Safety Town Camps in Columbus

Have you heard about Safety Town Camps for kids? Safety Town camps are typically available for kids ages 5-7 to teach them how to be safe in their community.

My son attended New Albany Safety Town when he was 5 and had a blast! It was his first camp experience, and he learned so much. There are so many options, and we’ve great things about many of them.

Safety Town uses hands-on activities – often taught in a small-scale city with streets, homes and sidewalks – to teach children about many different aspects of safety and injury prevention.

Topics include Bicycle safety, Electrical safety, Animal safety, Fire prevention and safety, playground, school bus and traffic safety, Water safety, Poison education, Weather safety, Pedestrian safety. Most of the camps host a graduation ceremony at the end of camp for the families to attend.

There are several communities around Columbus offering Safety Town. You don’t have to attend the camp within your own community, so you can choose one that works with your schedule if they are accepting non-residents.

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New Albany Safety Town and Graduate Camp

New Albany offers a Safety Town for kids who are 5 years of age on or before August 1st of that year and entering kindergarten or first grade in the Fall. This two week camp is for children who are attending a safety town camp for the first time. 

New Albany also offers a Graduate Camp for children entering 1st or 2nd grade in the fall they are attending camp and who have already graduated from Safety Town. This 1-week, 4 day camp provides more in-depth education on various safety topics. Following are the main topics covered and a general outline of what to expect each day:

Dates:
June 6-16, 2022
June 20-30, 2022
AM Session I 8:30am – 11:30am 
PM Session II 12:30pm – 3:30pm
July 5-8, 2022 – Graduate Camp
AM Session Only 

Location: New Albany-Plain Local Early Learning Center at 5101 Swickard Woods Boulevard New Albany OH 43054.
Registration: If you register before your eligible registration period, your registration will be cancelled.
If you do not live in the New Albany School district you will not see any camps available to register until your designated registration period. School district residents are given priority due to limited capacity. Registration opens at 9 am on the dates below.
March 5th All NAPLS district families
March 12th – April 2nd All Non-NAPLS district families
Fee: $95 for residents, $110 for non-residents. Includes all classroom materials, a bike helmet, bike light, t-shirt and use of safety town’s bikes. The cost also includes field trips to the New Albany Police Station and the Plain Township Fire Station.

Westerville Safety City

Westerville Safety City is a program designed to teach students entering kindergarten in the fall about a variety of safety issues.

Each student is taught basic rules of traffic and pedestrian safety, fire prevention, school bus safety, poison prevention, animal safety, gun safety, water safety, and stranger awareness. 

Students that will be attending Kindergarten in the fall of this year are eligible. 

Dates: June 6-17, 2022
Location: details tba
Registration: Online registration begins tba
Fee: tba for Westerville School District or city limits resident. Non-resident fees for the program are tba. Fee includes a t-shirt. Registration will close when full or when classes begin.  

Volunteer opportunities: Each year middle (grade 6 and up) and high school students can volunteer at camp. There are opportunities to volunteer in the classroom and at Adventureland (mock city). Returning volunteers can apply in January, and new students can apply to volunteer at camp by applying in February. To apply please contact the camp director at safetytown@newalbanypolice.org

Delaware County Safety Town

Safety Town is a program of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office and is for children going into kindergarten or first grade who reside in Delaware County. Safety curriculum include: strangers, drugs, bicycle, animals, car seat, water, etc.

The School Resource Officers and Community Relations Department run the program. For more information, contact kgay@co.delaware.oh.us

Dates and locations: 
Buckeye Valley West Elementary: June 6-10, 2022 (morning or afternoon)
Olentangy Liberty Middle School: July 11-15 or July 18-22, 2022 (morning or afternoon)
Big Walnut Gen Rosecrans Elementary: July 25-29, 2022 (morning or afternoon

Registration: April 4, 2022 at 8 am.
Fee:  $25 participation fee (limited amount of scholarships are available). 

Worthington Safety City

Sponsored by the Worthington Parks and Recreation Department, this program is designed to teach basics of safety to kindergarten age children. This includes crossing streets, walking to school, riding bikes and traveling in school buses.

Experiencing real life traffic situations, students ride big wheels through a miniature town, and are visited by speakers such as a fireman, police officers, poison control spokesperson, and others. For ages 4-6 years.

2022 Dates:
June 13-17 from 9-11 am or 12-3 pm 
June 20-24 from 9-11 am or 12-3 pm 
Location: Tentatively scheduled at Wilson Hill Elementary School.
Registration: In person and online registration opens: March 7
Fee: $70.00 (Resident), $91.00 (Non-resident)

Grove City Safety Town

Dates: June 20-24, 2022 (morning or afternoon)
Location: J. C. Sommer’s Elementary School on Haughn Road in Grove City
Registration: Registration now open
Fee: No cost thanks to financial help of the Jackson Township Professional Firefighters Union, Jackson Township and the City of Grove City

Upper Arlington Safety Town

Upper Arlington Safety Town is a week-long summer program that teaches children ages 5-8 all aspects of child safety. Children learn how to make wise decisions in potentially dangerous situations, as well as how to handle emergencies in their young lives.

