Young minds for health and safety messages

14 SEPTEMBER 2010

Exposing young school students to important health and safety messages is the focus of a cooperative effort between Charles Sturt University (CSU) and West Albury Primary School at the annual Health and Safety Education Expo. Around 50 students enrolled in CSU’s early childhood education degree will present hands-on learning experiences and displays to 70 children between kindergarten and Year 2, who will practise contacting emergency services, discover the number of germs on their hands using 'magic' gel, crawl through tunnels to escape an imaginary fire and observe the sun safe message, ‘slip, slop, slap’. " The Charles Sturt University students researched their topics with the help of local community professionals and prepared interactive experiences for the young school children. The Health and Safety Education Expo emphasises the importance of giving young children support to promote their own wellbeing from a very young age," said early childhood education lecturer, Ms Angela Fenton, from the Murray School of Education at CSU in Albury-Wodonga. West Albury Public School will host the Health and Safety Education Expo between 9.30am and 11.30am on Monday 20 September.  

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