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May 9-11 - Lifeguarding, Small Craft Safety/Canoe, and Advanced First Aid Courses — Phoenix, AZ
For more information on the 5 courses below, or to register, please contact Becky List at (415) 497-1081 or ACASouthwestEducation@gmail.com no later than Monday, May 5
Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR: $120 ACA/$150 non-ACA (includes book and face mask). May 9, 6pm - 10pm and May 10, 8am - 8pm and May 11, 8am - 6pm. Prerequisites: Must be at least 15 years old by May 11, 2008. Must be able to swim 300 yards of breaststroke and front crawl continuously; surface dive to a depth of 10 feet to retrieve a 10-pound brick and return it to the surface; and swim 20 yards with the brick.
Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR Challenge: $40 ACA/$50 non-ACA. May 11, 12pm - 6pm. Prerequisites: Same as Lifeguarding course above. This is a Challenge class and students must be able to demonstrate all land and in-water skills from the 2006 “LIfeguarding” Manual without coaching and pass all written exams. Students must provide their own rescue mask for CPR skills.
Small Craft Safety/Canoe & Basic Water Rescue: $20 ACA/$25 non-ACA (includes book). May 10, 8am - 6pm. Prerequisites: Must be able to float or tread water for 1 minute without a life jacket, swim any stroke for 25 yards both with and without a life jacket, and demonstrate basic canoe-handling skills. This is not a canoeing skills or canoe instructor class.
Emergency Response Challenge (fulfills Standard HW-1B and 1C): $55 ACA/$70 non-ACA. May 11, 8am - 6pm. Prerequisites: Must be able to demonstrate all skills from the ARC Emergency Response curriculum, including CPR/PR, AED, oxygen administration, backboarding, primary & secondary surveys (SAMPLE & DOTs), lifts/carries/moves, blood pressure, bandaging, and splints. This course includes time for review, questions, and practice and will be followed by testing in all skills and written exams. Students must provide their own rescue mask for CPR skills.
CPR for the Professional Rescuer Challenge: $20 ACA/$25 non-ACA. May 11, 1pm - 3pm. Prerequisites: Must be able to demonstrate all CPR for the Professional Rescuer skills and pass written exam. This is not a review course. Students must provide their own rescue mask for CPR skills.
 
May 18-22 — Level 1 Five Day Ropes Facilitator Certification Class
Class: 40+ hour class plus 1 testing day conducted in five consecutive days
Skills: Low ropes, high ropes (setup, belaying, rescue), group processing (minimal coverage of this), technical skills (knot tying, etc.)
Certification class conducted by: Adventure Experiences Inc.
Host Location: Manzano Mountain Retreat, County Road A003, Post 210, Torreon, NM 87061. Phone 505-384-4467
Contact: Kim Simmons, 505-384-4467 or kimsim@hughes.net
Fee: $500 – includes meals from lunch on Sunday through lunch on Thursday plus housing in bunkhouse group lodging - all males in class on one side of one bunkhouse and all females in class on the other side of one bunkhouse, class fee.
Other info: There are 12 available spaces in this class. Spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
 
May 20-23 - NRA Basic Firearms Instructor
Jackson, WY
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Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, & Utah
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2474 E. Oakland St.
Gilbert, AZ 85296-9137
Ginger Pauley, Executive

P: 800-265-1917
P: 480-557-1142
F: 775-993-5717

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