The Red Cross Masters of Disaster® curriculum is centered on a series of ready-to-go lesson plans that help organizations educate the youth about important disaster safety and preparedness information. The curriculum is non-sequential, allowing organizers to choose the lesson plans that best fit into their programming. The Masters of Disaster curriculum materials meet national educational standards and are specifically tailored for lower elementary (K–2), upper elementary (3–5) and middle school (6–8) classes. The education on essential preparedness skills that the youth receive through the Masters of Disaster program will carry them through life. Lessons are enjoyable and interactive, ensuring that the youth are having fun while internalizing important life skills though building capabilities in Mathematics, Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science. Masters of Disaster can be used to help reduce the youth's anxiety about unknown aspects of disasters and tragic events. They will also gain confidence to deal successfully with life's unexpected turns. Each class takes about 30-45 minutes to conduct.
To register for an upcoming course, click on the EVENTS tab. There are no fees to participate; donations are recommended but not required.
To schedule a course at your church, child care center, library or other youth organization, call/text (409) 679-7367 or email lewishealthandsafety@gmail.com. There are no fees; donations are recommended but not required.
(fee free; donation request, however not required)
Be Disaster Safe - This class will provide the youth with knowledge of the disaster cycle; provide disaster safety instruction on making disaster plans and building disaster supplies kits; help the youth learn how to prepare for disasters, stay safe and help others during and after a disaster.
Earthquakes - This class will provide the youth with accurate information about earthquakes and earthquake safety to ensure they will be able to act safely and calmly should one occur; teach how and why earthquakes occur; help youth learn how to
prepare for an earthquake appropriately, to stay safe, and to help others during and after one.
Facing Fear - This class will address tough questions about terrorism, war and pandemic flu and reduce the youth's anxiety about future events by teaching them how to prepare for and to respond to unexpected events; provide the youth with accurate information about terrorism, war and flu pandemic; provide an understanding to students of who helps in times of war and discuss the Geneva Conventions and International Humanitarian Law (Grades 6-8); provide the youth with an awareness of plans in place to help make everyone more secure and warn of any terrorism act; provide the youth with an understanding that there are things they can do every day to prevent the spread of disease, even during a pandemic.
Fire Prevention and Safety- This class will provide the youth with accurate information about fires and how they occur to help them prevent harmful fires from occurring; teach how to be prepared for a potential fire; help the youth learn how to respond if a fire does occur in the home or any structure.
Flood Safety - This class will provide the youth with accurate information about floods and what causes them; teach the youth the difference between a flood and a flash flood; create an understanding of safe behavior before, during and after a flood.
Home Safety - This class will provide the youth with an understanding of safe behavior in and out of the home; help the youth figure out and internalize ways to prevent accidents at home; provide a basic understanding of body systems to illustrate how injuries happen and how to avoid burns, breathing emergencies, slips, trips, falls and poisoning for both the students and families; create safer home environments through this safety education.
Hurricane Safety - This class will help the youth gain an understanding of the nature of and correct response to hurricanes; reduce anxiety about future events by teaching them how to prepare for, and respond to, hurricanes; provide the youth with accurate
information about hurricanes to ensure they will be able to act safely and calmly should one occur; create an understanding of how hurricanes form and the overall impact that
one can have on a community; teach the youth the safe actions to take when a hurricane Watch or Warning occurs.
In the Aftermath - This class will help the youth recover from a disaster if one happens; reduce anxiety about the future by helping them learn how to cope with the changes brought about in times of disaster and begin to recover and help build the community back better; help the youth with the understanding of the impact of a disaster; help the youth express feelings and focus on positive memories and encourage them to maintain an optimistic viewpoint; teach the youth that coping with change will be easier if they get back into set routines.
Lightening Safety - This class will help the youth remain safe from lightning; provide the youth with accurate information about what causes lightning; teach the youth what safe behavior is during a thunderstorm.
