APU offers a unique course over spring break (March 7, 8, 9, 10 – 10 am to 6 pm). Instructor candidates will learn how to teach swimming skills, water safety education and activities for all ages and abilities. They will learn and practice the science-based teaching strategies, skill progressions, stroke mechanics and how to teach…
Leadership
Shallow Water Lifeguard Training
APU is offering an American Red Cross Shallow Water Lifeguard course (24 hrs). Lifeguard candidates learn how to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies in shallow water up to 5 feet deep. They also learn how to provide care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until EMS personnel take over. Lifeguard…
Leadership Class Teaches Partnership and Self-Awareness
Though the Leadership course, a required class for Master of Business Administration students, doesn’t have traditional tests, co-instructor Christopher Pavadore would argue that the students are constantly being tested. During the two-week class, APU students, as well as a handful of students from Danube University Krems in Austria, complete a series of activities that are designed to…
