Safety Town
A Positive Youth Development Program of
Newtown Youth & Family Services
Safety Town is made possible
in part the M & T Bank charitable
foundation, Meserve Memorial
Foundation, and Walmart Spark
Good local grants. It is because
of grants like these that NYFS
is able to provide such valuable
programs to our youth.
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.
Please know that when our community helpers like bus drivers, karate instructors, firefighters, police officers, and EMTs come throughout the week, the children will be actively involved with them and their equipment (going on their vehicles and seeing the appropriate tools pertaining to their profession). The children are always supervised by Safety Town counselors.
NEW
Safety Town is separated by age group.
Safety Town: For Children entering Kindergarten in Fall 2025.
Safety Town II: For Children 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. 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.
Click here for more information on Safety Town II
Safety Town
Safety Town
Operates on a weekly schedule during the summer.
Safety Town: For Children entering Kindergarten in Fall 2025, meets Monday - Thursday from 9:00 AM - 1:15 PM and Friday from
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM.
Schedule
Week 1: July 7 - 11Week 2: July 14 - 18Week 3: July 28 - August 1
Week 4: August 4 - 8
Cost: $175
For more information, please contact Madison McColl, Youth Coordinator at mmccoll@newtownyouthandfamilyservices.org or (203) 270 - 4335.
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Program Information
Daily Schedule for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Thursday and Friday are slightly different:
9:00 AM - Drop off at NYFS.
9:00 - 11:45 AM - Classroom instruction, hands-on experiences, activities, and games at NYFS. Each day will feature a different group of specials guests from agencies like All Star Transportation, Porco's Karate Academy, Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue, Newtown Police Department, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance, and more!
All safety topics will be taught in collaboration with local community and health agencies.
Around 12:00 PM - Lunch (campers must bring their own lunch).
12:00 PM and on - Finish up classroom instruction, hands-on experiences, activities, and games and review safety lessons.
1:15 PM - Pick up at NYFS.
Thursday Schedule:
9:00 AM - Drop off at the Newtown Community Center.
9:00 - 10:45 AM - Classroom instruction, hands-on experiences, activities, and games.
10:45 - 11:45 AM - Group 1 swim. Group 2 activities, games, and lunch.
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM - Group 2 swim. Group 1 activities, games, and lunch.
12:45 - 1:15 PM - Review water safety lessons.
1:15 PM - Pick up at the Newtown Community Center.
Friday Schedule:
9:00 AM - Drop off at NYFS.
9:00 - 11:45 AM - Classroom instruction, hands-on experiences, activities, and games at NYFS.
12:00 PM - Graduation. Parents and guardians invited to attend.
12:30 PM - Pick up at NYFS.
Safety Town Photos
