Teaching Children How to Get To & From School Safely

Each summer the Thiensville Police Department offers Safety Town for children starting kindergarten in the fall. The children are instructed on how to get to and from school safely.

The Safety Town Experience

Part of the Safety Town experience involves driving small cars in a small town. The children learn by driving the cars, by walking on the sidewalks and following street signs. Some of the Safety Town topics include:

• Pedestrian safety
• Fire safety
• Stranger danger
• Water safety

Important lessons are learned through music, videos, activities, and guest speakers. Teenage instructors assist the police officers for the two weeks of the course. The program ends with a final evaluation experience and a graduation ceremony.
 

Registration & Program Details

The program runs from July 24th through August 4th for two hours each day at Steffen School, 6633 Steffen Drive, Mequon.

This year's Safety Town will provide two sessions for the students. The first session runs from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and the second session is from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sessions are limited to 42 students and attendance is required both weeks.

Registration will start June 6th at the Thiensville Police Department from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Registration deadline is July 7th at 4 p.m. For more information, please download the Safety Town Registration Form. No early registrations will be accepted. Thank You.