Expect the Unexpected - Emergency Preparedness Program
Publisher's Description
The Canadian Red Cross program "Expect the UnexpectedTM", sponsored by the Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Co., is designed to give students, parents and teachers the knowledge, attitudes and skills to respond efficiently in an emergency.
Available in both French and English, the program lets teachers easily integrate preparedness activities in the regular curriculum and with no additional workload. It also helps achieve the objectives set out by Ministries of Education in Social Science, Science, Physical Education and Health. Charts linking the preparedness program objectives to those of the provincial Ministries of Education, are available in the Facilitator's guides.
The program was tested in Quebec, after the Saguenay flood and the Ice storm by 30,000 students and 900 teachers in 141 schools. The program also reached more than 6,000 children elsewhere in Canada, particularly in Brandon (MA), Sudbury (ON), St-John's (NF), Laval (PQ) and Pine Lake (AL).
"Expect the UnexpectedTM" consists of three sections, each intended for a specific group of students :
"It can happen, be ready" is geared for 7-8 year old students.
"Facing the unexpected, be prepared" is intended for 10-11 years old students.
"Be ready, be safe" reaches 12-13 year old students.
The program teaches students about : the natural and human elements that make up the environment, natural disasters that could strike their area, basic safety rules, preparing for unexpected situations like power failures, storms, fires, tornado, etc., attitudes and behaviour to adopt in emergency situations, schools' and houses' evacuation plans, the needs and emotions people may experience during emergency situations.
Students learn disaster preparedness through videos, questionnaires, experiments, researching, association games, simulations, etc. Facilitator's guides, activity booklets, transparencies, videos, posters, parents' brochures, and partcipation certificates are part of the program's tools.
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