The Lower School Counselors will be delivering classroom lessons on child protection and personal safety. The information presented will be developmentally appropriate in content and concepts. This curriculum will teach children the difference between safe, unsafe, and confusing touch. The students will use anatomically correct names for body parts and learn that these parts of the body should never be touched by others except to keep one clean and healthy.
Students will be encouraged to identify adults in their lives, in their home, and in their community that they could talk to if the "touching rule" is ever broken. The students will learn how to say "No," how to run away, and how to tell a trusted adult. Students in Grade 5 also learn about consent and maintaining personal boundaries.
At Graded we realize that these lessons are just a small piece of what we all need to do to keep children safe. Research shows that we retain skills when they are practiced and reinforced at home. Therefore, please help your child review his/her learning by asking questions at home and reminding your child about safe and unsafe touch.
If you have questions or would like further information, please feel free to reach out to Bobbie at bobbie.olio@graded.br or Heidi at heidi.pierce@graded.br. Thank you for your continued support to keep all children safe both inside and outside of the school setting.
Be well.
Bobbie and Heidi
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