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A road safety track has been opened at the inner city CityKidz school, where young children are taught road safety and responsibility.
Chief superintendent Benny Adams of the metro police community outreach unit at the launch of the road safety track
ROAD safety was the lesson of the day at the CityKidz Pre- and Primary School, when the children impersonated metro police, drivers and emergency management officers.
The role play was to launch the school's road safety track on Friday, 17 October. Brightening their school uniforms with lime-green vests, some of the children were metro police officers, monitoring their classmates roaring around on scooters. Waiting in the wings were still more children, dressed as medical helpers.
Drivers raced around the track on scooters, while children tried to cross the busy street. One of the children was knocked over by a speeding driver and the medical workers sprang into action.
After the accident, the metro police stepped in to help the pedestrians cross the road - and slow the speedsters.
Afhco Holdings, with its slogan "developing inner city communities", is the school's main sponsor. It decided to boost the education of the young children at the school by allowing a focus on road safety.
Chief superintendent Benny Adams of the metro police community outreach unit was on hand to witness the launch of the road safety track. "Road safety is a very important aspect of a child's education. It's essential that they are taught from a young age how to behave on the busy city streets."
A plaque signifying the opening of the track was unveiled.
"This [is] a pleasure to officially open the road safety traffic track. We want to give back to the community and develop the city, placing strong emphasis on promoting humanity and teaching about road safety," said Renney Plit, the chief operating officer of Afhco Holdings.
He said the children would have lessons during school hours at the track, where they would learn about road safety.
CityKidz Pre- and Primary School is a section 21 not-profit company; its board of trustees is made up of Afhco Holdings staff members.
The company donates R30 000 every month to the school's operating costs and to finance the feeding scheme. The Johannesburg Development Agency donated R150 000 for the school's educational programme.
Various other companies are involved in sponsoring the school as part of their social responsibility programmes. They include Nandos, Chevron SA, Lindsay Saker, Lightning and Allied Industries, RJN Building Construction, Prominent Paints, MGM Glass and Etching, and Bernard Fagri insurance company.
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