Children & Youth

Experience swimming like the Merfolk! 

Merfolk Club will teach you basic swimming skills before transitioning into merfolk monofins! Swim sessions incorporate movement skills, fitness, pool entries and exits, dolphin dives, spins, turns, and of course mermaid games!

Dates: Fridays (Oct. 7 – Dec. 2)
Time: 4:45pm – 5:45pm
Price: $60.00 (Monofin tail not included)
Course Number: 15734

Swimmers must have Red Cross Swim Kids 5 or Swim for Life Swimmer 4.

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For more information about this program, call the Aquatic Centre at 403-227-2924.

The things every babysitter should know to become a more reliable, confident and safe babysitter. This course teaches basic first aid and the caregiver skills required for caring for younger children, as well as learn how to prevent and respond to emergencies. The course also offers training on how to promote oneself to prospective parents to babysit their children.
What the kids learn:
→ Provide caregiving skills to younger children
→ Create a safe and fun environment
→ Provide basic first aid
→ Prevent/respond in emergency situations

This  is a one-day course offered two times per year

Ages: 11 – 15 years
Cost: $45
When: May 17 or Aug 7, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where: Innisfail Aquatic Centre

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For more information about this program, call the Aquatic Centre at 403-227-2924.

“Learning to handle stress is an important life skill for everyone.”

Developed by The Psychology Foundation of Canada, the Kids Have Stress Too! program helps parents, caregivers and educators understand childhood stress, and how to provide children with the tools to deal with stress effectively. It is a broad-based primary prevention program which provides parents, caregivers, and communities with the knowledge, awareness and skills to help young people become healthier and more resilient through learning how to manage their stress. The program includes a range of resources designed for parents, those who work with young children in early learning settings and for classrooms.

The program runs from 12-16 weeks for approximately 1-hour per week. For more information, call the Community & Social Development Coordinator at 403-227-3376.

This is a comprehensive 2-day course, that offers first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR Level C) skills for work requirements or for those who want more knowledge to respond to emergencies at home. This course includes the latest first aid and CPR and AED guidelines.

Certification Currency: 3 years from the date of certification.

Ages: 13+ years
Cost: $135
When: July 25-26, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where: Innisfail Aquatics Centre

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