Earn your certification in CPR/AED, First Aid, and Lifeguarding through the Blended Learning American Red Cross Lifeguard Course. Through lectures, online presentations, and in-person skill sessions, you will be ready to start your career as an aquatic leader. Participants must be at least 15 years of age, have access to a computer or tablet and the internet, and successfully pass the prerequisites: a swim-tread-swim sequence without stopping to rest and a timed event within 50 seconds. Before attending the first day of class, all lifeguard candidates must pass the prerequisite. They are offered on the following days / times; April 21 between 3-5pm, April 27 between 12-4pm, or April 29 between 7-8pm. Please note - this will take no longer than 20 minutes, you must get in the water, and you only need to do this assessment once.

The Lifeguard Certification Course at the Stratford YMCA is designed to give participants the basic skills and knowledge needed to be lifeguards in pools and aquatic environments. This comprehensive course offers up-to-date information on how to guard, anticipate, and prevent problems and to take actions to help those in need. 

All class sessions must be attended.

For future and current babysitters, this American Red Cross class will provide youth with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly give care for children and infants. This training will help partipants develop leadership skills, learn how to develop a babysitting business, learn how to keep themselves and others safe, and learn about basic child care and first aid.

Think someone is following you in a dark parking lot? Not sure what to do if someone is wanting to hurt you? Join us in this 4-week session to learn some basic self defense techniques that will give you the confidence to know what to do when the unexpected happens. This class is designed for girls ages 11-16.