Teachers
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Open classroom activityTeacher guide
Run a short AED awareness activity
A classroom-ready Rescue Quest path for a brief awareness activity or staff confidence refresher.
10-minute classroom activity
A short teacher-led discussion with calm roles and simple reflection questions.
Run the activityClassroom first-minute roles
A fictional classroom activity where the group practices who calls, who gets an adult, and who guides responders.
Use discussion promptsRescue Quest is public awareness education. It does not certify students, staff, or participants and does not replace instructor-led CPR/AED training or local emergency procedures.
What this helps teach
What Rescue Quest helps teach
A short classroom activity can build calm first-minute awareness without claiming certification.
Recognize that help is needed
Students practice noticing a serious situation and getting an adult involved quickly.
Use clear 911 language
Keep the message short: where you are, what happened, and who is with the person.
Find the AED without guessing
Students learn to look for signs, cabinets, maps, or a staff member who knows the school-approved location.
Support a calm team response
The focus is teamwork: call, get help, bring the AED, clear space, and guide responders.
Classroom activity
10-minute classroom activity
Use this as a lesson starter, advisory activity, or staff confidence refresher.
- 0-2 min: Set the tone
Tell students this is awareness practice, not a test and not certification.
- 2-4 min: Name the roles
Caller, CPR helper if trained or coached, AED runner, and responder guide.
- 4-7 min: Run a fictional scenario
Use a classroom, hallway, gym, or field example without naming a real student or school-specific detail.
- 7-9 min: Ask two prompts
Ask who gets help moving and how the AED runner returns quickly.
- 9-10 min: Close with confidence
Repeat: call 911, get an adult, follow instructions, and keep the team moving.
Discussion prompts
Calm classroom prompts
- Who should call 911 or tell an adult to call?
Practice naming one caller instead of everyone moving at once.
- What calm words could you use?
Use short phrases that help adults and responders act.
- How can someone guide responders to the right door?
Talk about entrances, hallways, fields, or gyms without sharing controlled program details.
- When should practice become formal training?
Use Rescue Quest for awareness and book instructor-led CPR/AED training for hands-on skills.
Simple first-minute roles
Four classroom-ready roles
Caller
Calls 911 or tells an adult to call, then shares the exact location.
CPR helper
Starts CPR only if trained or coached by 911 or a trained adult.
AED runner
Uses school-approved signs, maps, or staff direction to bring the AED back.
Responder guide
Meets helpers at the door, hallway, gym, field, or office and points the way.
What to avoid saying
Keep the language safe and calm
Avoid: You are trained now.
Say instead: This is awareness practice. Formal training is a separate class.
Avoid: This guarantees everyone is ready.
Say instead: Rescue Quest helps us practice calm helper roles.
Avoid graphic or fear-based descriptions.
Use practical words: notice, call, get help, bring the AED, guide responders.
Avoid exact AED locations unless the school provides them in a controlled context.
Use general awareness language on public pages and follow school procedures in class.
Formal training
When to book formal CPR/AED training
- When staff or students need hands-on CPR practice.
Rescue Quest is awareness. Formal training builds hands-on skill.
- Before athletics, field trips, camps, or large school events.
Book training when adults are expected to supervise or respond.
- When school procedures or AED signs change.
Use training to align staff on the approved local process.
- For staff teams who supervise, coach, or lead clubs.
Hands-on practice matters when adults are expected to lead.
HeartSafe EMS support
How HeartSafe EMS can support the school
Classroom activity support
Adapt Rescue Quest language for age, setting, and school tone.
Training pathway
Move from public awareness to instructor-led CPR/AED training when hands-on skills are needed.
AED awareness language
Review general signs, team roles, and school-safe wording without exposing program details.
HeartTrak support for authorized teams
Use HeartTrak support when the school needs formal readiness coordination and follow-up.
Optional EN/FR classroom language
Short classroom phrases
Caller phrase
Helper phrase
AED awareness phrase
Responder guide phrase
Downloadable handout
Handout outline
Front: 10-minute activity
Objective, timing, four first-minute roles, and two discussion prompts.
Back: classroom language
EN/FR phrases for calling 911, finding an adult, getting the AED, and guiding responders.
Footer: safety note and training CTA
Public awareness only, not certification, with a HeartSafe EMS training CTA.
Public boundary
Rescue Quest stays public
Teacher pages use the validated public Rescue Quest content pack with general classroom examples only. School-specific program details stay in authorized HeartTrak support.