To register for the classes listed below please email the director at jpassehl@masaswim.org. Classes are scheduled when we have enough interest.
ARC Lifeguarding
The ARC Lifeguarding classes are designed to teach you not only the basics in water safety but also the proper protocol when dealing with any emergencies around water. The ARC blends both traditional lecture style and online learning along with crucial hands-on training in order to teach you effective techniques to deliver prompt care to those in need and learn how to respond safely and efficiently to water emergencies. Two important elements prior to becoming a lifeguard; you must be at least 15 years old and pass course specific swimming requirements prior to starting training. Lifeguarding courses include First Aid and CPR/AED training. Certification is good for two years. Blended learning classes have a course length of 19 hours, 30 minutes in-person and 7 hours 30 minutes online. Total – 27 hours.
Certification fee: MASA members – $75.00 Non-members – $110.00
ARC Lifeguard Re-certification
Lifeguarding review classes are designed to help you update your skills while also extending your certification for another two years. The ARC also offers review courses for those whose certification is still valid (or within 30 days of expiring) while allowing you to continue to work without a lapse in certification. This is also a blended learning class.
Re-certification fee: MASA members – $55.00 Non-members – $65.00
ARC Water Safety Instructor
Earn your certification to teach ARC swimming and water safety, and gain the skills needed to teach courses and make presentations to swimmers of every age and ability. Through our WSI class you can help recreational swimmers meet their goals, refine their skills and stay safe in, on, and around water. The WSI course trains instructor candidates to teach all ARC Learn to Swim levels including preschool and adult. This certification is the gold standard and provides the most comprehensive training for swim instructors. During our swim instructor certification training courses you’ll learn how to help individuals enjoy their time in the water safely – and in a wide range of ways. Throughout the courses we’ll focus on a number of key areas that can help you succeed as aquatics instructor, such as: prevention of drowning, hydrodynamics, basic water competency, helping people with disabilities enjoy the water, higher level swim skills, stroke mechanics, starts, turns, headfirst entries, diving from a diving board and aquatic fitness training for people of any age. In order to participate in the Water Safety Instructor certification classes, participants must be at least 16 years of age by the end of the course. This is a two year certification. In order to keep your WSI certification current you must teach at least one swim class and turn in a “course of record”.
Certification fee: MASA members – $75.00 Non-members – $110.00
ARC CPR/AED for the professional rescuer and health care provider
Prepare for the unexpected with First Aid, CPR and AED training. Developed and taught by experts, this course will not only help you keep your family and community safe, but it is OSHA compliant and will help empower organizations to provide care when it is needed most. This is an award winning online class that when combined with hands-on instruction will suit your schedule and your learning style. This is a two year certification.
Certification fee: MASA members – $65.00 Non-members – $100.00
Re-certification fee: MASA members – $55.00 Non-members – $65.00
Water Safety Instructor Aide
This is an aquatic challenge for youth age 11 and over that will teach you to be a more effective aide to our WSI instructors. Your training will include a one hour orientation and then you may aide for one of our swim classes here at MASA. You can help teach preschool through ARC Level 5 where you will gain experience in working with kids. These orientations are usually offered at the beginning of each swim session. You may aide for as many sessions as you like after taking the orientation. We try to place you with different swim levels each time. You must have completed ARC Level 6 – Personal Water Safety.
There is no cost for this class.
ARC Babysitting
Babysitting and child care courses can help you provide quality care to children of all ages. Developed by experts in the industry, our in-person hands-on course is available to those age 11 and older. Although every situation is unique, there are some universal skills and techniques that every babysitter should have. Our courses were designed with this principle in mind and can help you deliver the care that families need. Just a few of the things our babysitting classes cover would be: basic care for infants and children, basic first aid, a CPR introduction (a stand-alone CPR course is recommended for certification), child behavior, age-appropriate activities, emergency protocols, professionalism, leadership and growing your business.
Certification fee: MASA members – $55.00 Non-members – $70.00