Students learn about pedestrian safety through the use of our miniature village, complete with streets, sidewalks, buildings, stop signs, and a working traffic signal.

2022 Dates: Safety Town in Upper Arlington is a one week session in June and July. Half day sessions are from 9 am-Noon OR 1-4 pm, Monday through Friday
June 20-June 24: morning and afternoon sessions
June 27-July 1: morning and afternoon sessions
July 11-15: morning and afternoon sessions
July 18-22: morning and afternoon sessions

Location: Greensview Elementary School
Registration: March 23 at 6 am for UA residents and March 25 at 6 am for non-residents.
Register online through the Parks & Recreation Department. Click on Safety Town under the drop down search. If sessions fill up before you can register, there is a waitlist that you can register on in case of cancellations. See the City of Upper Arlington homepage for any future updates.
Fee: $100
Contact: If you have questions about the program, contact Police Community Relations, at 614-583-5197

Safety Town by Reynoldsburg Parks and Recreation Department

Safety Town is for children entering Kindergarten or 1st Grade for the 2022 – 2023 school year. Space is limited to the first 60 registered. Register online or in person at the Reynoldsburg City Hall Building, 7232 East Main St Monday – Friday, 8a to 5p. 

Dates: Tuesday – Thursday, July 12-14, 2022 from 9 am – 11:30 am.
Location: Blacklick Woods Metro Park, 6975 E. Livingston Ave
Registration: Open now and limited to 60 students. You have to create an account or login, and click on “Register Now” on your account to locate the program.
Fee: $10 Resident/ $15 Non-Resident

Dublin Safety City

Safety City is an early childhood education program for kids ages 5 and 6 who are getting ready to begin school. The Dublin Division of Police, Washington Township Fire Dept, and other guests visit to discuss safety awareness and preventative procedures. 

Dates: August 9-11, 2022 from 9-11 am, or 12-2 pm
Location: Dublin Community Recreation Center
Registration: Opens on March 22
Fee: $60 city resident, $70 school district resident/non-resident

Hilliard Safety Town

Safety Town is a one-week course that focuses on teaching children safe practices both at school and at home. The curriculum includes bicycle safety, pedestrian safety, school bus safety, fire safety, seat belt safety, gun safety, 9-1-1, and stranger danger utilizing a child-sized town for hands-on experience, and guest speakers. Safety Town is open to children entering kindergarten in the fall.

Dates: tba for 2022
Location: Hoffman Trails Elementary
Registration dates: Opens April 26
Fee: tba includes a bike helmet

Powell Safety Camp

Each year, the Powell Police Department in conjunction with the City of Powell Parks and Recreation Department to teach preschool children about safety and how to deal with emergencies around the neighborhood. Classes include a tour of the fire department and police department.

Dates: tba 2022
Location: Municipal Building East Room
Registration: Registration begins for residents on tba, and nonresidents on tba
Fee: tba resident, tba non-resident

Powell RADKIDS

radKIDS is a program designed for children ages 8-12. The program educates kids on their decision-making skills, provides lessons on a variety of safety topics, and shares information on dealing with bullies and stranger danger. The Powell Police Departments hold two sessions per year. Registration is required: https://recreation.cityofpowell.us/CourseActivities.aspx?id=12

Dates: tba 2022
Location: Adventure Park Recreational Facility
Registration: Registration begins for residents on tba, and nonresidents on tba
Fee: tba for residents, tba for non-residents

Gahanna Safety Town

Since 1983, The City of Gahanna,  Mifflin Township and the Gahanna Jefferson Schools have operated a one week “Safety Town” program for children entering Kindergarten. Each child is taught the basic rules of pedestrian safety, traffic rules, fire safety & prevention, stranger & personnel safety, school bus safety & conduct, gun, water, animal and poison safety. The children will take a school bus ride and learn school bus basics. Open to all children going into kindergarten.

Dates: tba for 2022; look for updates on the website or Facebook
Location: Lincoln Elementary School 515 Havens Corners Road in Gahanna
Registration: tba
Fee: $40.00/child. Registration fee includes: A Safety Town T-Shirt & A Bike Helmet both given out at Safety Town

Volunteers need to be at least entering sixth grade. Helpers may assist students in cutting, coloring, and gluing. They may also assist in restroom breaks, supervision of students in all areas of the school, modeling safety lessons, reading books, and singing songs. Click here to apply.

Prairie Township Safety Town

Safety Town is a one-week summer preschool program that teaches children all aspects of safety. Children learn how to make wise decisions in potentially dangerous situations, as well as how to handle emergencies in their young lives. Children entering Kindergarten or first grade are eligible to attend Safety Town, and they must be five years of age prior to September 30th in order to qualify for registration.

This program coordinated by Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputies, Prairie Township Fire Department and other agencies. Safety Town takes place at the Community Center.

Dates: tba for 2022
Location: Prairie Township Community Center, 5955 West Broad St, Galloway, Ohio 43119
Registration: Announced in March
Fee: tba

Do you know of any other Safety Town programs held around Columbus? Let us know if the comments or email info@columbusonthecheap.com.