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Ages 8-11 years
This course will teach children/tweens how to be safe when they are home alone. Topics covered will include:
* Fire prevention
* Water safety
* Internet safety
* “Stranger Danger” safety
* Electrical safety
This course does not include any certifications.

**This class takes place at the Westmont Park District, 75 E. Richmond Street**

Ages 11-16 years
The American Red Cross Babysitter’s Training with Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED – BL course prepares youth to care for children and infants safely and confidently. It includes hands-on activities videos and discussions to develop essential real-life readiness babysitting skills. The course covers feeding, diapering, picking up and holding children safety and emergency response. We want to prepare participants well for emergencies, but CPR can be physically demanding and participants should ideally weigh at least 85-90 pounds to participate. The First Aid/CPR/AED Blended Learning course includes an online portion and an instructor-led classroom skill session. The online portion must be completed prior to attending the in-person training and must be taken on a PC or tablet with a high-speed Internet connection. Allow approximately 2 hours to complete the online portion. Upon successful completion of both the online and in person portions of the course a valid 10-year Babysitter’s Training digital certification and a valid 2-year digital certificate for Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED is issued.

Certifications Included:
2 year CPR/First Aid cert
10 year Babysitting Certification

**This class takes place at the Westmont Park District, 75 E. Richmond Street**

Ages 7-14 years
Bring Lego worlds to life. We provide Legos. You provide your imagination. Work in groups to create a LEGO set with LEGO characters for a stop-motion movie you’ll storyboard, shoot, and add voice-over to.
Program benefits include Teamwork, Creativity, Story Development, Character Development
Stop Motion Movie Making
*Flix emailed within one month after the end of camp. $35 production fee is included in the cost of the camp.

Ages 8 and up
Join a Naturalist to learn the basics of animal osteology (the study of bones)! Discover how to read the clues of species, health and cause of death through hands-on observation paired with an osteology identification key. Featured specimens include real and replica animal skulls, some with evidence of physical trauma or disease. *Instruction is adapted for mixed ages. Registration is required for everyone in your group, including guardians.

Ages 8-11 years
This course will teach children/tweens how to be safe when they are home alone. Topics covered will include:
* Fire prevention
* Water safety
* Internet safety
* “Stranger Danger” safety
* Electrical safety
This course does not include any certifications.

**This class takes place at the Westmont Park District, 75 E. Richmond Street**

Ages 11-16 years
The American Red Cross Babysitter’s Training with Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED – BL course prepares youth to care for children and infants safely and confidently. It includes hands-on activities videos and discussions to develop essential real-life readiness babysitting skills. The course covers feeding, diapering, picking up and holding children safety and emergency response. We want to prepare participants well for emergencies, but CPR can be physically demanding and participants should ideally weigh at least 85-90 pounds to participate. The First Aid/CPR/AED Blended Learning course includes an online portion and an instructor-led classroom skill session. The online portion must be completed prior to attending the in-person training and must be taken on a PC or tablet with a high-speed Internet connection. Allow approximately 2 hours to complete the online portion. Upon successful completion of both the online and in person portions of the course a valid 10-year Babysitter’s Training digital certification and a valid 2-year digital certificate for Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED is issued.

Certifications Included:
2 year CPR/First Aid cert
10 year Babysitting Certification

**This class takes place at the Westmont Park District, 75 E. Richmond Street**