Thank You for choosing to learn about water safety and drowning prevention! This comprehensive course will help you to
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THANK YOU TO AQUA-TOTS FOR THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!
You are receiving access to this course (a paid platform at no cost to you) as an Aqua-Tots Swim School family. This partnership helps to bridge a gap between the need for physical swimming lessons and access to quality dryland water safety and drowning prevention education. THANK YOU for spending a few minutes learning more.
JUMP INTO THIS WATER SAFETY COURSE!
Learn about water safety in 3 simple steps:
- Watch the four water safety videos below. Each video is about 10 minutes long with a total run time of 38 minutes.
- Complete each lesson’s activity.
- Share your feedback with us!
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LESSON 1: LEARN. TALK. PRACTICE. PREVENT DROWNING.
Drowning is the NUMBER 1 cause of unintentional injury-related death for children 1-4. Listen as Jeff Holst, Colin’s Dad and Co-Founder of Colin’s Hope shares the importance of water safety and why everyone should learn about layers of protection to prevent drowning.
LESSON 1 ACTIVITY: Take the Colin’s Hope Water Safety Quiz
LESSON 2: RISKY VS. SAFER BEHAVIORS AROUND WATER
Bathtubs, backyards, pools, beaches, and lakes – All of these places have something in common: Water. Watch to see how each location poses a risk to young children and learn about ways you can choose safer behaviors.
LESSON 2 ACTIVITY: Complete this worksheet to reinforce the information you learned.
LESSON 3: TALK TO CHILDREN ABOUT WATER SAFETY
Now that you have learned about (or have been reminded of!) a few things, get your kids involved by talking to them about water safety!
LESSON 3 ACTIVITY: Download and print a Water Safety Bookmark (Bookmark – English; Bookmark – Spanish). Talk to your children about water safety and use the bookmark to create your own set of Family Water Safety Rules.
LESSON 4: BE A WATER GUARDIAN
Practice water safety to prevent drowning. Learn how to use our Water Safety Information Card and what it means to be a Water Guardian for your children.
LESSON 4 ACTIVITY: Take this quick water safety card quiz to see how much you learned!
POST-SURVEY: Help Us Improve This Program!
Thank you for completing this course. By submitting the Post-Couse Survey, you will help Colin’s Hope continue to improve water safety programming and education efforts in order to prevent childhood drowning.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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YOU can prevent drowning! Use the additional resources below to learn more about water safety and keep the conversation going in your home with your family.
BE A WATER GUARDIAN today!