Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy
All students must complete a project for these classes.
Please Note: Lifeguarding (for ages 15+) and WSI may only be taken one time each on your partnership registration schedule. If a student does not pass the requirements and wants to take that same class again, it will need to be self-pay. If your student still needs to build skills, please choose Junior Lifeguarding which can be repeated as they progress through the levels.
Andrews University - Spring 2025
Program Coordinator: Katie Mertz
phone: 269.471.3257
email: learn2swim@andrews.edu
Website: Andrews Aquatics
Location: Andreasen Center for Wellness 8750 West Campus Circle Drive
Junior Lifeguarding
*Only Jr. Lifeguarding offered for Spring 2025
Ages: 11-15
Day and Time: Thursdays 3:45-4:45 PM
Start Date: Classes begin week of January 20th
No Classes for the following dates:
- Monday, January 20, 2025 (Martin Luther King Jr Day)
- Monday, February 17, 2025 (President’s Day)
- March 14-23, 2025 (Spring Break)
Additional registration at location is required. The payment code for AU registration will be emailed in an attachment following partnership registration.
Additionally there will be 2 vouchers given out for additional pool time or make up sessions.
The Junior Lifeguarding program will teach water safety and introduce participants to the duties and responsibilities of a lifeguard. However, this class will not certify anyone to be a lifeguard. It will build a foundation of knowledge, attitudes, and skills to prepare participants for the American Red Cross certification course. See syllabus for course prerequisites.
AU Junior Lifeguarding Syllabus
Additional registration at location is required. The payment code for AU registration will be emailed in an attachment following partnership registration.
The primary purpose of the American Red Cross Blended Lifeguarding course is to provide entry-level lifeguard participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies and to provide professional-level care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until emergency medical services (EMS) personnel take over.
Because these courses are on campus, the university requires a parking sticker on your vehicle. Stop by the Campus Safety office or register your vehicle online.
*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.
Teacher of Record: Sara Smothers
