Transcript Red Cross Swim Programs

Red Cross Swim Program
2011 Review Update
Winter 2011
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About the Update - Keeping our Promise
It has been 5 years since the launch of the Red Cross Swim Program. At
the launch we committed to a review of the program at the 5 year mark. In
2009 we began gathering feedback on the program by conducting surveys,
with our WSITs and Training Partners. Based on this feedback we have
made improvements to the Red Cross Swim program and would like to
take this opportunity to share those changes with you.
Program Update Objectives
• To provide Water Safety Instructor Trainers with information on the
changes to the program
• To assist WSITs in becoming familiar with revised course content
• To provide a timeline of when the changes to the program will be
implemented
• To provide WSIT’s with information on how this will all affect the courses
they teach
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Table of Contents
• Section 1- Red Cross Swim Preschool
• Section 2- Red Cross Swim Kids
• Section 3- Red Cross Swim @ School
• Section 4- Red Cross Swim programs for Adults and
Teens
• Section 5- Red Cross Instructor Development Program
• Section 6 – Change in products
• Implementation
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2010 Review
Section 1
Red Cross Swim Preschool
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Red Cross Swim Preschool
SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO PRESCHOOL LEVELS
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Red Cross Swim Preschool caregiver and tot levels contains skills based on
developmental abilities
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Added Sea Otter
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Revised/updated content in levels, and revised lesson plans
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New Age for Red Cross Swim Preschool
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Content in Red Cross Swim Preschool revised to closely match RCSK 1-4
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Theme songs are gone!
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Continuous evaluation requires performance of the skill 3 times in one lesson set but
no longer includes 3 times in one lesson
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Red Cross Swim Preschool- What has Changed?
Starfish
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Added Choosing a PFD/Lifejacket to Skills and Water Safety
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Removed Move Forward (Assisted)
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Removed Move Backward (Assisted)
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Removed Arm Movement (Assisted)
Duck
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Wording Changes
Sea Turtle
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Wording Changes
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Red Cross Swim Preschool- What has Changed?
Sea Otter *NEW*
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Play and Songs
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Kick on Front with Buoyant Object (1m)
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Distance Swim (1m)
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Facility Orientation and Active Supervision
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Stop, Look, Ask (Find the Adult)
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Safe Entries and Exits
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PFD & Me (Assisted)
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Open Eyes Underwater
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Rhythmic Breathing 3 Times
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Front Float and Recovery – 3 Seconds (Assisted)
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Back Float and Recover – 3 Seconds (Assisted)
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Front Glide – 3 Seconds
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Back Glide – 3 Seconds (Assisted)
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Front Swim 1m (Assisted)
Fitness Activities
Skills and
Water Safety
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Swimming
Red Cross Swim Preschool- What has Changed?
Salamander
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Adjusted Rhythmic Breathing from 3 times to 5 times
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Changed Front Float and Recovery - no minimum time required for the skill
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Changed Back Float and Recovery - no minimum time required for the skill
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Removed Roll Over Float – 6 seconds
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Changed Front Glide from 3 seconds to 2m
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Changed Back Glide from 3 seconds to 2m
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Changed Roll Over Glide- no time required to 2m
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Adjusted Front Swim from 3m (Assisted) to 2m (Unassisted)
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Red Cross Swim Preschool- What has Changed?
Sunfish
• Removed Intro to Synchronized Swimming-Floats and Glides.
• Moved Weight Transfer in Shallow Water to Chest-Deep
• Removed Stop! Call for Help!
• Changed Front Glide 5 Seconds – 5m
• Changed Back Glide 5 Seconds – 5m
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Red Cross Swim Preschool- What has Changed?
Crocodile
• Removed Intro to Synchronized Swimming Bathtub and Floats
• Changed Change Direction in Deep Water (Assisted) to Jump into
deep water, surface support 10 sec
• Removed Weight Transfer in Shallow Water
• Changed Front Glide with Kick 3 x 2m to 2m
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Red Cross Swim Preschool- What has Changed?
