Water Safety New Zealand supports providers of beach and boating education, primarily to school children including Surf Life Saving New Zealand's Beach Ed and Surf to Schools and Coastguard Boating Education's (CBE) Safe Boating programme.
Aspects of the Water Skills for Life competencies, including recognising an emergency and hypothermia, knowing boating rules and regulations, making safe decisions, use of lifejackets, floating, propulsion, and getting in and out of the water in several ways, are an intrinsic part of these programmes.
Funded providers in 2017/18 also include the New Zealand
Each provider has tailored its programmes by age and environments and applied water safety strategies to specific boating activities.
Our Safe Boating Programme provides practical, boating and water safety experience for children - regardless of their confidence in the water.
www.surflifesaving.org.nz
The homepage of the Surf Life Saving New Zealand website, Surf Education programmes. Surf Education courses are affordable and provide children with lifelong skills in and around New Zealand's favourite playground - the beach. Courses are available at the beach (Beach Ed and City Nippers), and in the classroom (Surf to School). Term 4 (2012) and Term 1 (2013) bookings open on 1 August 2012. Any questions? Contact 0508 SURF ED (0508 787 333).
Surf Life Saving New Zealand delivers beach safety education to students through Beach Education.
