Junior Water Safety Program
Building water-safe habits and lifesaving awareness from an early age.
Helping children understand water safety before an emergency happens.
The Junior Water Safety Program introduces children to essential water-safety knowledge and practical safety habits in an age-appropriate way.
Through engaging activities and demonstrations, children learn to recognize hazards, make safer decisions around water and respond appropriately when someone may be in danger.
Building Safer Water Habits
Helping children develop the knowledge and confidence to stay safer around water.
What Children Learn
The programme focuses on practical knowledge and simple safety behaviours that children can understand and apply.
Water Safety
Understanding safe and unsafe behaviour around water.
Recognizing Hazards
Identifying common risks in pools, lakes, rivers and other water environments.
Safe Rescue Awareness
Understanding how to respond without putting themselves in danger.
Getting Help
Knowing when and how to call for assistance.
Self-Protection
Developing age-appropriate survival and self-rescue awareness.
Emergency Awareness
Basic understanding of what to do when an emergency occurs.
Who Is It For?
The Junior Water Safety Program can be adapted for different groups and learning environments.
Schools
Water-safety education delivered through school activities and age-appropriate sessions.
Children's Groups
Safety sessions designed for organized children’s groups and activities.
Communities
Activities that help children and families develop safer attitudes around water.
How It Works
The programme uses a simple learning process that combines information, demonstration and practical participation.
Learn
Understand basic water-safety principles and identify common hazards.
Demonstrate
See safe behaviours and appropriate responses demonstrated by the instructor.
Practice
Take part in age-appropriate activities and practical exercises.
Reinforce
Review key lessons and encourage children to apply safer habits.
Bring Water-Safety Education to Your Children or School
Contact GLLSS to discuss how the Junior Water Safety Program can be delivered for your school, children’s group or community.
