For more information on these or other programs offered at the RecPlex, call 613-392-2811 ext 3361.
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The Community Recreation Association offers the following courses based on demand: NLS Re-certification, WSI Re-certification Lifesaving instructors, LSS Advanced Instructor, LSS ESC clinic, LSS AST, LSS AMT. Call the RecPlex at 613-392-2811 to have a name placed on a Wait List.
New Registration Procedure with PSP Online
In order to register for any Rec Association programs on-line, clients must first have their Client Account set up. Stop by the RecPlex Reception Counter prior to the registration date in order to take advantage of the online registration.
Registration for the Military Community for all group & private lessons:
On-line & In-Person registration begins 9 September.
Registration for the General Public for all group & private lessons:
On-line & In-Person registration begins 16 September.
Red Cross Swim Lessons
The Community Recreation Association will be offering the Red Cross Swim Program for children & adults.
Tuesdays
10 January - 20 Marth
(No swimming March 13)
Thursdays
12 January - 22 March, 2012
(no swimming March 15)
Saturdays
7 January - 10 March
All lessons are 10 weeks in duration.
Registration Dates:
December 8 - 8 Wing Community
December 15 - General Public
Adult/Teen Swim Lessons
Beginners/Intermediate/Advanced
(This is a Goal-Driven Program)
The emphasis of this course will be on either learning a new stroke or improving your existing strokes to enable you to get both a safer and more efficient workout.
Saturdays
11:50am to 12:50pm
7 January - 20 March
or
Tuesdays
6:55pm to 7:55pm
10 January - 20 March
or
Thursdays
6:55pm to 7:55pm
12 January - 22 March
$60 +HST - Military Community
$85 +HST - General Public
Drop-in fee (space permitting)
$7/class - Military Community
$9.50/class - General Public
Private / Semi Private Lessons
Private lessons are intended for individuals with special needs who may not be comfortable or don't work well in a group lesson environment. Private lessons are also intended for participants who have repeated a level several times and need some additional instruction/correction on specific skills in order to more on to the next level.
Private / Semi- Private Lessons are available in sets of 5 or 10 lessons
Cost per person: (per lesson)
Private lessons: 1 person
$13 - Military Community
$15 - General Public
Semi-private: 2 persons
$7 - Military community
$8 - General Public
Syncro Swim Club
Syncro is a creative routine based activity geared to increasing breath control, flexibility, rhythm, muscular endurance and overall swimming ability. Instructors design classes to incorporate music with physical movements. Swimmers will be able to create a partnership between music and swimming.
Participants must be able to swim 2 lengths. Age 8 years to 13 years.
Wednesdays
6:00 - 7:00pm
11 January - 21 March (no class March 14th)
Cost
$65 - Military Community
$90 - General Public
Red Cross Babysitters Course
This course prepares youth 11 yrs of age and above to perform the essential skills of a trained babysitter. Participants will receive an official course certification upon completion. The price includes the Red Cross Babysitter’s manual.
Course is held at the RecPlex, the course is covered over 1 day
Time: 9am to 4pm
Dates:
Saturday, January 14th,
Saturday, February 11th,
Saturday, March 31st.
Cost
$ 40 - Military Community
$ 50 - General Public
Bronze Star with Basic First-Aid CPR "A"
This course teaches an introduction to lifesaving principles and is the first of the Bronze medals and a stepping stone to the Lifesaving Society's lifesaving and lifeguarding program.
Participants must be 11 years of age to take this course.
Monday
7:00 - 8:00pm
9 January - 19 March, 2012
Cost
$75 - Military Community
$85 - General Public
Bronze Medallion & Emergency First Aid with CPR "C" AED
Bronze Medallion teaches an understanding of the lifesaving principles embodied in the four components of water rescue education: -judgment, knowledge, skill and fitness.
Bronze Medallion is the first step toward a National Lifeguard Certification and is a prerequisite for the Bronze Cross Award. 100 % Attendance at all classes is mandatory.
Pre-requisite: Must be 13 years of age.
