Kids & Family

Registration for Encinitas Junior Lifeguard Program Is About to Open

Registration opens April 2.

Editor’s Note: The following announcement is from City of Encinitas’ Fire & Marine Safety Department.

Want to spend your summer outdoors learning lifesaving skills along the pristine Encinitas coastline? The Encinitas Junior Lifeguard program provides education in ocean safety, develops lifeguard skills, and builds self-confidence.  We are thrilled to offer a program taught by highly motivated and experienced lifeguards. The Encinitas Junior Lifeguard Program ensures an engaging, exciting, and interactive learning environment that kids will love!

Encinitas Lifeguards appreciate this opportunity to educate and build relationships with beachgoers and we especially enjoy seeing kids grow and return to the beach every summer.  Making and spotting rescues are always the Lifeguards   number one priority, but acting as City ambassadors and positive role models is at the forefront of our program’s core values

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Additionally, we are excited to continue our partnership with Original Watermen for all Encinitas Junior Lifeguard uniform and gear needs. 

Encinitas Junior Lifeguard sessions are offered throughout the summer, beginning June 18, 2012, at Moonlight Beach.  Junior Lifeguards is open to kids ages 9 through 17.  Registration opens April 2 and is done online or in person at the Parks and Recreation Department at Encinitas City Hall. In addition, children ages 14 through 17 can earn community service hours for college working as a Junior Lifeguard Assistant.  They must have prior Junior Lifeguard experience and complete the application process listed on the website. For general information, session, and registration details, visit www.encinitasJG.com

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If your child loves the ocean but is too young for Junior Lifeguards, check out “Encinitas Beach Kids,” a unique program specifically designed for kids between the ages of 6 through 8.

When an Encinitas Junior Lifeguard gets home after a day in the program, they will be wet, smiling, have a greater respect for the ocean, and gain invaluable skills that could someday save a life.  What a beautiful way to spend the summer at the beach! See you this summer! Visit www.encinitasJG.com for more information.


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