CPR, first aid and what to do when you get lost. These were some of the safety messages shared Monday at a school in Sudbury.
Instead of staying at home during their teachers’ professional development day, some students with the Rainbow District School Board in Sudbury participated in youth safety courses.
The snow didn't stop almost 100 students learning more about safety on Monday.
Three different seminars were offered to children ages 6-12.
Kelly McCauley is the Principal at R.L.Beattie Public School.
"Help our students understand some of the risks when staying at home alone, babysitting other children or just as young students in the community." said McCauley.
The “Little Tykes” course focuses on basic first aid, how to deal with strangers on the internet or the phone, understanding what a bully is, and being safe in general.
Liam Speck participated in the Little Tykes course.
"I learned about fire safety, bike safety, street safety, train safety and storm safety." said Speck.
The “Home Alone” session provides youth with knowledge needed to handle real life situations and prevent problems.
Arjun Shukla participated in the Home Alone course.
"The right choices to make for eating. What to do if there’s strange noises in the house." said Shukla.
Aspiring babysitters were taught techniques to help make good decisions and improve their skills, which in turn builds up their confidence.
Stevie Levesque took the babysitting course.
"CPR, some first aid, what to feed the kids, what not to do." said Levesque.
Allison Little works for Safety Training Plus, the service provider for the courses.
"I am amazed. Any child can learn it. The steps are basic. We keep it simple and we encourage them to do something rather than nothing in the case of an emergency." said Little.
There was a small cost associated with the courses offered. Some of that money will be donated to R.L. Beattie Public School as part of a community fundraiser.
