East Hants Junior Lifeguards

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Saving lives, doing CPR, blowing whistles --- welcome to the life of a lifeguard. As children are finding out, saving lives, whether your own or someone else's is serious work. But learning how to do it can be a lot of fun. The purpose of the East Hants Junior Lifeguard Club is to have fun, and learn the skills needed to be effective, safe, mindful lifesavers in and around the water.

Our club goals are :

· Train future lifeguards.
· Get fit, make friends and have a whole lot of fun.
· Develop a knowledge of first aid and CPR techniques.
· Challenge themselves to aim for personal best.
· To learn about lifesaving and lifeguarding.

The East Hants Junior Lifeguard Program is designing to target youth between the ages of 10 and 16, providing instruction in rescue techniques, fitness skills, first aid and CPR. The participants should already know how to swim and want to learn lifeguarding skills. The East Hants Junior Lifeguard Program is divided into two age group levels as follows:

Junior Lifeguard I - Ages 10-13 and have intermediate swimming ability.
Junior Lifeguard II - Ages 13-16 and hold a Lifesaving Society Bronze Medallion Award.

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