Whale
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Moved Continuous Swim 10m from Skills and Water Safety to Fitness Activities 15m
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Removed Intro to Synchronized Swimming Somersaults, Bathtub and Floats
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Removed Relay Activities
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Changed Kicking Drill 2 x 10m to 15m
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Removed Whale Kick
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Added Jump into deep water, swim 5m, stationary surface support 20 sec
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Adjusted Distance Swim from 2 x 10 m to 15m
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Removed Changed Direction in Deep Water
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Changed Front Glide with Kick 3x 5m to 10m
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Changed Back Glide with Kick 3x 5m to 10m
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Changed Side Glide with Kick 5m to 10m
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Changed Front Crawl 7m to Front Swim 10m
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Registering in Red Cross Swim Kids from Red Cross Swim Preschool
Red Cross Swim Preschool- What has Changed?
Registering Red Cross Swim Preschoolers in Red Cross Swim Kids
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Section 2
Red Cross Swim Kids
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Red Cross Swim Kids- Summary of Changes
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Stroke Performance Criteria has been revised
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Smoother progressions of Red Cross Swim Kids 4 to 8
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Good-Bye Butterfly!
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Moved Side Stroke from fitness item and moved into Strokes.
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New age for Red Cross Swim Kids-5 years and up
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Continuous evaluation continues to include demonstration of performance
criteria 3 times in one lesson set, 3 time distance in one lesson has been
removed (i.e. 3 x 5m)
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Red Cross Swim Kids- What has Changed?
• Removed EMS-moved to RCSK 2
• Adjusted Front Glide from 3 seconds to 5 seconds
• Adjusted Back Glide 3 seconds to 5 seconds
• Removed Back Glide with Kick 5 seconds
• Changed Roll Over Floats 6 seconds to 5 seconds
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Red Cross Swim Kids- What has Changed?
• Adjusted Site Rules to Follow Site Rules
• Added EMS/9-1-1
• Adjusted Front Glide with Flutter Kick from 3 x 5m (in one lesson) to
10m
• Adjusted Back Glide with Flutter Kick from 3 x 5m (in one lesson) to
5m
• Adjusted Side Glide with Flutter Kick from 3m to 5m
• Adjusted Front Swim from 3 x 5m (in one lesson) to 5m with kick
• Added Roll Over Floats 6 Seconds
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Red Cross Swim Kids- What has Changed?
• Adjusted Flutter Kick Drill 3 x 15m (in one lesson) to 15m
• Removed Weight Transfer, Shallow Water
• Added PDF/Lifejackets in Deep water to Skills and Water Safety
• Adjusted Front Glide with Flutter Kick from 3 x 10m (in one lesson) ,
to 10m
• Adjusted Back Glide with Flutter Kick from 3 x 10m (in one lesson)
to 10m
• Adjusted Side Glide with Flutter Kick from 5 seconds to 10m
• Added Flutter Kick to Front Glide/Side Glide Combination 10m
(assisted)
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Red Cross Swim Kids- What has Changed?
• Adjusted Flutter Kick Drill on Back from 3 x 15m
(in one lesson) to 15m
• Adjusted Front Glide/Side Glide combination from no required
distance to 15m
• Adjusted Back Glide with Kick and Shoulder Roll 3 x 10m to 15m
• Adjusted Front Crawl 3 x 10m (in one lesson), to 10m
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Red Cross Swim Kids- What has Changed?
• Removed Dolphin Kick Drill 3 x 5m (in one lesson)
• Added Kicking Drill 25m to Fitness Activities
• Adjusted Front Crawl 3 x 15m (in one lesson) to 15m
• Adjusted Back Crawl 3 x 15m (in one lesson) to 15m
• Adjusted Introduction to Whip Kick on Back 3 x 5m (in one lesson),
to Introduction to Whip Kick 10m
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Red Cross Swim Kids- What has Changed?
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Removed Kicking Drill 3 x 25m (in one lesson)
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Added Dolphin Kick Drill 10m
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Adjusted Victim Recognition and Simulation to Distressed Swimmer
Recognition and Simulation
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Removed Head First Sculling on Back 5m
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Adjusted Front crawl 3 x 15 m (in one lesson) to 25 meters
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Adjusted Back Crawl 3 x 15m (in one lesson), to 25 meters
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Adjusted Elementary Back Stroke 3 x 15m (in one lesson), to 15m
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Red Cross Swim Kids- What has Changed?
