The community of
Madrid will be the first territory in Spain where primary education students’
will be able to acquire knowledge in Civil Protection, Emergency, First Aid and
Road Safety Education. Two years after @LuisserranoR uploaded a tweet pleading
for these contents to be included in compulsory education; Madrid will include
these topics in primary education next course (2014-2015).
It is a first step
and we (those who participate in Edcivemerg) are proud and grateful to all who
have supported the idea from the beginning: authorities, first responders, scientific
societies, journalists and individuals.
Among them today I
want to thank you Alcorcon’s, Mayor David Perez , who lend us the city as a testing
bench, so all primary students age 12 have already been trained. My gratitude
is also for the Community of Madrid, the first who will take into consideration
all our objetives.
The topics will be in different subjects
It happens to me that
almost every time a journalist interviews me asking for the question she or he
thinks that we are talking of a new subject. So I have to explain them that
what we have are several topics distributed in several subjects.
So, contents related
to First Aid will be included in Science, as they are in other European countries.
They also are in Civic Education as well in Physical Education. In this last
case, linked to to sports-related injuries.
The Road Safety
Education files are gathered in Social Sciences. Their main goal is to acquire
knowledge to help consolidate and correct road behavior habits. Among the
learning standards are getting to know the meaning of traffic
signs; and recognizing the importance of following the rules, both as a
pedestrian and as a driver.
The topics related to
Civil Protection will be included in Madrid in Social Science, and they will be
developed along the six years of primary education.
This said, I am sure
this is only a first step and all our students will be capable, in due time, to
act as first responders and save a life.
Let’s hope the rest
of Spain will also include all these requirements as soon as possible.
