Jr. Lifeguards (Ages 11-14)

Session 1

• June 13-29 (Tuesday and Thursday mornings), 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

$260 per participant 

Session 2

• July 11-27 (Tuesday and Thursday mornings), 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

$260 per participant 

• 11:00am – Attendance and summary of daily activities.
• 11:15am – Stroke Work/Water Rescue Skills 
• 12:30pm – Class will take a break for 30 minutes allowing participants to rehydrate and have a snack.
• At 1:00, participants will begin their shadowing activities to include the slide area and lifeguard stations (Jr. Lifeguards will shadow actual lifeguards at stations to develop surveillance skills. Jr. Lifeguards will not be involved in any emergencies.)2:45pm – Regroup and Reflect on daily experiences with Q&A’s 

Orientation will take place on the first day of class. Orientation will discuss expectations of participants, daily itinerary, break periods and water and shadowing activities.

Please have your child at class on time and ready to participate. Be sure that your child has a swimsuit, towel, water bottle, small snack and sunscreen. Hats and visors are recommended but not required. Encourage your child to engage in class by asking questions, being motivated, and to have FUN. If your child is sick, please do not bring them to the pool. Please contact the pool informing us that your child will not be able to attend.

Our Bitty Lifeguards are team players. Please show courtesy to others, be motivated, ask questions and try your best. Some of the skills that will be taught in this course may be difficult, however, everyone will encourage one another to succeed.

Participants must be 11-14 years old  to participate in the course.

Yes, participants must be comfortable in deep water and be able to swim 25 yards of front crawl (freestyle) and breaststroke demonstrating breathing to the front or side.

Those Participants who do not pass the pre course requirement will not be able to take the course. The course leader will be able to assist in recommending the appropriate swim level for your child to enroll in.

Sessions are Tuesday-Friday for 2 weeks. Class times are 11am-3pm.

Participants must bring a swimsuit (one piece suit for females), towel, change of clothes, sack lunch, water bottle and sunscreen. Hats or visors recommended but not required.

Although the Jr. Lifeguard program follows the outline of the American Red Cross course, students will not be certified in first aid, CPR, AED or as a lifeguard.

Due to the volume of programs at the pool, missed class days will not be made up.