Professional Documents
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INTERNET SAFETY
Objective:
Provide knowledge and understanding to children of all ages about the advantages and disadvantages of
the Internet and Social Media.
Learning Outcomes:
‐What the Internet and Social Media is, and how has it impacted our lives.
‐Discuss the dangers of the Internet and Social Media.
‐How to use the Internet and the many Social Media platforms in a safe manner.
‐Discuss the impacts of one’s actions when using the Internet and Social Media.
‐Provide tools to use the Internet and Social Media.
‐Discuss Social Media platforms including: Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter
‐Discuss Internet bullying, Internet strangers and appropriate messaging
Target Audience:
Grade K ‐ 12
Platform:
Unique to each presenter and unique to each school.
Summary of Presentation:
This presentation is often supported by external resources such as S.22 (The White Hatter) and
S.22 These are just two of the resources used to support schools and police in providing
student’s knowledge and understanding of the Internet and Social Media.
Although each School Liaison Officer delivers the presentation through their own unique method the
Learning Outcomes are still the same.
The presentation is adapted to connect with the target audience. The presentation to kindergartens is
very different to that presented to the grade 12’s.
The presentation to the earlier grades highlights the importance of general safety and parent
involvement (never alone). The later grades (and is a gradual process depending on the school and the
class dynamics) the presentation focuses around safety and the impact of one’s action. This includes but
not limited to the following:
1) Social media bullying
2) Sexting
3) Inappropriate photos
4) Inappropriate messaging.
5) Digital Footprint
At the higher grades the presentation focuses on the impacts of these noted above concerns and how
they can affect one’s future as these actions are almost impossible to reverse.
These presentations often lead to follow up discussion and will often result in one on one talks with
students and parents
BIKE RODEO
Objective:
To enable children in grade 3 to ride their bicycles using proper rules of the road and operating in a safe
manner.
Learning Outcomes:
‐Children to have an understanding of what proper safety clothing to wear, and bike equipment used
(ie..proper sized helmet, lights and reflectors).
‐Understand simple bike maintenance.
‐Understand and be able to apply the proper hand signals.
‐Understand what to do at a stop sign and intersection and importance of a complete stop (properly
looking both ways).
Target Audience:
Grade 3 – Will usually be presented to over 1000 students annually
Platform:
Outside, in large area with cones, stop signs, and a traffic light. Includes assistance from teacher and
police reserves.
Summary of Presentation:
This is presentation is specific to Spring Time (as weather is milder). The presentation has historically
included all School Liaison Officers at each school. A schedule is set for all schools and often (depending
on size of school) police reserves are asked to assist.
The Traffic Section often comes before hand and provides a demonstration of what their role is in the
community and they ride the course on their motorcycles. Students also have a chance to ask questions
and sit on the motorcycles.
After a verbal presentation on safety (which includes: clothing, equipment, signals etc…) students are
giving the opportunity to ride their bicycles around a set course (multiple time depending on class size
and time). This activity is not dependant on having a bike, as the rules for road safety are very similar,
and all students are encouraged to participate.
The course is set up prior to students attending. It is set up with cones (no pre‐set design). It does,
however, include stop signs, a traffic light, intersections etc… This enables all riders to not only enjoy the
course, but to also to apply their hand signals, complete stops and properly looking both ways.
HALLOWEEN SAFETY
Objective:
Provide safety tips specifically toward Halloween night.
Learning Outcomes:
‐Preparing, prior to leaving residence for a night of ‘Trick or Treating”.
‐Understanding how to keep safe, and be prepared when ‘Trick or Treating’.
‐What safety steps should be followed when returning home from ‘Trick or Treating’.
Target Audience:
Grades K – 5
Platform:
Unique to each presenter and unique to each school, but typically involves the use of costumes and
masks, to provide a visual learning opportunity to the children.
Summary of Presentation:
This presentation focuses on overall safety of Halloween. It is often separated into parts which include:
1) Preparation before going ‘trick or treating’.
2) ‘Trick or Treating’ component.
3) Returning home.
