Youth Courses
The new Babysitter Training course is for students agaes 11-15 and teaches the following: safe ways to play, basic care, first aid, telephone safety, and professionalism. Included in the cost of this course is a 148 page handbook and the babysitter first aid kit.
Cost of this course: $30.00
For more information please call our office at 574-267-5244 or e-mail us at info@kosciuskocountyamericanredcross.org
This 6 hour course is designed for grades 4th-6th and ages 9-11. It teaches first aid, including choking emergencies, water safety, bicycle and car safety, and avoiding drugs and other harmful substances. Included in the cost of this course is an activity book, maze poster, and an amazing action award certificate.
Cost of this course: $25.00
For more information please call our office at 574-267-5244 or e-mail us at info@kosciuskocountyamericanredcross.org
This course provides students in grades K-8 with information to help them prepare for disasters and stay safe during and after a disaster in their home, school, or community. While strengthening students' core academic skills in science, math, social studies, and language arts (including reading, word comprehension, and spelling), the Masters of Disaster curriculum educates them about hazards that cause injury, death, and damage in the United States. The materials are designed for flexibility, so that teaching teams can integrate hazard-related lessons into the core academic subjects. The curriculum focuses on:
- General disaster preparedness
- Hurricanes
- Floods
- Tornadoes
- Lightning
- Earthquakes
This course is free of charge.
Scrubby Bear ® is the symbol of a nationl campaign to teach children, parents, health care personnel, day care providers, and educators that infection can be combatted through frequent handwashing.
This course is free of charge.
Longfellow's Whale Tales was created by the Red Cross to help elementary school teachers make children aware of safe behavior in and around water. They learn how to prevent accidents and what to do if something goes wrong at the beach, pool, river, water slide, or wave pool.
These lessons may save a life. Drowning is second only to car accidents as the cayse of accidental death in school-age children. In warmer areas of the country it's the leading cause.This course is free of charge.