Training Location Address:
4641 Weldin Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
Basic Swim Instructor Training
Basic Swim Instructor Training Course:
The American Red Cross Basic Swim Instructor course is designed to prepare instructor candidates to plan, prepare, and teach Red Cross Learn-To-Swim and Basic Water Safety programs. The course focuses on:
- Teaching water safety concepts and swimming progressions
- Lesson planning and management strategies
- Best-practice teaching methods for all swimmers
- Techniques for building relationships with families
Prerequisites for In-Person Training:
- Be at least 16 years old by the last day of the course
- Pass and complete eLearning
- Pass swim skills evaluation:
- Successful completion of swimming skills including swimming 25 yards (1 pool lap) of front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, sidestroke, and elementary backstroke
- Floating on back for one minute
- Treading water for one minute
2022 Training at the Mary Campbell Center
BSI Training consists of an online course, two zoom training sessions, and two days of in-person training. To obtain your BSI certification it is required that you complete your online course work and attend all the scheduled online and in-person training dates. You will receive an email from your instructor with more information about your online coursework as we get closer to training.
Online Training Information:
Monday, October 3, 2022, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
In-Person Training Information:
Friday, October 7th, 2022, from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday, October 8th, 2022, from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
*Keep in mind in-person training dates will be mostly water training days help at the center.
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