• Added Dolphin Kick Drill 15m to
Fitness Activities
• Adjusted Elementary Back Stroke from 3 x 25m (in
one lesson) to 25m
• Adjusted Whip Kick on Front from 3 x 15m (in one
lesson) to 15m
• New ILCOR Choking guidelines have been implemented
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New Choking Performance Criteria
CHOKING RESCUE, MILD AND SEVERE AIRWAY
OBSTRUCTION, CONSCIOUS PERSON
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3. If the person is unable to speak or breathe or has
wheezing breathing, it is severe choking. Stands (or
kneels for a small child) behind the person and wraps
one arm diagonally across the person’s chest. Bends
the person forward at the waist until the person's
upper airway is at least parallel to the ground, and
with the heel of the other hand, delivers 5 back blows
between the shoulder blades.
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Red Cross Swim Kids- What has Changed?
• Removed Dolphin Kick Drill 3 x 10m
• Adjusted Breast Stroke 3 x 15m (in one lesson)
to 15m
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Red Cross Swim Kids- What has Changed?
• Removed Combination of Stroke Drills
• Adjusted Breast Stroke 3 x 25m (in one lesson), to
25m
• Added Side Stroke Kick 15m to Swimming Skills
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Red Cross Swim Kids- What has Changed?
• Removed Butterfly Drill 3 x 10m
(in one lesson)
• Moved Side Stroke from Fitness Activities to
Swimming Skills. Adjusted distance to 25m
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Section 3
Red Cross Swim @ School
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Red Cross Swim at School- Summary of Changes
• Progress Certificate has been changed to offer
the new program levels - Beginner, Intermediate,
Advanced.
• Content for the worksheets has been updated
• Participation certificate contains English and
French
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Red Cross Swim @ School- What has Changed?
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Reorganized program into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels
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Levels: Beginner=RCSK 1-3, Intermediate=RCSK 4-7, Advance=RCSK 8-10
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Added to Advanced level – swimming with clothes on and with a PFD
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Still participation-based
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Same participation stickers (featuring Buckles)
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Participation certificate can be folded for swimmer privacy
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Section 4
Red Cross Adults and Teens
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Red Cross Adults and Teens- Summary of Changes
• Red Cross Swim Basics 1 continues to focus on
developing comfort in the water through attainment of
basic flotation, movement and breathing skills.
• New - Red Cross Swim Basics 2 works on front crawl
and back swim, distance swim of 25m, self rescue and
rescue of others skills.
• Worksheets for Red Cross Swim Sports and Red Cross
Swim Strokes have been developed.
• Lesson plans have been revised for RCS Basics 1 & 2
• Journal includes RCS Basics 1 & 2
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Teens and Adults – What has changed?
• Red Cross Swim Strokes – added worksheets – focus on
performance criteria from RCSK 5-10 (must finish RCSK
4) – no lesson plans, just strokes
• Red Cross Swim Sports – added a worksheet to track
attendance and participation for all nine modules
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Section 5
Red Cross
Instructor Development Program
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Red Cross IDP- Summary of Changes
• Water Safety Instructor age requirement revised to 15
years of age to reduce the wait time between the AWSI
and WSI courses.
• Candidates have a reduced number of hours and
paperwork required for the teaching experience
component.
• Included more activities on working with preschoolers and
parents in the AWSI course.
• Updated teaching experience assignments with specific
activity plans to be used by candidates.
• Updated lesson plans for all levels.
• www.instructornetwork.ca
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Red Cross IDP-What has Changed?
