School Programs
FREE health and safety training for students!
First Aid for Students
Length: 2 hours
Students receive a First Aid course completion card
Skills taught:
- Before Giving Care and Checking an Injured or Ill Person
- Soft Tissue Injuries
- Injuries to Muscles, Bones and Joints
CPR for Students
Length: 30 Minutes
Students receive a CPR course completion card
Skills taught:
- Hands-only CPR
First Aid and CPR for Students
Length: 2 hours, 30 min
Students receive a First Aid and CPR course completion card
Skills taught:
- Before Giving Care and Checking an Injured or Ill Person
- Soft Tissue Injuries
- Injuries to Muscles, Bones and Joints
- Citizen CPR
Digitally available programs for teachers
Additional programs offered to schools
How It Works
The Red Cross will train one or more adults at the school as “instructors” who will then deliver these programs to students, under an “authorized provider” agreement between the school and the Red Cross. The school will adopt Red Cross training exclusively for health & safety training needs. Note that the FREE school offer waives student learner fees, but does not apply for any adult or instructor-training fees.
To teach the Learn-to-Swim program, schools must have certified Red Cross Water Safety instructor(s) and an “authorized provider” agreement in place. An adequate number of Red Cross-trained lifeguards should be on duty and conducting patron surveillance during all in-water sessions. Facility and student learner fees are waived. Achievement cards and certificates for course completion for students can be printed from the Water Safety Instructor’s CD-ROM obtained during the instructor training.