The Girl Scout motto: Be Prepared.

Schedule your own Red Cross or First Aid Badge class - at the time and place most convenient for you! 

Classes can be held at your troop meeting place or other location.  

Available 7 days a week, including minor holidays. Have your class at your usual troop meeting time.

Or schedule training, especially for longer classes, on a weekend, school holiday, or teacher work day.

Located in San Mateo, CA, we travel from San Francisco to San Jose, from Coastside to southwestern Alameda County. 

Is your troop outside of the our service area?  See below.

Does your Brownie, Junior, or Older Girl troop want a First Aid badge class? Offer a Red Cross CPR/First Aid certification class (required for troop First Aiders), before or after the meeting. Sharing the travel cost makes the cost per girl even more affordable. You can even have adults pay more for their certification, covering the troop's costs, and have your troop First Aid badge class for free.

Have your Older Girls take a Red Cross CPR/First Aid certification class along with troop adults!

Share the costs with another troop, or have a Service Unit First Aid Badge day!

Earn the legacy Brownie First Aid Try-It at a troop meeting.

Approximately 90 minutes of content. 

(If necessary, time can be adjusted for a shorter troop meeting. Leaders will be given information to finish requirements.) 

Includes the time and supplies to make individual First Aid kits. 

Cost: $100 per class, plus $5/girl for the individual First Aid kits, plus travel charge*. 

(A troop of 10 girls would cost $100 + $50 for kits + travel charge + $60 surcharge if applicable.)

** See below regarding possible surcharge.

Earn the legacy Junior First Aid Badge at a troop meeting, after a brief (~15 minutes) additional homework assignment.  

Approximately 90 minutes of content; lasts longer for troops larger than 10 girls - up to two hours.  

(If necessary, time can be adjusted for a shorter troop meeting. Leaders will be given information to finish requirements.) 

Includes the time and supplies to make individual First Aid kits.  

Cost: $100 per class, plus $5/girl for the individual First Aid kits, plus travel charge*. 

(A troop of 10 girls would cost $100 + $50 for kits + travel charge + $60 surcharge if applicable.)

**See below regarding possible surcharge.

The Cadette First Aid Badge can be earned by taking the Red Cross First Aid certification class using the Blended Learning option, and adding class time for the Girl Scout requirements (optional for Badge; not required for Red Cross certification). 

The Red Cross curriculum is at a higher learning level than previously. 

Therefore, Cadettes should at least be in the second half of 6th grade to take the Red Cross course.   

Time Required for Red Cross First Aid certification:

Online content before the class: approximately 2.5 hours 

In-person skills session for First Aid certification: 30 minutes

Additional Time Required for Cadette First Aid badge completion:

The extra badge content can be added to the 30 minute First Aid in-class skills session. It takes 30 minutes.

Cost for Red Cross First Aid certification: $70 to $100 per person, depending on the number of girls in the class. 

Cost for the additional time for Cadette First Aid badge completion: $50/class (NOT per person). 

CPR certification option recommended: 

6th grade Cadettes in the second half of the school year are old enough to get Red Cross certification in CPR as well as First Aid. 

Cost for Red Cross CPR - and - First Aid certification: $85 to $125 per person, depending on the number of girls in the class. Add Pediatric CPR option for $8/person.

CPR certification without First Aid badge: $70 to $100 per person, depending on the number of girls.  Add Pediatric CPR option for $8/person.

Cadettes can also earn the Cadette Babysitting Badge. Red Cross Babysitter Training is a very popular class with Cadettes. (See class information below.)

add travel charge* to all classes

The Senior First Aid Badge can be earned by:

• taking the Red Cross CPR and First Aid certification class using the Blended Learning option
• adding class time for some badge requirements 
• doing some online homework 
• and lastly, an activity to "Share your knowledge with others"

Time Required for Red Cross CPR and First Aid certification:

Online content, must be completed before the classroom session: about 3 hours

In-class skills session for CPR/First Aid certification: Approximately 1.5 hours

Optional in-class time for Senior First Aid badge content: 0.5 hours

Cost for Red Cross CPR and First Aid certification: $85 to $125 per person, depending on the number of girls in the class.  Add Pediatric CPR option for $8/person.

Cost for the additional time for Senior First Aid badge completion: $50/class (NOT per person).

add travel charge* to all classes 

 The Ambassador First Aid Badge can be earned by: 

• Getting certified in Red Cross CPR/First Aid and Wilderness First Aid*. 
• Researching careers that save lives in extreme conditions 
• Exploring real-life wilderness emergencies by reading about rescues

Time Required for Red Cross CPR and First Aid certification:

Online content, must be completed before the classroom session: about 3 hours

In-class skills session for CPR/First Aid certification: Approximately 1.5 hours

Cost for Red Cross CPR and First Aid certification:  $85 to $125 per person.  Add Pediatric CPR option for $8/person 

*Wilderness First Aid course no longer offered. It is typically a 16 hour course.

* - There is a travel charge for all classes for round trip travel time from San Mateo. The total amount will depend on the type of class, the number of participants in the class, and the drive time estimate. In the Bay Area, drive time varies widely depending on time of day. Contact us for an estimate of your travel cost.  

** - A minimum charge applies for Brownie or Junior troop meetings that are held further than a 30 minute round-trip drive time from San Mateo. You must book the badge class with a second class, such as another troop class or a CPR/First Aid class for troop adults, to be held immediately before or after the badge class. Since troops require a certified First Aider, most troops offer a CPR/First Aid or CPR class for the leaders and troop parents. Some choose to charge the adults more so that the cost of the badge class is paid for by the adults. Some troops coordinate with other troops to have a class on the same date. If you are unable to book a second class, you have the option of paying a surcharge of $60 instead.