Recently, our students participated in Safety Day that combined fun activities with crucial life-saving skills. The day was full of hands-on learning, and students left feeling more confident in how to handle emergency situations. Here’s how the day unfolded and why it left such a lasting impression on our students.

A Doctor’s Visit: Learning How to Respond to an Emergency

Grade 5 took part in life saving skills training. This important life skill not only raised awareness about health emergencies but also empowered students to take action in case they ever find themselves in such a situation:

“The doctor showed us how to check for a pulse, how to make sure that they can breathe and then we should call for help. We then learned how to put people in a recovery position to make sure that they are safe.” – Grade 5 student. 

Grade 1 also received some basic first aid training. They learned about how to spot dangers around them and how to clean a small cut: 

“I had a cut on my knee. It was dirty so the lady showed us how to make sure it was clean so that no germs got inside my body. Then we sprayed it with some special spray that stops the germs and learned how to put a plaster on.” – Grade 1 student. 

Safety on the road:

Grades 2 and 4 took part in a bike safety course. The students practised road safety skills in a controlled environment. Set up on the school grounds, the course challenged students to navigate safely around cones, stop at pretend traffic lights, and signal turns. 

“We had to go around an obstacle course and make sure that we stopped at the right time, looked around to make sure that it was safe. We also had to stop at the lights and look before we moved to make sure that it was clear.” – Grade 2 student

The combination of life-saving skills, critical thinking exercises, and physical activities like the bike course ensured that every student walked away with valuable knowledge. Safety Day at ISSH was not just about teaching students how to react in emergencies; it was about giving them the confidence to act when it matters most.