By: Zareth Ulrych M. Lim
Being responsible and concerned about the safety of our students, Far Eastern Private School’s priority is to keep them safe. It’s our commitment as an educational institution to ensure that our students are well-prepared for emergencies such as earthquakes. Hence, we have a detailed earthquake drill protocol that targets improving health and safety within the school community.
1. Prioritize Preparedness:
Preparation, according to us at Far Eastern Private School, is considered to be quite essential in mitigating earthquake risks. The earthquake drill protocol ensures that students, teachers, and other staff members are ready to behave quietly and quickly during an earthquake.
2. Educate:
We understand it is important for us to educate the students on earthquake safety procedures. Classroom discussions and teaching aids constitute some of the sources we use for giving children the information they need about earthquakes as they happen. Firstly, we want our students to feel self-assured and ready so they can act promptly whenever a life-threatening moment occurs.
3. Practice makes perfect:
The basic idea of Far Eastern Private School’s safety protocol includes regular earthquake drills. These help in emergency preparedness training and reinforcement of safety habits among students. This forms an essential part of preparations and helps children master life-saving techniques like Drop, Cover, and Hold On and evacuation skills in a controlled environment.
4. Collective Hard Work:
To ensure student safety from all members of the school community is imperative. Teachers, staff, or principals facilitate drills; guide students; and keep order during emergencies. If we unite our efforts, we will create a safe culture with shared responsibility for others’ welfare.
5. Adaptability:
Our preparation must change as per new seismic risks that arise from different quarters. At Far Eastern Private School, we are always alert and updating our school earthquake drill policy with the latest advice on best practices for survival during earthquakes. Besides, our drills have been made more effective by using technology alongside innovative methods of teaching to ensure that response strategies are tough enough to withstand any shock while not forgetting their resilience capabilities.
Conclusively, Far Eastern Private School is dedicated to developing a secure and supportive learning environment where students can prosper. As far as ensuring safety of our students is concerned the structure of our earthquake drill protocol is of paramount importance because it gives confidence to pupils, parents, and staffs. We are ready to face anything and know that we will handle it bravely, strongly, and together.