Safety House Program
What is the Safety House Program?
The Safety House Program is a positive step that any community can take to help make the streets safer for our children. It is something the whole community can be involved with. Basically, the Program involves establishing a network of Safety Houses in a local area. These are houses that children can run to if they meet with trouble on their way to and from school.
The broad aims of the Safety House Program are:
1. To provide community assistance to children should they feel unsafe while travelling to and from school or anytime they are out and about.
2. Through a network of Safety Houses, to provide a reliable means for children to get help as quickly as possible, by running to a safe place and a helpful person.
3. To provide community support to senior citizens should they feel that they need assistance while out in the community.
4. To deter undesirable people from entering local areas through the prominent and permanent display of Safety House signs.
5. To alert the wider community to the dangers faced by children while commuting to school.
6. To encourage children to gain the health benefits that walking and/or riding their bikes bring.
If you would like more information about the Safety House program or would like to become a Safety Householder, please contact the school.
How do children know about Safety House:
One of the major aspects orf the Safety House Program is the education of children and adults. Children are educated to recognise the Safety House sign and to trust their feeling and instincts about people and situations. Teaching children to be aware of their feelings helps them to identify potentially unsafe people and situations.
Children are then taught what to do at times when they do not feel safe. This is a vital part of helping children too look after their own safety. Safe ways to travel to and from school are also dealt with in the classroom. Below are some photos taken at our recent Yellow Safety House Fun Day.
