Injuries are the leading cause of death and hospitalizations among children.

The Peterborough Risk Watch Network offers the Risk Watch Safety Program to schools and child care centres throughout Peterborough City and County.

Risk Watch is a school-based curriculum that links teachers with community safety experts and parents.  The curriculum is divided into five age-appropriate teaching modules (Pre-K/Kindergarten, Grades 1-2, Grade 5-6, and Grades 7-8). Each module addresses eight leading causes of childhood injury: 

• motor vehicle crashes
• fires and burns
• choking, suffocation and strangulation
• poisoning
• falls
• unintentional firearms incidents
• bike and pedestrian hazards 
• water hazards

In addition to practicing safe decision-making skills, each module involves students stepping into character roles appropriate to their age group and developmental stage. The program is designed to build on prior knowledge, however, each module can be used independently.
 

• The Peterborough Risk Watch Network offers resources and activities that supplement or enhance the safety lessons. The members of the Network are:
  • Canadian Red Cross
  • Four Counties Brain Injury Association
  • Ontario Early Years
  • Ontario Provincial Police
  • Otonabee Region Conservation Authority
  • Peterborough County-City Health Unit
  • Peterborough Fire Department
  • Peterborough-Lakefield Community Police Service
  • St. John Ambulance
  We receive additional support from local County fire departments and the Kawartha Credit Union.
   

  For Teachers Local Safety Resources and Activities for Teachers Official Risk Watch web site offers additional lesson plans and correlates the program to Ontario learning outcomes in English Language Arts and Health. Safe Kids Canada web site features a Teacher Resource Centre with lesson plans, worksheets and activities. For more information, contact the  Injury Prevention Program at 743-1000.