American Red Cross Waterfront Safety Instructor Course
June 15-17, 2022
The American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor course is designed to prepare instructor candidates to plan, prepare, and teach Red Cross Learn-To-Swim and Water Safety programs. The course focuses on teaching water safety concepts and swimming progressions, lesson planning and management strategies, along with best-practice teaching methods for all swimmers and techniques for communicating with families.
Pretest: Upon arrival, participants will be required to pre-test for the course, which will consist of
This course will be held at 4-H Camp Bristol Hills, located at 4437 Kear Road, Canandaigua NY 14424, with classes running Wednesday through Friday from 8am-4:30pm each day. This course is designed as blended learning, meaning that participants will have coursework to complete online before attending the in-person sessions at camp. Participants who do not complete the online materials in advance will be released from the program without certification, and no refunds will be provided.
Participants should be prepared to be in the pool for several hours each day (bring swimsuit and towel, sunscreen, etc), but should also bring a change of dry clothes for the classroom portions of the training.
During the course, participants will receive
Participants have the option to pre-order boxed lunches from Wegmans on the registration form. Orders for lunches will be placed one week before the course. Registrations received AFTER the order is made will be responsible for bringing their own lunch. Overnight accommodations will also be available, for a fee of $25/night. Participants will be housed in our Gleason Lodge, which provides double occupancy room with bunk beds, and access to a kitchenette, bathrooms and showers. Overnight guests would be responsible for bringing their own bedding (Sleeping bag, or blanket and sheets) as well as any foods and personal items.
Instructor: Joel Freeman
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