Grade 11 CIS students taking the OSSD Healthy Active Living Education course are now certified in First Aid and CPR through the American Red Cross. As a result of this training, our students are prepared to help any organization needing First Aid support at their event. This three day certification is recognized globally and teaches the latest life-saving techniques for a variety of situations; from cuts and scrapes to muscle, bone and joint injuries as well as CPR and resuscitation.
The Healthy Living course not only focuses on being active, but also emphasizes the relationship between schools and their communities. One activity planned to enhance student understanding of the community is to hear a guest speaker from the Singapore Red Cross explain the important role that blood donation plays here in Singapore. After an interactive presentation, students tour a blood donor clinic and have the opportunity to donate blood themselves. This experience helps students understand community needs and provides them with an engaging and safe environment in which to help support our community.
One of the desired outcomes for this course is to see students being proactive in their lives, throughout their schooling, and in the community by volunteering their time and resources in meaningful and effective ways.
If you would like to support this programme or if you are in need of volunteers certified in first aid and CPR for an event, please email Renee Bellavance at rbellavance@cis.edu.sg for more details.
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