Constable Care Safety School a WA first
21 Jul 2017
The Constable Care Safety School was officially opened by the Hon. Michelle Roberts MLA at a ceremony in Maylands earlier this week. It is the first road and transport school in WA and will teach students aged 4 to 11 years vital road, bike and pedestrian safety skills.
“Few people realise that WA has the highest state road toll per capita. Tragically children make up a disproportionate number of these deaths,” said Constable Care Child Safety Foundation CEO, David Gribble.
“The skills children learn at the Constable Care Safety School could one day save their lives.”
Based on best-practice education principles the school includes a realistic road environment, complete with fully-functioning roads, traffic lights and rail crossings. Children will also engage with an exciting augmented reality experience to view risks and practice safe decisions.
“Our partners SDERA have generously contributed their time and expertise in developing the learning frameworks for the Safety School augmented reality activities,” said Mr Gribble. “Their in-depth knowledge and assistance means we can be confident that our practical excursion tasks link directly to and reinforce in-class road safety theory learning, which is a huge plus for WA students and teachers.”
Book an excursion for your school by visiting www.ccsafetyschool.org.au.