The Honourable Krista Lynn Howell, Minister of Education, today announced that Kids in the Know, a body safety program for kids, will be available in all K-9 classrooms in Newfoundland and Labrador by September 2025. Kids in the Know is the Canadian Centre for Child Protections’ national safety education program. The program engages student with interactive activities to help build skills that increase personal safety and reduce risk of victimization online and offline.
Minister Howell will be available to media to provide more details about the Kids in the Know program today (Tuesday, October 24) outside the House of Assembly, Confederation Building at 11:30 a.m. Minister Howell will be joined by Bev Moore Davis with the Miles for Smiles Foundation.
Modern learning environments require responsive tools to support safety inside and outside the classroom. The Provincial Government has been working closely with stakeholders to identify additional measures that can be implemented to support student safety and well-being.
Body safety is a part of the Department of Education’s K-12 public education curriculum, with age and developmentally appropriate resources used at each grade level. The Kids in the Know program will enhance the teaching and learning strategies occurring in classrooms.
Kids in the Know is currently available in 38 schools in kindergarten to grade 3. A further 20 schools will be added in winter 2024, ahead of full implementation for the 2025-26 school year.
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“The personal safety of students is a very serious matter. Government acknowledges the recommendation for additional tools and information to be used in conjunction with our current curriculum. I am very pleased that the Kids in the Know program will be utilized in all our K-12 schools as a focused complement to current programming by 2025. It is our hope that announcements like this highlight the importance of body safety, and brings these conversations to the forefront so everyone feels supported in asking questions and raising concerns.”
Krista Lynn Howell
Minister of Education
“Educating children in body safety skills will increase the likelihood that they will be protected from most forms of abuse (including online crimes). For many children, school is the only option for learning these life-saving skills. I would like to thank Minister Howell and Premier Furey for their commitment to the children of Newfoundland and Labrador.”
Bev Moore Davis
Miles for Smiles Foundation
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Le programme de sécurité Enfants avertis sera étendu à tous les élèves d’ici septembre 2025
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