AWSI manual –
• removed butterfly from strokes chapter;
• Removed content from fitness chapter;
• skills and water safety chapter based on skills and
research (ie. Revised swim or stay with boat in
cold water);
• Appendices and all lesson plans – now available
on www.instructornetwork.ca
• Updated stroke chart
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AWSI Teaching Experience Forms
Open Your AWSI manual to Appendix D, E and F
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4 Worksheets = 4 TE Levels
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Each Worksheet = 3 Classes (3 Assignments)
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White rows vs. Gray rows
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Teaching Experience Journal Assignment Appendix F
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TE Assignments can be found in the AWSI Manual and online
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Red Cross IDP-What has Changed?
WSI manual –
• removed level-by-level summaries out of RCSP and
RCSK chapters.
• Supports and holds removed, now located in Developing
Swimmer in AWSI Manual
• strategy resource chapter 8 appendices - now available
on www.instructornetwork.ca
• inserted assistant lifeguard instructor supplement (this is
for WSIs who complete the cert process to become an
assistant lifeguard instructor)
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WSI Teaching Experience
Open Your WSI manual to Appendices D, E and F
• 4 Worksheets = 4 TE Levels
• Each Worksheet = 4 Classes (4 Assignments)
• White rows vs. Gray rows
• Teaching Experience Journal Assignment Appendix F
• TE Assignments can be found in the WSI Manual and online
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Red Cross IDP-What has Changed?
WSIT manual
• Has been updated-WSIT’s do not need a new WSIT
Manual-WHY?
• Facilitator guides for teaching each AWSI and WSI
courses are updated and available at
www.redcross.ca/itnet (Trainer section of the Training
Partner website)
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Section 6
Red Cross Swim Program
Changes to Products
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Red Cross Swim Preschool
Red Cross Swim Preschool Products
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Progress Booklet - content updated, added level
and added room for comments
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Stickers – addition of new Sea Otter
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Worksheets – content updated
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Mid-Session Progress Memo – updated look
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All electronic products updated – Red Cross Swim
News, Lesson Plans etc. onto the Instructor
Network
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Red Cross Swim Kids
Red Cross Swim Kids Products
• Progress Card – content updated, size will
change to accommodate additional room
for comments
• Badges - no changes
• Stickers - no changes
• Certificate/medal – no changes
• Worksheets – content updated
• Mid-Session Progress Memo – updated
look
• All electronic products updated – Red
Cross Swim News, Lesson Plans etc. now
on the Instructor Network
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Red Cross Swim @ School
Red Cross Swim @ School Products
• Progress Certificate – Beginner, Intermediate,
Advanced levels in a progress card, English and
French separate products
• Stickers - no changes
• Worksheets – content updated
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Red Cross Swim for Adults and Teens
Red Cross Swim Program
for Adults and Teens
Products
• Journal – content updated (added
level Red Cross Swim Basics 2)
• Worksheets – NEW RCS Strokes,
RCS Basics 2, and RCSK Sports
worksheets
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Instructor Development Program
AWSI: AWSIM – content updated
(supports and holds added to Developing
Swimmer), removal of tabs and CD (CD
content moves to Instructor Network)
Strokes Chart – content updated
AWSI Facilitator Guide Updated
WSI: WSIM – content updated, added
Assistant Lifeguard Instructor
Supplement, removal of tabs and moved
Strategy Resource chapter to Instructor
Network
WSI Facilitator Guide Updated
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• WSIT: WSITM – content updated
• WSIT Facilitator’s Guide – content
updated
• AWSIM, WSIM, WSITM – all
policies will move to Instructor
Network into Program Standards
document
• WSMIT: WSMITM – content
updated
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Implementation
• We now have all program resources and
products available in the warehouse
• The implementation period for the new program
will be January 2011 to September 2011.
• This means that all Training partners will be
required to be using the new program and
materials by September 2011
• Leadership program changed as of January
2011
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Instructor Network
On the IN you will find the following tools:
• AWSI/WSI Facilitator Guide-coming soon!
• Strategy Resources-coming soon!
• Teaching Experience Forms for AWSI and WSI-On the IN!
• Lesson Plans for all levels-coming soon!
• Supports and Holds Document-On the IN!
• Worksheets for all Levels-On the IN
• AWSI and WSI Appendices documents-Coming Soon!
[email protected] or 780.702.4154 or toll free 1.888.307.7997
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Thank you!
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