One Hour - Immediate Life-Saving Impact.
Objective:
Following the workshop Children will be more:
1. Water Smart
2. Fire Safe
3. Life Ready
Content Overview
Our interactive 60-minute workshop gives children the safety skills, confidence, and awareness to help them stay safe, look after their mates, and survive their worst day. Delivered by Co-Founder Trent Maxwell, this high-energy session is packed with interactive scenarios, practical safety tips and unforgettable real-life stories.
Tailored to the age and specific geographical location of each group, the workshop covers:
🌊 Water Safety
From beaches to bathtubs—how to stay safe around all water, understand rips, and respond in emergencies with real-world scenarios and mock rescues.
🔥 Fire Safety
What to do if you see a fire, the role of working smoke alarms, and how to “Get Out & Stay Out.” of a building.
🚑 First Aid & Emergency Response
How to call 000, stay calm, and take action. Kids learn the DRSABCD approach, CPR basics, and how even they can help save a life.
🧠 Resilience & Situational Awareness
How to build confidence, stay aware of their environment, and create smart responses when things go wrong
🙋♂️Meet Maxi
Children get time to ask questions and hear Maxi's inspiring story - from lifeguard trainee to Bondi Rescue star, Firefighter, and Author of the Maxi the Lifeguard series.
Timing:
60 minutes including Q&A
Age Groups:
School Years 1-6 (Ages 6-12)
School Years 7-12 (Ages 12-18)
Immediate Outcomes
After completing the workshop, each child will:
- Have an increased understanding of water and fire safety risks, to reduce the likelihood of them getting into danger.
- Have knowledge of basic water, fire and first aid response skills that they can use safely when an emergency event impacts them.
- Be more confident, prepared and capable in emergency situations at home, school, or in their community.
Further Information:
An engaging, fun workshop based on Maxi's career as an elite Lifeguard, Firefighter and Author of the award-winning Maxi the Lifeguard children’s book series.
The workshop is aligned with the National Curriculum
Topics include:
- Water Safety, Health and Physical Education, Recognise situations and opportunities to promote health, safety and wellbeing. (ACPPS006, ACPPS018, ACPPS073, ACPMP088)
- Beach Safety Education, understanding beach signage and how to stay safe at the beach.
- Surf Education, recognising a rip, and learning where is it safe to swim?
scenarios to educate children around water be it at the river, lake or around ANY open water. - Survival skills if you find yourself in trouble in open water.
- Self-Care in the sun, how to look after and protect your health in summer.
- Fire Safety awareness, what to do if you see a fire and the importance of having smoke alarms and a fire safety plan at home.
- First Aid introduction and how knowing the first 3 steps of DRS ABCD could mean any child has the potential to help save a life.
- Caring for the environment, people use science in their daily lives, including when caring for their environment and living things.
(ACSHE022, ACSHE035, ACSSU073, ACSSU094 ACHASSK150) - Relationship Building, Health and Physical Education, Identify and practice strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing (ACPPS006, ACPPS018, ACPPS036, ACPPS037, ACPPS058, ACPPS059, ACPPS060, ACPMP064, ACPPS074, ACPPS078)
- The importance of setting goals and being persistent when things do not go to plan.
- His journey starting as a trainee on the TV show Bondi Rescue, his lifelong dream to become a Firefighter, and how he became an Author.
- Question and Answer Session to re-cap learning.
- Opportunity for every child to receive the Maxi the Lifeguard fun, educational fictional book.
- Additional Book Purchase Options Available.
