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Community Education

The Birmingham Area Chapter offers various community education courses, from disaster preparedness training to safety courses designed for younger people.
Community education for adults includes Fire Safety, Together We Prepare and Home Safety.  Available in Spanish: Home Fire Safety Video and Disaster Preparedness brochures.  These courses are all either free or have a nominal charge.

Here's a list of some of our Community Education courses for children:

Scrubby Bear K - 2nd Grades	Scrubby Bear emphasizes the importance of personal hygiene and how washing your hands can help prevent colds and flu.  This course is taught using posters and has a hand washing exercise (no water needed).  The presentation runs approximately 25 minutes.  Color pages are given to each child.  There is no charge.  An extended course is available to teachers at a low cost which takes hygiene to the next level.
Happy Hearts 1st - 5th Grades	Happy Hearts is a new course that emphasizes the importance of good nutrition and exercise with tips children can follow as well as a segment of how the heart works.  It also teaches children how to recognize when adults may be having heart problems and what to do.  The presentation is around 25 minutes long.  There is no charge.
A Fire-E-Tale 1st - 5th Grades	A Fire-E-Tale is a video-based fire safety presentation.  It stars two "fire sisters" who's names are Ignita Fire and Burnalotta Homes.  One represents helpful fire, the other harmful fire.  The video is 15 minutes long.  This program is filled with life-saving tips and has age appropriate handouts and activity sheets.  It also encourages in-home fire drills.  There is no charge for the presentation, and the curriculum can be purchased for a nominal fee.
Together We Prepare 2nd - 5th Grades	Together We Prepare is a new community disaster education program.  It is designed to teach children and families how to be prepared and take action in case of a disaster by making a plan, building a kit, getting trained, volunteering and giving blood.  The children's part of the program focuses on encouraging family participation in disaster and emergency preparedness.  There is no charge.
Whale Tales K - 5th Grades	Whale Tales is a water safety presentation that is video-based.  This program teaches children how to respond to different situations in and around the water.  A question and answer period with posters follows the video.  The presentation takes  about 25 minutes and there is no charge.  There is extended course material teachers can purchase at low cost to continue the message.
Home Alone K - 5th Grades	Home Alone is designed to teach children simple rules and procedures for responsible self-care.  It covers what to do when they are home alone in different situations and to always walk home with a group of friends.  The course comes with a coloring book and puzzles.  Children are encouraged to fill out their own household rules with parents or guardians.  There is no charge.
F.A.C.T. K - 3rd Grades	First Aid for Children Today (F.A.C.T.) is divided into six lessons on health and safety that can be given by teachers over a period of time.  It covers everything from First Aid to Nutrition with posters with lessons using animals such as "First Aid Fox" and "Healthy Hamster."  This is an in-service course.  Teacher's manual and activity book are only $11.50.  Additional activity books, $1.10.
Masters of Disaster K - 8th Grades	Masters of Disaster is designed for use by classroom teachers while teaching language arts, math, science and social studies.  The lessons and activities help integrate disaster safety and science into their regular core subject areas.  There are three kits available broken down into grades K-2, 3-5 and 6-8.  Each kit contains a book of lesson plans, activity sheets, posters, stickers and a video.  Teachers may use as many or as few of the lessons as they wish throughout the school year.  Each set is $45.
Facing Fear K - 12th Grades	Facing Fear is an interactive, standards-based curriculum supplement that helps children explore their feelings after a tragic event.  It teaches how to put events in perspective and helps to reinforce a sense of security by helping children convey their thoughts and feelings.  It also teaches how to recognize and avoid misinformation and to help them look to the future.  Facing Fear leads the way to a healthy path to normalcy, while learning to put events in perspective as well as practicing emergency procedures.  Lesson Plan and Activity books are only $5.