At the Village, children of all ages learn effective personal safety strategies and how to respond to dangerous or threatening situations. The Children’s Safety Village has been the host site for the training of 1,000 school Safety Patrollers each year.
View the video below to learn about the Children’s Safety Village of Brant.
Mission
The Children’s Safety Village of Brant is committed to providing quality interactive safety education for the children of our communities.
Vision
To be the catalyst for facilitating Kindergarten to Grade 8 safety education activities by taking a leadership role and working with our community partners to prevent injuries and save lives in our community. By raising safety consciousness in our community through educating its youngest members, there will be a decrease in preventable tragedies.
Values
- Overall community safety through interactive children’s education in a positive learning environment.
- Promoting the safety of our most valuable hope for the future, our children, in partnership with Police and Fire services.
- Community Partnerships.
- Volunteerism.
- Early life skills.
Introduction
The Children’s Safety Village of Brant is a charitable organization that has been operating in our community since 2005. We are dedicated to providing safety education for kindergarten to grade 8 school children within Brantford, Brant County and Six Nations of the Grand River. We provide interactive learning opportunities that focus on traffic and bicycle safety, personal safety and awareness, fire prevention and evacuation strategies as well as internet and social media safety. By the end of 2022, The Children’s Safety Village of Brant has had over 105,000 student visits since 2005 plus thousands of other visitors at events throughout each year.
What is a Safety Village?
We believe that reducing the number of tragic accidents for children is essential for communities to thrive.
The Children’s Safety Village of Brant is a specially designed learning facility that was built by the community as a registered charity located in Brantford and managed by a board of directors. At the Village, children learn how to respond to dangerous or threatening situations and effective personal safety strategies. The service areas include Brantford, Brant County, Six Nations and now Norfolk County. We offer a specially-designed hands-on educational facility where learning safety skills comes to life. The Village staff and volunteers strive to keep the Village facility barrier-free and open to all children regardless of ability.
Who Teaches the Kids?
The curriculum taught at the Village is developed and taught by emergency service providers. It meets the Ministry of Education requirements, is sequential, age-appropriate and increases in complexity and comprehension from Grades K – 8. The police and fire instructors lead the safety classes with facility support from Village staff and many volunteers. Since 2005, there have been over 105,000 student visits by local children to The Children’s Safety Village of Brant. Safety classes run from October to June each year with over 1,000 safely patrollers being trained at the Village each September.
How is the Safety Village Funded?
Financial contributions from the community is the vital source of revenue to cover operational expenses and keep this valuable resource in our community. Expenses to operate the Children’s Safety Village of Brant remain as low as possible ($100,000 annually) due to the large number of community volunteers who donate their time and talents cleaning, gardening, lawn cutting, administration, programme support, bike and jeep repairs, Santa Parade, special events, and building maintenance.
Charitable Status Number: 8621461238821461RR0001
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