I received a JRFH grant this summer and will pilot a water safety class this coming year with my 2nd graders.
I am basing most of the lessons off the old Red Cross "Whales Tales" classes.
We almost lost a student to drowning the day after school ended. He was attending a large (2-2nd grade classes) party at a classmates house and decided to continue swimming in the pool by himself; he didn't know how to swim. He was found at the bottom of the pool with no pulse.
They were able to rush him to the children's rehab hospital, induce a coma and somehow he managed to come out of it okay.
Anyway the class will teach basic water safety, what to do if you're in trouble in the water, and how to safely help someone if they are in trouble in the water. I am hoping to culminate the class in the spring with a visit and swim at the Carmel Aquatic Center including a joint lesson with the high school life guarding class.
I agree everyone should learn how to be safe in and around the water!
I received a JRFH grant this summer and will pilot a water safety class this coming year with my 2nd graders.
I am basing most of the lessons off the old Red Cross "Whales Tales" classes.
We almost lost a student to drowning the day after school ended. He was attending a large (2-2nd grade classes) party at a classmates house and decided to continue swimming in the pool by himself; he didn't know how to swim. He was found at the bottom of the pool with no pulse.
They were able to rush him to the children's rehab hospital, induce a coma and somehow he managed to come out of it okay.
Anyway the class will teach basic water safety, what to do if you're in trouble in the water, and how to safely help someone if they are in trouble in the water. I am hoping to culminate the class in the spring with a visit and swim at the Carmel Aquatic Center including a joint lesson with the high school life guarding class.
I agree everyone should learn how to be safe in and around the water!