Tornado Safety - This class will help the youth deal with the threat of tornadoes; provide accurate information about tornadoes and how they form; teach safe actions to take if a tornado WATCH or WARNING is issued in their area; provide information on preparing for, and responding to, a tornado so that students will react safely.
Wildland Fire Safety- This class will teach the youth the meaning of wildland fires; explain how wildland fires start so that students understand how to prevent them in the future; increase the knowledge of the youth in wildland fire safety; teach how to protect their home if they do live within these areas.
This program offers classes to the youth ages 5 to 18 years old in the Southeast Texas community and includes informative and certification First Aid and CPR classes, Babysitter's Training, personal hygiene, bloodborne pathogens, ARC Wilderness & Remote First Aid and more! All First Aid and CPR classes (informative or certification) will follow either American Red Cross or American Heart Association material. These classes will help the youth recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac, breathing and first aid emergencies and much more! It will also teach skills that the youth need to know to give immediate care to a suddenly injured or ill person until more advanced medical personnel arrive and take over.
To register for an upcoming course, click on the EVENTS tab. There are no fees (donation request, however not required) for informative courses; Youth certification course fees are (18 years and younger): $45/participant for Heartsaver; $65/participant for BLS & Babysitter's Training; $165/participant for ARC Wilderness and Remote First Aid
To schedule a course at your church, child care center, library or other youth organization, call/text (409) 679-7367 or email lewishealthandsafety@gmail.com.
(fee free; donation request, however not required)
Scrubby Bear - Personal Hygiene - The Scrubby Bear® hand washing class consists of materials developed to aid in instructing children as to the importance of good hand washing habits in preventing diseases such as Infectious Diarrhea, Hepatitis A, and colds. Scrubby Bear® reminds children and adults that infection can be fought through reinforced by his message, “Don’t get sick, Wash up quick!” Children love Scrubby and really respond to his message. Children will hear a story about Scrubby Bear, be amazed by the “glo-germs” a black light picks up, receive a “Scrubby Bear Clean Hands Club” membership card and will learn the Scrubby Bear hand washing song! With these activities and more, we can improve the child’s knowledge and hygiene.
Time Frame: 30 minutes to 1 hour
Recommended Age: 5-8 years old
Hands Only CPR - If you see a friend or adult suddenly collapse, hands only CPR is the recommended form of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). It not only increases the likelihood of surviving breathing and cardiac emergencies that occur outside of medical settings, but is simple to learn and easy to remember.
Time Frame: 30 minutes to 1 hour
Recommended Age: 5-18 years old
Informative First Aid - In this first aid class, youth individuals will learn how to care for and recognize the following medical conditions and emergencies: Asthma; Anaphylaxes; Burns; Choking; Diabetic Emergencies; External Bleeding; Environmental Emergencies; Heart Attack; Poisoning; Neck, head and spinal injuries; Stroke; Seizure.
Time Frame: 1.5 hours
Recommended Age: 5-18 years old
Informative CPR – This class will help youth participants recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac and breathing emergencies. The skills the youth will learn will be how to correctly and effectively perform CPR on an Adult, Child and/or Infant.
Time Frame: 1.5-2 hours
Recommended Age: 5-18 years old
(Fees: $45/participant for Heartsaver; $65/participant for BLS; $165/participant for ARC Wilderness and Remote First Aid)
Certification Babysitter's Training with First Aid and CPR – Babysitting is often a teenager’s first business. This class brings the best in child development and safety training. It builds confidence to hold, feed and care for infants and toddlers, work with children safely, and deal with emergencies. Just as importantly, it teaches lifelong entrepreneurial and career development skills. In addition to babysitter’s training, this class will also receive a first aid & CPR certification where youth individuals will learn how to care for and recognize the following medical conditions and emergencies: Asthma; Anaphylaxes; Burns; Choking; Diabetic Emergencies; External Bleeding; Environmental Emergencies; Heart Attack; Poisoning; Neck, head and spinal injuries; Stroke; Seizure as well as recognizing and responding appropriately to cardiac and breathing emergencies. The skills the youth will learn will be how to correctly and effectively perform CPR on an Adult, Child and/or Infant. This certification is valid for 2 years.
