The Safety Town Summer Program is a week long, 90-minute per day program for children entering kindergarten or first grade. Throughout the week, stories, games, songs and videos reinforce the skills being taught. By using a “hands-on” approach, children absorb important information and have fun at the same time. The Naperville Fire and Police Departments, I-Search, Burlington Northern, Naperville Department of Public Utilities-Electric, Animal Control, Naperville Junior Women’s Club volunteers and other community groups help teach safety awareness and prevention.
The nationwide Safety Town program was brought to Naperville in 1978, and in June of 1996 the Naperville Safety Campus opened at 1320 Aurora Ave. The program started small, but now serves over 1,700 students in the summer program each year. The program introduces pedestrian, bike, fire, railroad, bus, animal, water and personal safety. During the week, the children have the opportunity to make real-time 911 calls, participate in a fire evacuation drill and practice pedestrian safety plus traffic hand signals as they ride special Safety Town vehicles on the streets of Safety Town.
Online registration for summer sessions begins at 12PM Sat., April 19. Teen volunteer registration for the summer program begins online at 10AM Sat., May 10.
For 2014 Summer Program dates, visit www.napervillejuniors.org.
If you have any questions about the summer program, please view the FAQs on the website. Any further questions can be emailed to safetytown@napervillejuniors.org.
Babysitting Classes
Safety Town has partnered with the Naperville Fire and Police Departments to offer Safe Sitter classes. Safe Sitter is available to anyone ages 11-15 wishing to become certified as a safe and responsible babysitter. Safe Sitter classes can teach youth the skills to become a safe, reliable babysitter who can also run a successful business.
New classes are now available: May session (3:45-6:45PM May 12 & 14); and July session (2:30-5:30PM July 15 & 17). The cost is $50 for the 6-hour certification program.
If interested in attending a Safe Sitter class, email safety_town@att.net.
