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Pedestrian Safety Education for Elementary Aged Children

Learning to be a safe road user starts at a young age!

Teaching kids about the reality of what they need to be aware of on the roads is important for their safety now. Creating safer road users of the future begins with teaching them today.

The OSC’s WalkSafe program is:

    • Proven & Effective – For a decade, WalkSafe has reached 15,000-25,000 elementary students annually
    • Age-appropriate, innovative, experiential, engaging and fun
    • Progressive – Concepts build upon each other preparing students to start walking more independently as they grow
    • Focused on keeping oneself and others safe; and “sharing the road”
    • Matched to Ministry curriculum requirements in Health & Physical Education, Science and Technology, Math and Language

 

WalkSafe uses props videos, activities and opportunities for real-life traffic observations to teach children:

    • How to walking and cross safely near traffic
    • Communicate with and understand other road users perspectives;
    • “Be safe, be seen”; visual barriers & importance of eye-contact
    • The dangers of distraction
    • How to stay safe, regardless of other road users & expect the unexpected!

 

Preventative education programs increase health & safety-related behaviors (i.e. wearing a helmet) and reduce risk-taking behaviors in children.*

– * ICMEC. (2017). Key principles of effective prevention education. Retrieved from https://www.icmec.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Key-Principles-of-Effective-Prevention-Education-CEOP-UK.pdf

Interested in bringing the WalkSafe Program to your students/school?

License the WalkSafe Program!

The OSC offers affordable and flexible licensing options for organizations that are interested in implementing a pedestrian safety education program in their schools/community!

Learn more here!

Book WalkSafe Presentations
for your school.*

OSC’s WalkSafe presenters come to your school! Learn more about our in-school WalkSafe presentations and book some for your class/school!

*Currently Available to Ottawa, ON schools only

Book a WalkSafe Presentation
Road SMARTS 4 kids

Check out RoadSMARTS4Kids (RS4K) – free road safety teaching resources!

RS4K provides digital, “turn-key” educational resources for use by teachers, educators and parents.  These resources are free, easy to use and cover a variety of age-appropriate road safety teachings.

 The RS4K library offers Educators:

  • The RoadSMARTS E-cademy – A suite of fun, educational, interactive and “gamified” e-learning courses and quizzes
  • Downloadable Lesson Plans & Presentations
  • Videos
  • Worksheets, Activities & Challenges
Check out the RS4K Library!

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