Jun 4th
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Heartsaver Pediatric FA/CPR/AED Skills (Part 2 only)
Citywide CPR @ 250 Pkwy Dr, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
The Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED course is designed to meet the regulatory requirements for child care workers in all 50 United States. It teaches child care providers and others to respond to and manage illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. It covers the four steps of first aid and first aid skills such as finding the problem, stopping bleeding, bandaging and using an Epinephrine...
Sunday Jun 4th, 9:30–10:30am Central Time
Heartsaver FA/CPR/AED Skills Session Class (P- 2 only)
Citywide CPR @ 18421 N Creek Dr, Tinley Park, IL 60477
Part 2 is for students who have purchased Part 1 on their own. You must complete Part 1 before attending this skills session. Course Format and Exam (Parts 2 = 1 hour or less) Upon completion of the online portion, students participate in an in-person, hands-on session featuring skills practice and testing (1 hour or less). Successful completion of both the eLearning and hands-on portions, including skills practice and testing with a...
Saturday Jun 3rd, 8–9am Central Time
Introduction to Screenwriting
The Newberry @ 60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
For this class, a cohort of new screenwriters will each take their project from first idea to first revised draft. Along the way we will develop an understanding of the foundations of screenwriting: character, story, and structure. This will be aided by readings from professional screenplays. Finally, the completed first drafts will be workshopped by the class, providing guidance on where their writing can go next. Materials List: Screenwriting...
Tuesday Jun 13th, 5:30–7:30pm Central Time
(6 sessions)
Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED
Citywide CPR @ 1500 Waukegan Rd, Chicago, IL 60025
This class is designed for individuals, with limited or no medical training, who need a CPR card AND a First Aid card to meet a job requirement or for personal reasons. This class is perfect for the layperson, parents, babysitters, the fitness instructor, the educator, the childcare professional, coaches, camp counselors, etc. This class is NOT for the healthcare provider or any medical/nursing student. Required Student...
$90
Let’s Make an Herbal First Aid Kit
The Resiliency Institute @ 10S404 Knoch Knolls Rd, Naperville, IL 60565
Some of the best first aid preparations can be made from plants right outside your door! Learn how to identify, harvest and use local plants to heal bites, stings, splinters, burns, bruises, cuts, wounds, and allergies. Spend time outdoors learning to identify these lifesaving plants and the remainder of the time indoors making a tincture and a salve that you can pack in your own first aid kit.
$45
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Backyard Chickens: Extreme Chickens
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL 60022
Prepare for various challenges that may arise when raising chickens. Learn how to best care for your flock in fluctuating midwestern temperatures, care options when you travel, and how to prepare an evacuation plan. Explore chicken anatomy, first-aid products and homemade natural remedies, as well as recognizing common illnesses.
$40
Wise Use of Medicinal Herbs
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL 60022
See, touch, smell, and taste common ways to use herbal preparations including dried, capsules, teas, decoctions, infusions, salves, tinctures, syrups, poultices, essential oils, and flower remedies/essences. Learn how “dis-ease” gradually builds and how to reverse it. Make four items for an herbal first-aid kit to take home and receive reference materials and recipes for long-term use.
$173.75
BLS HeartCode with Hands-On Skills Session (Parts 1&2)
Citywide CPR @ 1900 Old Willow Rd, Northbrook, IL 60062
This AHA BLS Provider course is a video-based, Instructor-led course, that teaches both single-rescuer and team, basic life support skills for application in both in-facility and prehospital settings. This course is for renewing, recertifying, or initial students. Who Should Take This Course? This course is for healthcare providers such as physicians, nurses, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, respiratory therapists, physical and occupational...
$75
FA/CPR/AED
Citywide CPR @ 1500 Waukegan Rd, Chicago, IL 60025
Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED is a classroom, video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills needed to respond to and manage a first aid, choking or sudden cardiac arrest emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) arrives. Students learn skills such as how to treat bleeding, sprains, broken bones, shock and other first aid emergencies. This course also teaches adult CPR and AED use. Required...
$90
Chicken Health 101
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 00000
What are the common health issues chickens face, and how can you treat them? How can you keep your flock healthy? Learn chicken physiology, disease prevention and transmission, and chicken first aid. Note: All registrations must be submitted online 2 days before your class starts. This class will be taught online via Zoom. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance.
$40
Heartsaver CPR AED
Citywide CPR @ 1500 Waukegan Rd, Chicago, IL 60025
This class is designed for individuals who need a CPR card for either personal reasons or for work/school purposes. This class is perfect for the layperson, the fitness instructor, the educator, the childcare professional, coaches, camp counselors, etc. This class is not for the healthcare provider or any medical/nursing student (please see Classes for Healthcare Providers). This is a 100% instructor led course. During the course, an AHA Instructor...
$60
3 Herbs for Health
The Resiliency Institute @ 10S404 Knoch Knolls Rd, Naperville, IL 60565
Join us to learn about three herbs for health that you can use this fall! Come and meet Ellyn Schmitz, The Resiliency Institute Bioregional Herbalism instructor, while she introduces you to local herbs for first aid, nourishment, and immune boosting (perfect for upcoming cold & flu season). She will discuss tinctures, infusions, syrups and salves. The talk will include time for sampling and questions. Incorporating herbs into your life...
$15
Using Essential Oils for Kids
Infinity Foundation @ 1280 Old Skokie Valley Rd, Highland Park, IL 60035
Essential oils are natural aromatic compounds from plants that contain powerful healing constituents. They are extracted from bark, seeds, leaves, and flowers. Find out how to support your child’s health using essential oils. In this hands-on, interactive experience, become informed about the various qualities of oils, smell or apply them for yourself, and take home samples for your specific needs and interest. Discover safe and effective...
$35
Backpacking Basics
The Morton Arboretum @ 4100 Illinois Rte 53, Lisle, IL 60532
Deepen your connection to trees and nature by learning to backpack. Spending a night in the wilderness is a unique way to connect with nature, but it’s important to have the right “know-how” so you can enjoy your trip safely--and protect the place you’re visiting! In this workshop, you will learn about Trip planning Gear, clothing, and footwear How to pack your backpack Food Hygiene Water filtration Safety (including first aid, the ten essentials,...
$46
Herbal Remedies for Companion Animal Healing
Infinity Foundation @ 1280 Old Skokie Valley Rd, Highland Park, IL 60035
It is sometimes difficult to know what herbal remedies are safe and effective to use in simple health problems that your companion animals may encounter. There are literally thousands of choices for over-the-counter and products on the internet that promise amazing (but sometimes disappointing) results. An herbal remedy has beneficial effects, but it can also have side effects. Find out how to make good, natural choices for your companion...
$35