Time Frame: 8 hours
Recommended Age: 12-18 years old
Fee: $65.00/participant
Certification First Aid - In this first aid certification class, youth individuals will learn how to care for and recognize the following medical conditions and emergencies: Asthma; Anaphylaxes; Burns; Choking; Diabetic Emergencies; External Bleeding; Environmental Emergencies; Heart Attack; Poisoning; Neck, head and spinal injuries; Stroke; Seizure. This certification is valid for 2 years.
Time Frame: 2 hours
Recommended Age: 12-18 years old
Fee: $45.00/participant
Certification CPR – This class will help youth participants recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac and breathing emergencies. The skills the youth will learn will be how to correctly and effectively perform CPR on an Adult, Child and/or Infant. This certification is valid for 2 years.
Time Frame: 2-2.5 hours
Recommended Age:12-18 years old
Fee: $45.00/participant
Certification First Aid & CPR – In this first aid & CPR certification class, youth individuals will learn how to care for and recognize the following medical conditions and emergencies: Asthma; Anaphylaxes; Burns; Choking; Diabetic Emergencies; External Bleeding; Environmental Emergencies; Heart Attack; Poisoning; Neck, head and spinal injuries; Stroke; Seizure. In addition, youth participants will also recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac and breathing emergencies. The skills the youth will learn will be how to correctly and effectively perform CPR on an Adult, Child and/or Infant. This certification is valid for 2 years.
Time Frame: 3-4 hours
Recommended Age:12-18 years old
Fee: $45.00/participant
Basic Life Support Certification – This American Heart Association BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. This course is the same course that first responders, nurses and hospital workers take for certification. If you are interested in the medical field, this is the course for you.
Time Frame: 4 hours
Required Minimum Age: 16 years old
Fee: $65.00/participant
Wilderness and Remote First Aid – Designed for scouts and scout leaders, outdoor enthusiasts and anyone who works or spends time in remote environments, this course teaches advanced skills to be used in emergencies when help from professional first responders may be far away. Based on the Boy Scouts of American Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines, this course aligns with OSHA’s Best Practices for Workplace First Aid Training Programs. Topics include: Primary and Secondary Assessments; Head/Brain, Neck and Spinal Injuries; Heat-Related Emergencies; Hypothermia; Altitude-Related Illnesses; Allergies and Anaphylaxis; Burns; Bone and Joint Injuries; Wounds and Wound Infection. This certification is valid for 2 years.
Time Frame: 16 hours
Prerequisites: Must be at least 14 years old and hold a current Adult CPR/AED certification (certification may be included in the training)
Fee: $165.00/participant
Longfellow's WHALE Tales - Ages 5 through 12 years old
The Longfellow's WHALE Tales is part of the American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety program. The American Red Cross believes that one way to help reduce drowning incidents among children ages 5 through 12 is to teach water safety education in elementary schools and other youth programs and organizations. Each lesson takes about 30-45 minutes to complete and includes information and activities that are age appropriate.
To register for an upcoming course, click on the EVENTS tab. There are no fees to participate; donations are recommended but not required.
To schedule a course at your church, child care center, library or other youth organization, call/text (409) 679-7367 or email lewishealthandsafety@gmail.com.
(fee free; donation request, however not required)
Swim as a Pair Near a Lifeguard's Chair - After completing this lesson, students will be able to recognize the potential dangers of swimming alone; explain the importance of swimming in supervised (lifeguard) areas only; explain what a buddy is; understand what a lifeguard does; identify some safety equipment; explain the patterns of behavior that whales have to help keep them safe; recognize a safe place for swimming; create a water safety poster that shows people swimming as a pair near a lifeguard's chair.
