This presentation focussed on the educational project on safety regulations and procedures carried out in the Navile district.

The project targets the 1,850 children up to the age of 5, who attend the 29 schools and educational services in the Navile district (nursery schools, infant schools, other services).

The main aim of the project is to set up educational activities involving emergency evacuation plans, so that the children can be taken to safety in a calm and panic-free way.

Secondary aims include the choice of posters, tools and materials, the definition of evacuation plans, the specification of common safety behaviour regulations, and the creation of an informative brochure for parents and teachers.

The project planning phase involved teachers and auxiliary educators in two working groups.

The working groups decided to select a character chosen from those best known and most loved by children, that they will identify with outside assembly points and recognize in their everyday use of outside spaces. PIMPA, a well-known character drawn by Altan, was chosen. Pimpa entices the children outside with the promise of a special event (stories, songs, rhymes, games).

The procedure is as follows : the childrens’ attention is drawn to the adult calling them whilst at the same time, the playful element is highlighted (Pimpa is waiting for you with presents, messages, games). In order to encourage the children to go outside without running, pushing or shouting, the teachers aim to raise their curiosity. Smaller children use walkers and the children too small to walk are carried out in special play carts. Pimpa is there to welcome them at the assembly point.

The tools used are posters, Pimpa figures, safety handbooks, play-carts to take the smaller children outside, evacuation reports and information brochures for parents and teachers.