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Highlands College campus will once again be buzzing with the sound of nine and 10 year olds learning how to keep themselves and their families safe in a variety of situations.
Child Accident Prevention Jersey will be facilitating the 19th annual Safety In Action event from 10 to 19 July.
Shouts of “help” and “fire” will be heard, and children wearing hard hats will be seen leading groups from room to room as they experience a number of interactive workshops. The youngsters will be urged to make informed decisions and assess situations for themselves, enabling them to take some responsibility for their own safety.
This year’s workshops will include road safety, fire safety, water/beach safety, first aid, kitchen safety and play safety.
Each workshop is presented by an expert in their field, and the children are encouraged to take part by identifying dangers and asking and answering questions.
Each year more than 1,000 children attend the event, which builds on the information already delivered in schools by CAP and its partner agencies.
Mandy Le Tensorer, coordinator for Child Accident Prevention said: ‘This is a great event which teaches children in a fast and fun way. We keep it as interactive as possible and this not only keeps the children interested but also helps them to learn lots of new information and skills. CAP is grateful for all the support we get, especially from those agencies which make time in their busy calendars to be here and take part.’
In June, students completed a quiz via the CAP website with questions based on the six workshops they will be experiencing. The results give an indication of their safety knowledge before they attend the event. In September, these students will be re-tested and this enables CAP to identify what they have learnt.
‘We then visit schools to present certificates and prizes to the highest scorers and best improvers. Overall scores are also collated and trophies and shields presented to the schools scoring the highest marks in each subject, as well as to the schools which show the best improvement in their overall scores,’ said Mrs Le Tensorer.
Thanks to a donation by the Lions Club Of Jersey, CAP has recently had a new kitchen built for the event, with services donated by Romerils, Nailed It Carpentry and Aston. Marks & Spencer donates bottles of water, which go into a goody bag for each child. This bag also contains information about the day and what the children have learned as well as goodies from each of the partner services.
Child Accident Prevention is a multi-agency alliance formed in 1996 with the aim of reducing the incidence and impact of accidental injuries to children from birth to 13 years of age.
