Students are nominated for doing a safety activity that contributed to pride, safety or community spirit in their school, home or elsewhere in their community.
- They can be nominated by school teachers, principals, shop owners and other.
- From those nominated (six - eight) students are chosen to receive an award at an assembly.
- The award consists of a Certificate of Achievement and a prize pack.
These safety activities fall under the following areas:
School
- Safe play
- Fair play
- Bike safety
- Respect and support to staff
awareness and fellow students
- Preventing/stopping/reporting bullying
- Pride in school grounds
- Classroom hazard elimination
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Examples:
Helping others (take someone to the sickbay) Preventing/reporting bullying (Peer Mediators, Cool Schools) Pride in school grounds (environment)
Earthquake drill (policies in place in each class Walking to/from schools with younger children
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Home
- Respect and support family members
- Safe play in home and garden
- Fire Safety and awareness planning
- Bike Safety an Road Safety
- Preparation of survival items at home
- Encourage awareness of Neighbourhood Support and etc
how your family can become involved
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Examples:
Safe Practices with fires, heaters, etc Helping clean with the dishes Encourage family involvement in Safety Helping with siblings' homework Initiating sage practices in vehicles Pick up letter Helping with the outside chores e.g. gardens Caring for family pets
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Community
- Report graffiti and vandalism
- Report damage to school, bus stops etc
bikes
- Show pride/ownership of local bus stops/community buildings etc
- Assist Police/Fire or Ambulance services
- Voluntary work within the community
- Get to know your neighbours
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Examples:
Speaking politely to people in the community Road Safety practices e.g. wear helmets on Helping the elderly with their wheelie bins Picking up litter Reporting graffiti to the school Random acts of kindness Taking care of the environment e.g. parks, etc
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Award Criteria
An Act of Community Safety:
- Home Safety - "Fire Wise" (Smoke alarms)
- Neighbourhood safety in the community
- Road Safety
- Emotional & physical safety at school/community
- Neighbourhood Support Values:-
(Inclusive, Responsive & Community Support)
An Act of Community Spirit & Pride:
- Voluntary work within the community - churches etc
- Graffiti clean-up
- Street, parks & reserves, streams clean-up
- School ground clean-up
- Show pride - taking ownership, reporting damages
An Act of Assistance Rendered:
- Medical Emergency
- Police Emergency
- Fire Emergency
- Animal Emergency
- Civil Defence Emergency