The MOVING STARS (MOVING Safely to All Roads) project aims to develop a professional program for primary school teachers to deliver traffic safety and mobility education lessons involving movement and game-based learning techniques. The project combines digital applications with “traditional” movement games containing sensorimotor, linguistic, cognitive, social, and emotional elements to promote a holistic approach to traffic safety, appropriate to the developmental stage of pupils between 5 and 14 years.
A MOVING Stars Activity. Source: R.S.I. “Panos Mylonas”
The project also aims to create a “STARS HUB” network of 100 pilot schools throughout Europe that will receive the “MOVING STARS BOX” Toolkit, consisting of a teacher’s guide and supporting materials (videogames, board games, flashcards, training mats etc.) produced for the games.
The project objectives are to help students to:
- Improve movement skills proficiency through traditional and digital movement-based learning games in order to provide the foundations for safe and active movement (balance, coordination, running, stopping etc.).
- Develop and improve traffic safety skills required to stay safe as active road users (pedestrians/cyclists) and at the same time increase the pupils’ knowledge and understanding of traffic rules and situations.
- Promote active mobility such as walking and cycling.
- Promote a “safety-minded” culture towards risk awareness and personal safety.
- Reduce the number of children injured and killed in road crashes on route to school or other daily routes.
A MOVING Stars Activity. Source: R.S.I. “Panos Mylonas”
Moving Stars is co-funded by the ERASMUS+ programme of the European Union and is coordinated by the Hellenic Road Safety Institute (RSI) “Panos Mylonas” with the participation of six organisations in five countries.
The MOVING STARS project was presented during the 2022 European Traffic Education Seminar.
More Information
More information on MOVING STARS can be found on the project website.