Girl Scout Leaders: need lifeguard volunteers?Girl Scout Leaders: Where can you find
a multi-certified lifeguard volunteer?
Girl Scouts "Safety Wise" standards require a Lifeguard (American Red Cross or equivalent) for each 10 swimmers in a pool activity. A Lifeguard with the additional Waterfront Lifeguard Module is required for swimming activities in lakes, slow-moving streams, rivers or oceans.
Where can you find a multi-certified lifeguard volunteer?
Look in the mirror. (And what a great role model you'll be for the girls!)
The lifeguard instructor at De Anza College in Cupertino, California, Mary Donahue, is a former Girl Scout camp counselor (counselor-in-training at Skylark Ranch in California, counselor at Alice
Pittenger in Idaho). At Pittenger she was half of a team that were champions in blindfolded rowboat racing.
She is faculty advisor to the De Anza Outdoor Club and brings her experience leading camping, canoeing, kayaking and backpacking to the class. Most of her students are beyond or even well beyond their teenage years (she's 50+).
The De Anza class is set up for first-timers. For example, we have twice the normal amount of time to learn CPR and spinal injury management than most classes outside of the college. All you have to do is be able to swim and tread water, there are no time tests, swimming speed or previous experience needed.
 P.E. 28A offers certification in American Red Cross Lifeguard Training, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, First Aid, Automated External Defibrillation, Preventing Disease Transmission, Waterfront Guard, and Lifeguard Management. Some material and skills developed at De Anza and other programs are also taught. We work on some skills from Red Cross Small Craft Safety and may find time outside of class to learn Oxygen Administration.
Doesn't a guard need a lot of physical strenght?
Isn't it difficult to rescue a heavy person who is sinking to the bottom of a pool?
No. Go to: How to rescue a submerged victim
Click on this link: Lifeguard Training or Lifeguard Training FAQs for more info.
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