Dates:
4, 5, 11 & 12 February
Saturdays: 1:00pm - 6:00pm
Sundays: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Cost
$ 190 - Military Community
$ 210 - General Public
(Canadian Lifesaving manual included. Available in FRENCH and ENGLISH)
Bronze Cross & Standard First-Aid with CPR "C" AED
Emphasis is placed on the candidate's ability to respond to a variety of aquatic emergencies using principles of teamwork & emergency procedures. Bronze Cross is a prerequisite for NLS.
Candidates must have Bronze Medallion + Emergency First Aid. Please bring certification cards.
Dates:
24, 25, 26 February
2, 3, 4 March
Fridays: 6:00 - 9:00pm
Saturdays: 1:00 - 6:00pm
Sundays: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Cost
$ 150 - Military Community
$ 170 - General Public
Manual fee extra if required. (Manual used is the same as Bronze Medallion)
National Lifeguard Course (NLS)
National Lifeguard is Canada's only nationally recognized lifeguard certification program. National Lifeguard is a legal certificate for lifeguarding throughout the country, and the only lifeguard certificate recognized by the province of Ontario.
Candidates must be 16 years old to register and must have completed the Bronze Cross Course and have a current Standard First Aid & CPR C.
All Standard First Aid courses are not the same and Lifesaving society only accepts Standard First Aid courses that are recognized in the Ontario Pool Regulations (565). Specifically, those of the Lifesaving Society, Canadian Red Cross, St. John Ambulance and Canadian Ski Patrol. Price includes the manual.
Dates:
13, 14, 15, 20, 21 & 22 January
20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 April
Fridays: 5:00 - 9:00pm
Saturdays: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Cost
$ 265 - Military Community
$ 285 - General Public
(ALERT manual included. Available in FRENCH and ENGLISH)
NLS Re-certification
The National Lifeguard Service certification must be re-certified every two years. The CRA offers periodic re-certification courses throughout the year.
Sunday
12:00 - 6:00pm
22 January or 29 April 2012
Cost
$ 70 - Military Community
$ 85 - General Public
Standard First Aid with CPR "C / AED"
The 16-hour Standard First Aid course provides comprehensive training covering all aspects of first aid and CPR. This course is for those who want an in-depth understanding of first aid such as; medical/legal aspects, spinal injuries, heat or cold injuries, bone and joint injuries, abdominal and chest injuries, burns, and medical emergencies.
Lifesaving Society Standard First Aid is recognized by the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board and the Ontario Health Regulation.
Date: TBA
$ 80 - Military Community
$ 100 - General Public
(Manual included)
Standard First Aid with CPR "C / AED" Recertification
The 8-hour Standard First Aid recertification course provides a review of first aid and CPR skills. Practical skills will be assessed through scenarios and knowledge will be assessed with a written evaluation. Candidates should review the course content and practice their skills prior to the recertification course. Candidates must bring proof of original certification.
Date: TBA
$ 60 - Military Community
$ 70 - General Public
AED Course
The 4-hour Automated External Defibrillation (AED) course provides knowledge of how the heart works and what goes wrong when defibrillation is required. Participants learn when and how to operate an automated external defibrillator including AED maintenance, data management and reporting protocols required following an incident.
Prerequisite: Standard first aid with CPR "C"
Date: TBA
$ 55 - Military Community
$ 65 - General Public
Red Cross Assistant Water Safety Instructor
The Assistant Water Safety Instructor Course is designed to reinforce water safety skills and knowledge and to introduce basic instructional and leadership concepts. Completion of the Assistant Water Safety Instructor Course provides candidates with the basic skills and experience necessary for entering the Water Safety Instructor Course. Price includes the manual. **Candidates will be required to complete up to 10 hours of volunteer teaching between the first and the final date of the course.**
Pre-requisite: Must be 15 years of age.
Price includes the manual.
Dates:
4, 5, 11, 12 February
Saturday & Sunday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Cost
$ 265 - Military Community
$ 285 - General Public
(Manual included, Available in FRENCH and ENGLISH)
Red Cross Water Safety Instructor
This is a course to prepare candidates to instruct the Red Cross Water Safety Program. Candidates experience, analyze and apply the Red Cross Swim Program curriculum. Certified Water Safety Instructors must renew their certification every two years.