Be Cool, Follow the Rules - After completing this lesson, students will be able to identify rules for safe participation in water activities at pools, waterparks, oceans, lakes and rivers; explain how following safety rules can prevent accidents; describe the features of a safe swimming area; demonstrate an understanding of safety rules by creating posters designed to teach the rules to others.
Look Before You Leap - After completing this lesson, students will be able to recognize a safe place for swimming; identify the safety equipment that should be at a safe swimming site; explain how to check the water to see if it is safe for swimming; explain some rules for safe diving; understand how wind affects waves and currents in water; describe how pollution affects ocean creatures and water environments; understand a
food chain; explain how to protect themselves while swimming by using sunscreen and wearing water shoes.
Think So You Don't Sink - After completing this lesson, students will be able to explain panic and describe ways to stay calm in an aquatic emergency; determine if an object floats better in fresh water or salt water; identify ways to stay safe in an aquatic emergency; explain how to stay safe if caught in a river or ocean current; recognize the potential hazards of being immersed in cold water; define hypothermia and identify the signals of hypothermia; describe how to prevent hypothermia; know how to handle exhaustion or sudden leg cramps.
Reach or Throw, Don't Go - After completing this lesson, students will be able to describe the behaviors (signs) of someone who is having trouble in the water; describe the behaviors (signs) of a drowning person; explain buoyancy; explain how to help someone who is drowning or needs help in the water; identify objects that would work for reaching assists; identify objects that would be good for a throwing assist; explain why only a lifeguard should go into the water to rescue someone; demonstrate how to properly throw a floating object to someone who is drowning or needs help in the water; list some water rescue methods that are safe; make a rescue throwing device (heaving jug).
Don't Just Pack It, Wear Your Jacket - After completing this lesson, students will be able to explain the importance of wearing a life jacket; define PFD; understand how to check the label to see if a life jacket is approved by the U.S. Coast Guard; explain how to select a life jacket; understand why a life jacket should fit properly; demonstrate how to put on a life jacket.
Think Twice Before Going Near Cold Water or Ice - After completing this lesson, students will be able to recognize the potential hazards of being immersed in cold water; define hypothermia; identify the signs of hypothermia; explain how to prevent hypothermia; recognize the importance of wearing a life jacket when around cold water; name two methods of conserving body heat when in a cold water situation; understand the HELP and huddle positions; explain why you should only go on ice that has been tested and
approved; describe how to rescue yourself if you fall through the ice; explain safe ways to respond in a cold-water emergency.
Know About Boating Before You Go Floating – After completing this lesson, students will be able to name the main parts of a boat; explain some boating terms; describe some important safety equipment that should be on a boat; demonstrate putting on a life jacket; explain how to board a boat; understand how to balance a boat; explain what to do if a boat capsizes (turns over).
Too Much Sun is No Fun - After completing this lesson, students will be able to describe sunburn; list types of skin damage caused by too much sun; list types of eye damage caused by too much sun; explain how sunscreen prevents sunburn and helps prevent skin cancer; explain the importance of wearing protective clothing while in the sun for extended periods; name three things everyone should do to avoid skin damage; name one thing everyone should do to avoid eye damage.
In Your House and in Your Yard, Watch for Water, Be on Guard - After completing this lesson, students will be able to identify sources of water around the house and yard; list water hazards around the house or yard; identify potentially dangerous sources of water in the neighborhood; describe different types of flooding; define flash flooding; explain safe behavior to follow in a flash flood warning; describe how to help someone who falls into floodwater; describe how to help yourself if you fall into floodwater.
Wave, Tide or Ride, Follow the Guide - After completing this lesson, students will be able to describe the features of a waterpark; explain how to stay safe at a waterpark; demonstrate the correct riding position for a water slide; describe the features of a waterfront; name three different types of waterfronts; define surf beach; explain how to stay safe at a waterfront; define rip current; understand how to swim in a rip current.