We believe that children learn best in safe and secure environment that is why safety is considered as our top priority at The EdLead School. We not only inculcate in students mind that “Safety is ABC – Always be careful” to address the unsafe acts but we also keep critical eye on unsafe situations and address them on priority.
Our focus to keep the students emotionally and physically safe makes us strong and better educationist. Our denial to corporal punishment, preventive and instant reactive methods to control bullying, violence and harassment as well as defined and shared discipline rules give the superior sense of emotional safety to our students. Physical safety, on the other hand, is also taken good care at the school.
- Fire extinguishers and fire buckets are installed at various locations in order to address fire safety.
- Emergency alarm system is installed and emergency drills are conducted for students.
- Electric safety is also taken care of at the school. All electric boards are installed at good height so that young kids may not access them.
- Tripping and slipping hazards are proactively addressed at the school.
- Safe collection cards are issued to parents. None of the students is allowed to go out of school with a person who does not have a safe collection card or a special call by parents.
Health safety is also taken care of at The EdLead School. Only approved items are kept at school canteen and fresh filtered water is used for drinking pupose.
We are well aware and vigilant for safety, however, we expect parents to take care of following things for their kid/s.
- Talk to your children about their day. Sometimes children won’t tell you right away if they are having problems at school. Ask your children if they see anyone bullied, if they are bullied, or if anything else makes them feel uncomfortable. Look for warning signs, such as a sudden drop in grades, loss of friends, or torn clothing.
- Teach children to resolve problems without fighting. Explain that fighting could lead to them getting hurt, hurting someone else, or earning a reputation as a bully. Talk to them about other ways they can work out a problem, such as talking it out, walking away, sticking with friends, or telling a trusted adult.
- Keep an eye on your children’s Internet use. Talk to your children about what they do online – what sites they visit, who they email, and who they chat with. Let them know they can talk to you if anything they see online makes them uncomfortable, whether it’s an explicit website or a classmate bullying them or someone else through email, chat, or websites.
- Map out with your children a safe way for them to walk to school or to the bus stop. Avoid busy roads and intersections. Do a trial run with them to point out places they should avoid along the way, such as vacant lots, construction areas, and parks where there aren’t many people.
- Teach children to follow traffic signals and rules when walking or biking. Stress that they should cross the street or road by looking at both sides of the road or street.
- Encourage children to walk to school, the bus stop or the rickshaw stop with a sibling or friend, and to wait at bus stops with other children.
- Teach children not to talk to strangers, go anywhere with them, or accept gifts from them without your permission. Tell them that if they see a suspicious stranger hanging around or in their school they should tell an adult.
- Help children memorize your phone number and full address of home. Write down other important phone numbers such as your work and cell phone on a card for your children to carry with them.
We believe that collectively school and parents can keep the kids safe and secure.