certifies successful participants in American Red Cross Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED.  

Successful completion requires that participants 

     1) Complete all online training modules

     2) Attend all class sessions

     3) Demonstrate proficiency in all skills

     4) Attain 80% on the written exams

**BL = Blended Learning. Portions of this course will be completed at home on a computer. Other portions of this course will be done during in-person class sessions.**

All Participants must partake in the Precourse:

     A) Students must be 15 years old by the completion of this course. 

     B) The ability to swim at least 300 yards continuously demonstrating breath control and rhythmic breathing using front crawl and breaststroke. 

     C) The ability to tread water for 2 minutes using only the legs. 

     D) Successful completion of a timed event in 1 minute, 40 seconds. The timed event requires a participant to: 

     1) Surface dive, feet-first or head-first, to a depth of 7-10 feet, 

     2) retrieve a 10-pound object, 

     3) surface and swim 20 yards on their back with the object,

     4) exit the water without using the ladder or steps. 

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a Red Cross certificate that indicates completion of a Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED course and is valid for 2 years.

Details about the course and the online work will be in your registration confirmation email.

Class time may vary due to number of participants and participant progress.

Please, see the Terms of Participation Waiver for withdrawal and refund policies.