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.
Safety Town: For Children Entering Kindergarten in Fall 2026.
Meets Monday - Thursday from 9AM-1:15PM and Friday from 9AM-12:30PM
Week 1: July 6-10
Week 3: July 20-July 24
Week 4: August 3-7
Cost: $195
Safety Town II:
For Children Entering First or Second Grade in Fall 2026.
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.
Meets Monday - Thursday from 9AM-1:15PM and Friday from 9AM-12:30PMWeek 1: July 13-17 (FULL)
Week 2: July 27-31
Week 3: AUGUST 10-14
Cost: $195
For more information, please contact Madison McColl, Youth Coordinator at mmccoll@newtownyouthandfamilyservices.org or (203) 270 - 4335 and let her know you heard about the Safety Town and Safety Town II programs in Macaroni KID!
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