School Liaison Officers emphasize the importance of safety. This includes:
a) Preparation before leaving the house. This includes:
‐ costume safety (Can you see, hear and breath properly. Is it comfortable to wear?)
‐ plan of where you are going and trusted adult knowing plan (if parent not going out)
‐ have a flashlight, reflectors and adult cell phone in trick or treat.
‐ never go out alone
b) Trick or Treating. This includes
‐ Limiting the crossing of streets (one side then the other side).
‐ What houses to approach and what house to ignore.
‐ Road safety important as its busy , dark and many distractions.
‐ What happens if you get lost (cell number in bag).
‐ Importance of respecting property and yards
c) Returning Home. This includes:
‐ Trusted adult to check over treats prior to eating
W.I.T.S
(Walk Away, Ignore, Talk about it, Seek Help)
Objective:
A program to prevent bullying and peer victimization.
Learning Outcomes:
‐To teach students the importance of being kind to one another.
‐Students to understand that although not everyone has to be your friend, we still need to respect
everyone.
‐What is bullying and have it can hurt someone both physically and mentally.
‐Provide the skills to overcome bullying and victimization through the acronym of W.I.T.S.
Target Audience:
Grade K ‐ 5
Platform:
Unique to each presenter and unique to each school, based on the school, or classrooms particular
need.
Summary of Presentation:
An interactive presentation, that progresses through the elementary years. By grade 5, majority of
students are very familiar with the program as they now have participated in the presentation every
year since kindergarten (often daycares and preschools will ask for this presentation).
School Liaison Officer will go through each letter (W.I.T.S) and discuss what each means. Students
actively participate in each step and provide examples of each. Extremely important for students to
understand that no names are allowed as it is very easy for students to start to name friends and
classmates in situations.
W alk away:
If not in immediate harm or danger students need to understand that if being bothered its ok just to
walk away from the person bothering them. Example are someone being annoying in the
playground or a younger sibling bother them (again no one is danger).
I gnore:
Really emphasize that ignoring someone usually makes it stop. Those being annoying are often
looking for a reaction. If you don’t give them one, they usually get bored and stop.
T alk it about it:
Often the most difficult at this age but students need to understand, that asking someone to stop
because it is bothering or upsetting them is good. Talking is also the most powerful tool we have and
allows us to clearly tell people how we feel.
S eek Help:
If none of the above work then it’s time to seek help from a trusted adult. Students also need to
understand that in some situations seeking help may be the first thing we need to do.
Again, these steps are taken when there is no immediate danger. Students need to understand
that when they are fearful, seeking help should be first step taken. Students also should
understand that these other steps (Walk away, Ignore and Talk about it) do not have to
necessarily be done in this order.
Again strong class participation and examples from them reinforces the steps.
STRANGER DANGER
Objective:
Students to understand what a stranger is and learn of how act when approached by a stranger.
Learning Outcomes:
‐What/who is a stranger.
‐What to do if approached by a stranger.
‐Who to tell if approached by a stranger.
Target Audience:
Grade K ‐ 3 (can go up to higher grades if requested)
Platform:
Unique to each presenter and unique to each school, based on the needs of the school.
Summary of Presentation:
Presentation is usually focused toward the primary grades (k‐grade 3). An interactive presentation
where students are asked, “what is a stranger?.” The responses usually have a theme of strangers being
‘bad people’.
Students can be given examples of people walking down the street that you don’t know, or in the mall
or at the beach. Discussion then progresses to, ‘are all strangers bad people?’ The conversation should
lead to students realizing that strangers could be bad or good. In the end, students should understand
that, “strangers are strangers” and whether they are good or bad doesn’t matter because they are still
strangers.
School Liaison Officer to teach that it doesn’t matter what someone says to you, if you are looking at
them and YOU don’t recognize them, then they are a stranger. This can be followed by a fun exercise
where examples are given of things that can be said to you to confuse you in believing a person is no
longer a stranger.
