First aid courses will be offered all through March in East City

CPR, babysitting and other classes available through St. John Ambulance

St. John Ambulance hosts several first aid courses in March, happening at the Peterborough Lions Community Centre, 347 Burnham St.

What’s available? Read on. Classes in standard first aid with Level A CPR are slated for March 6 to 7; March 11 to 12; March 20 to 21 and March 26 to 27, all at the Lions centre. Times are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Standard first aid with Level C CPR has an extra hour of training and includes training for adult, child and infant CPR. This class has the same dates and locations. Hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Cost is $159 for level A and $179 for level C.

Emergency first aid: The emergency first aid course provides 6.5 hours of basic first aid training with CPR and AED procedures.

Emergency first aid classes with level A CPR happen March 6, March 11, March 20 and March 26, all at the Lions centre. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $110 for level A or $120 for level C.

Emergency first aid with level C CPR and AED runs on the same dates. This class runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

If you can’t attend day courses, SJA also offers weekend and evening sessions at its facility at Applewood Manor, 1500 Lansdowne St. W.

Weekend class dates for standard first aid are: March 2 to 3; March 9 to 10; March 16 to 17 and March 23 to 24 at Applewood. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for level A CPR and 8:30 to 5 p.m. for level C CPR.

Weekend courses in emergency first aid are also slated for March 2, March 9, March 16 and March 23 at Applewood.

Standard first aid renewal: If you need to recertify your training, there is a renewal course in standard first aid slated for March 28 at the Lions centre. Cost is $120 and renews your certificate for three years.

Babysitting

Babysitting basics/home alone is a one-day class, with several dates available during the March school break. Dates are March 8, March 13, March 14 and March

15, with hours from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The program is ideal for the 10-to-14-year-old age group and is designed to teach babysitting, leadership, first aid, and home alone skills in a fun and informative way.

Students learn how to care for themselves, infants, toddlers, and older children, which questions to ask parents, how to give first aid and CPR, what to do in emergencies and more.

The course combines activity book sessions, role-playing and hands-on first aid exercises to teach essential life-saving skills and build confidence.

Cost is $69 and includes the “Babysitting Basics” book. Students get a babysitter certificate when they pass the course.

All first aid training is valid for three years. For details or to register, contact SJA at 705-745-0331.