Workshops
Red Cross Babysitting 11-15 Years (or completion of grade 5) Thursday, November 9, 2023
Thursday November 9, 2023
Rates
Resident & Non-Resident $80.00
Time
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Dates
Thursday November 9, 2023
The Babysitting course refreshed and revised, now has a greater emphasis on First Aid skills. The Canadian Red Cross Babysitting course covers everything from managing difficult behaviors to essential content on leadership and professional conduct as a babysitter. Babysitting promises to deepen and enhance the responsibility that older youth feel when caring for younger children. This updated curriculum, complete with new science, also provides improved learning when it comes to giving the appropriate care in the event of an emergency. CourseContent
- How to be responsible and demonstrate leadership
- How to make good decisions and manage difficult behaviors
- Information on children’s developmental stages, and specific strategies for each stage
- How to feed, diaper, dress, and play with children and babies
- How to recognize and prevent unsafe situations, make safe choices and promote safe behaviors
- First aid skills
- The business of babysitting
First Aid Content:
- Check, Call, Care (includes phoning EMS/911)
- Glove removal
- Recovery position
- Conscious choking (adult/child/baby/alone)
- CPR (baby/child)
- Illness
- Asthma (includes use of inhaler and spacer)
- Anaphylaxis (includes use of EpiPen)
- Poisoning
- Insect stings
- Wound care (i.e. minor cuts and scrapes, splinters, nosebleeds, bumps and bruises, life-threatening bleeding, burns)
- Head, neck, and back injuries, broken bones, seizures
Take-Home Materials
- Babysitter’s Manual
Please Bring:
- Indoor Shoes
- a baby-sized floppy doll or teddy (must lay flat)
- lunch
- pencil
- water bottle
Stay Safe 9-13 years old (or completion of grade 3) Friday, November 10, 2023
Friday November 10, 2023
Rates
Resident & Non-Resident $70.00
Time
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Dates
Friday November 10, 2023
This 1-day in-person session instructed by Impact First Aid & CPR is to educate youth aged 9 to 13 years on basic first aid and safety skills for when they are not under the direct supervision of a guardian or parent.The Stay Safe! program teaches applicable and age-appropriate skills while increasing and reinforcing a youth’s capacity to improve his or her own safety. Whether in their community or on their own, this group will be given better tools to Stay Safe! in a variety of different situations.Attendance is required to receive a certificate of completion:Participants will receive a Red Cross Stay Safe! manual, and a certificate upon completion of the program. Course Content:
- Importance of responsibility and respect while being accountable for yourself
- Importance of setting and following rules around safety when staying on your own
- How to stay safe at home and within the community
- How to prepare, recognize and respond to unexpected situations, (i.e. inclement weather, strangers, unanticipated visits)
First Aid Content: Check, Call, Care (includes phoning EMS/911), recovery position, conscious choking (adult/child/alone), feeling unwell, asthma (includes the use of inhaler and spacer), anaphylaxis (includes the use of EpiPen), poisoning, insect stings, wound care (i.e. minor cuts and scrapes, splinters, nosebleeds, bumps and bruises, life-threatening bleeding, burns) Please Bring:
- Indoor Shoes
- a baby-sized floppy doll or teddy (must lay flat)
- lunch
- pencil
- water bottle
In the Mix Mixology Saturday Sept 23, 2023
Saturday Sept 23, 2023
Rates
Resident/ Non Resident $68.00 + Eventbrite Fees
Time
1:00 pm -3:30 pm
Dates
Saturday Sept 23, 2023
Sip & Paint Adult Paint Night Saturday November 18, 2023
Saturday November 18, 2023
Rates
Resident $45
Non Resident $55
Time
6:00pm -8:30pm
Dates
Saturday November 18, 2023
A social painting event for ADULTS!
Sip on the beverage of your choosing while getting step-by-step instructions to guide you in creating your own masterpiece. Enjoy an evening full of creativity, fun and playful release. After all, anyone can paint!
Come hang out with friends and explore your creative side while painting colorful cactuses and rejuvenate your soul and mind.
All materials are supplied plus guided instructions and techniques to create a masterpiece you take home at the end of the night.
All supplies will be provided - canvas, paints, brushes and include one free Alcohol or Non Alcohol beverage. Additional drinks are available for $4. This is an 18+ event.