Covid-19 modifications:  Youth be be set up at their individual lerning stations with dedicated training materials.  Sations will be spaced at least 2 metres apart.  Youth as well as the instructor will also be wearing masks durinig the class.  Safety is our top priority!

Join us for our Top Choice Award Winning program! Offers basic first aid and caregiving skills for youth 11-15 years old. Participants learn how to provide care to children in a variety of age groups, and how to prevent and respond to emergencies. The course also offers youth the skills to promote themselves as babysitters to prospective families.

The course is taught by a Red Cross First Aid Instructor and runs for 7-8 hours. Students must be a minimum 11 years of age (or have completed Grade 5). Students will receive a certificate and a take-home manual.

Course Content includes how to manage difficult behaviour, strategies for different developmental stages, how to feed and dress children and babies, how to prevent unsafe situations and make safe choices, first aid skills, and the business of babysitting.

To bring: Nut free snacks and lunch, water bottle and doll.