Pre-requisite: Must be 15 years of age & must have completed the Assistant Water Safety Instructors Course.
Price includes the manual.
Dates:
24, 25 March
14, 15 April
Each day: 10:00am - 4:30pm
Cost
$ 240 - Military Community
$ 265 - General Public
(Manual included, Available in FRENCH and ENGLISH)
Red Cross WSI Re-certification
The Red Cross Water Safety Instructor certification must be re-certified every two years.
Dates - To Be Announced. Call Reception to have your name put on a Wait List.
Cost
$75 - Military Community
$85 - General Public
High Five (PHCD) - PRO / Red Cross
This course helps to prepare individuals in the fundamental principles of HIGH FIVE (PHCD). this course will prepare you for dealing with children in day camp environments and will help prepare you in the fundamentals of a caring adult, Friendship, Playing safe, principle of mastery, and to help increase active participation.
Prerequisite: Red Cross AWSI or WSI
Date
March 4th
Time: 10-3pm
Cost
$75 - Military Community
$85 - General Public
Lifesaving Society First aid Update Clinic
This clinic is to bring all LSS instructors into the new 2010 first aid protocols. No LSS instructor can teach the New protocols until they attend this clinic and all must attend before Sept 2013.
This clinic is for all LSS first aid instructors / trainers, and all LSS lifesaving instructors / Trainers.
Date:
TBA
Cost
$5 - Military Community
$10 - General Public
Lifesaving Society Lifesaving Instructor with Emergency First Aid CPR "C" Instructor
This course enables you to teach Canadian swim patrol, JLC, Bronze medal awards, and basic and Emergency first aid and CPR level A to C
Pre-requisite: Bronze Cross, 16 years old.
Date:
June 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Friday - TBA
Saturday - TBA
Sunday - TBA
Cost
$ 160 - Military community
$ 180 - General Public
Lifesaving Society Examiner Standard Clinic (ESC)
This course is aimed for experienced instructors and would like to become an examiner.
Pre-requisite: Lifesaving Instructor
Date:
12 November
10:00am - 3:00pm
Cost
$30 - Military Community
$40 - General Public
Lifesaving Society Advanced Instructor
This course is aimed for experienced instructors looking to become a specialized instructor. (This is a pre-requisite in becoming a first aid instructor, NLS instructor and or instructor trainer)
Pre-requisite: Lifesaving Instructor
Date:
5 May, 2012
10:00am - 3:00pm
Cost
$50 - Military Community
$60 - General Public
Lifesaving Society First Aid Instructor
This course will enable individuals to teach Standard First Aid with CPR "C".
Pre-requisites: Standard First Aid with CPR "C", Lifesaving Instructors, Advanced Instructors
There is a pre course assignment that is due on the first day of this course.
Date:
22, 23 June
Friday: 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday: 1000:am - 6:00pm
Cost
$120 - Military Community
$140 - General Public
If you wish to purchase the 2010 First Aid award guide you can for $25 + HST
Lifesaving Society AED Instructor
This course will enable individuals teaching Standard First Aid to teach Full AED content.
Pre-requisites: AED, LSS first aid instructor
There is a pre course assignment that is due on the first day of this course.
Date:
TBA
Cost
$175 - Military Community
$150 - General Public
Aquatic Supervisor Training
For deck-level supervisory staff, this 10-hour certification program provides head lifeguards, head instructors, and pool supervisors with the skills and knowledge required to provide a safe aquatic environment.
Prerequisite: NLS and or LSI, 100 hours of lifeguarding or instructing LSS
Materials recommended: LSS Program Guide, Guide to Ontario public pool
Date:
Jan 27th, 28th or June 22nd, 23rd
Friday 6pm to 9pm
Saturday 10am to 6pm
Cost
$120 - Military community
$150 - General Public
Aquatic Management Training
For recreation professionals responsible for the management of aquatic facilities, this 10-hour certification program provides the skills and knowledge required to provide a safe aquatic environment.
Prerequisite: None.
Date:
March 26th, 27th
Monday 9am to 4pm
Tuesday 9am to 4pm
Cost
$120 - Military Community
$150 - General Public