The Peel Children's Safety Village

Teachers

Educator's Schedule & Program Information

On behalf of the Peel Children's Safety Village, we thank you for your interest in booking your class for a 2 hour program at our Safety Village. We know your students will enjoy the hands-on learning environment that our program provides.

We will begin taking bookings for the 2009- 2010 school year on Monday, JUNE 1st, 2009. Please contact 905-453-2121 ext. 4070. Teachers are to leave the following information:

• School
• Teacher
• Grade
• # of students (approx)
• Phone #

The Peel Children's Safety Village is a non-profit Corporation, supported by fund raising initiatives within the community it serves. As a result, the Safety Village is able to provide educational safety programs at no cost to school children in the Region of Peel.

This page will inform you and the parent chaperones, of our expectations for your class visit. Forty minutes of our program is spent outside. Please ensure students dress accordingly.

Programs

Grade One (October, November and March)

Following a classroom presentation on Stranger Awareness and Pedestrian/Traffic Safety, the students will go outdoors. One half of the class will drive around the Village in motorized Jeeps, practicing the rules of the road and the other half will walk through the Village in small workgroups, completing a Scavenger Hunt worksheet. All students will be monitored on their Pedestrian Safety and Pedestrian Behaviour. The student groups will change places after approximately 15 minutes, in order to complete the entire program.

Grade Three (April, May and June)

Following a classroom presentation on Stranger Awareness and Bicycle/Traffic Safety, the students will go outdoors. One half of the class will ride bicycles, putting their Bicycle Safety information into practice, and the other half will participate in a Scavenger Hunt as noted above. The students will change places after approximately 20 minutes, in order to complete the entire program. The Village Officers, Volunteers, Teachers and Parent Chaperones will supervise all activities. Children must bring their own helmets.

Grade Five (December, January and February)

Specialized, unique and interactive multimedia 2 hour classroom presentation on Youth and the Law. Students are able to work closely with Police Officers to learn about Federal, Provincial and Municipal Laws pertaining to offences of Assault, Theft, Robbery, Threatening, Liquor, etc.