This can include examples such as:
‐Stranger knowing your name
‐Giving you there address
‐Knowing your parent/guardian’s name(s)
‐Saying It’s an emergency and they were told to come get you
This leads into specific safety tools to follow if ever approached by a stranger:
‐Never go anywhere with a stranger
‐Moving away and in a clear and confident voice saying ‘no thank you’
‐If it continues run toward a place where there a lots of adults and yell “leave me alone!
‐If stranger grabs you, wiggle, punch and scream ‘STRANGER’ as loud as you can
‐Whatever happens always tell a trusted adult immediately
BULLYING
Objective:
To provide an understanding of what ‘bullying’ is and why it is not acceptable. How it can lead to
dangerous behaviour.
Learning Outcomes:
Students to understand about the groups that often surround bullying. These
include:
‐Bully the individual(s) where are being the bully
‐Bullied the individual who being bullied
‐Bystander the individual(s) who are watching and doing nothing to intervene
‐Upstander the individual(s) who step in or take some form of action to stop
the bullying
Target Audience:
Grade 6‐12
Platform:
Unique to each presenter and each school.
Summary of Presentation:
Presentation involves a great deal of interaction and group work from the students. Students, in groups,
draw four people on four separate large sheets of paper. The drawings represent the: the Bully, the
Bullied, the Bytstander and the Upstander.
The students, in their groups, are given time to come up with the characteristics of each. This is done
after police explain each person and give examples of each. This is often delivered through a story or
incident.
Once students have finished the exercise, they present their findings to the rest of the group. The
LAW
Objective:
High school law students to have a basic understanding of the role of police and their role/responsibility
in the judicial system.
Learning Outcomes:
Understand the many roles of police officers as well as the specialized divisions of policing.
Basic understanding of how charges are laid.
Understand the importance of the Charter or Rights.
Target Audience:
High School Law Class
Platform:
Lecture based (in front of class)
Summary of Presentation:
Students already have an understanding of law. Police speak about the many specialized divisions of
policing and how police where ‘many hats’.
During this talk, students are introduced to the many criminal charges that are common and the process
of laying a charge (Crown approved charges). A layout of what a Report to Crown Council looks like and
the process that this report goes through before an individual attends court.
Students are also explained the Charter of Rights and what the Charter is so important.
Because students are in law, a great deal of questions are asked and discussions begin around the
lecture. These discussions are unique to each class and lecture.
COMMUNITY HELPER
Objective:
Who are police and what do they do in the community?
Learning Outcome:
‐Understanding of what a police officer is.
‐Understanding of what police do.
‐Understanding the difference between police officers, fire fighters and ambulance attendants.
‐What is the emergency number and when do you call 911?
‐What are all the items on the tool belt.
‐Understand that our words are the most important tool we have.
Target Audience:
K – Grade 5
Platform:
Unique to presenter and unique to each school.
Summary of Presentation:
‐Very often this is the first time students have interacted with police. This talk is very interactive with
lots of questions for students to answer. Police to explain the police are just normal people who have an
important job.
‐Students not only learn what police do but also understand what fire fighters and ambulance
attendants do and how police, fire fighter and ambulance attendants also work together.
Students learn what 911 is and when you would call the emergency number.
Students will also have an understanding of what each tool is used for on an officer’s tool belt and how
the most important tool that police have is the ability to communicate with people.
It’s Your Life‐ Presentation with the Royals’ Hockey Club
Objective:
A presentation on healthy lifestyle and healthy choices with Royals’ Hockey players
Learning Outcome:
‐Understanding what a healthy lifestyle involves
‐Understanding of reaching your goals and dreams involves overcoming failures and obstacles
‐Understanding what a supportive network of friends and trusted adults are
‐Understanding the effects of drugs and alcohol
‐Overcoming peer pressure
Target Audience:
Grade 6
Platform:
PowerPoint presentation in collaboration with the Royals Hockey players
Summary of Presentation:
PowerPoint presentation messaging healthy lifestyle and choices, highlighting support networks
(positive friends, family, teachers, coaches, etc). The effects of drugs, alcohol, smoking and addiction,
and the dangers associated with these. How students can navigate peer pressure and work through life
challenges.