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April 13, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

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Babysitter Academy

Update: This course is FULL! If you would like to be added to the waitlist, email Courtney Crowe at courtney@mcm.ms. 

The Mississippi Children’s Museum – Meridian is thrilled to offer Babysitter Academy for teens, a CPR & babysitting safety certification course designed by American Safety & Health Institute (HSI)! This course will take place April 13th from 9:00am – 2:00pm.

Course Details

Registration is $60.00/person, which covers:  

  • Lunch
  • Digital Certification Card(s)
  • Class Supplies

Students must be 13-16 years old to register and attend.

By the end of the training, students will have obtained the following certifications:

  • HSI Adult/Infant/Child: CPR/AED
  • HSI Child and Babysitting Safety (CABS)

About HSI Child and Babysitting Safety (CABS)

The HSI Child and Babysitting Safety (CABS) program gives teenagers and young adults everything they need to know for safe and successful babysitting. HSI CABS teaches how to start a babysitting business, interact with parents and children, and provides important safety and first aid information using the latest 2020 guidelines.

About HSI Adult/Infant/Child: CPR/AED

Course topics include:

  • Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)
  • CPR and Defibrillation
  • Chain of Survival
  • Assessment & Chest Compressions
  • Rescue Breathing & Using a CPR Mask
  • Using an AED
  • Relief of Choking

About your instructor

Courtney Crowe, MCM-Meridian Director of Museum Experiences

Courtney has been an HSI Level 1 Instructor for the past 3 years. She is authorized to teach programs including Adult First Aid, Pediatric First Aid, CPR/AED All Ages, Wilderness First Aid, Bloodborne Pathogens, Child and Babysitting Safety, Use and Administration of Epinephrine Auto Injectors, Oxygen, Stop Life Threatening Bleeding. Courtney is also Certified Wilderness First Responder through the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS).

 

This certification course is possible by a Community Foundation grant

 

REGISTRATION CLOSED

This course is full! Email courtney@mcm.ms to be added to the waitlist. 

Details

  • Date: April 13, 2024
  • Time:
    9:00 am - 2:00 pm
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