Newtown Youth & Family Services’ Safety Town program is a one-week interactive safety education camp developed to teach rising kindergartners and first graders important life-saving lessons on strangers, traffic, fire, pedestrian, poison, drug, playground, bus and water safety. This program began in 2013 and is a replica of the nationally recognized program founded in 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio by policeman Fred Boals.
Safety Town combines classroom instruction and the use of a miniature town designed to provide a complete hands-on experience. The miniature town has a fire house, police station, library, and even features the historic Newtown, CT flag pole. Within this town, there are working traffic lights, crosswalks, bicycle lanes and signs which create an environment for children to practice what they have learned through constructive play.
NEW FOR 2025: Safety Town is separated by age group:
Safety Town: For Children 4 - 5 years old & entering Kindergarten in Fall 2025.
Meets Monday - Thursday from 9AM-1:15PM and Friday from 9AM-12:30PM
Week 1: July 7th - 11th
Week 3: July 28th - August 1st
Week 4: August 4th - 8th
Cost: $175
Safety Town II:
For Children 6 - 7 years old & entering First or Second Grade in Fall 2025.
Safety Town II builds on the original Safety Town program, providing an accelerated curriculum with in-depth lessons on critical life-saving skills and safety knowledge specifically for older children such as healthy choices, animal safety, travel safety, exercise & wellness, weather awareness, and nutrition. If your child is entering First or Second Grade in the Fall, please register for Safety Town II; prior enrollment in Safety Town is not required.
Meets Monday - Thursday, July 21-25th from 9AM - 1:15PM and Friday from 9AM-12:30PM.
Cost: $175
For more information, please contact Madison McColl, Youth Coordinator at mmccoll@newtownyouthandfamilyservices.org or (203) 270 - 4335 and let her know you heard about the Safety Town and Safety Town II programs in Macaroni KID!
