In several European cities, children have the opportunity to go to and from school by “bike bus”, which is a group of children (accompanied by parents and other adults, depending on their age) cycling together. Similar to the motor vehicle equivalent, it follows a set route and has stops and Read more…
“¡Ahora vamos andando al cole!” (Spanish for “Now we walk to school!”)is a project by Fundación MAPFRE in collaboration with STOP accidents that not only aims to teach children (aged 8-12 years old) to become responsible pedestrians but to also give them a voice as road users through letters and Read more…
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 Read more…
LEARN! Manual Example #10.3 This example shows how expansive themes are used in Spain to incorporate traffic safety and mobility education in other subjects, themes or programmes. Related Step 4 Design Age Group 6 to 14 year olds Expansive Themes. Schools could be reluctant to deliver a specific programme on Read more…
In March 2022, a set of three royal decrees (primary, until 12 years of age; compulsory secondary, until 16 years of age; and secondary higher education) with nation-wide effect on the modernisation of the entire curricula at schools came into effect. It is regarded as a large step forward in Read more…
Virtual reality (VR) goggles and a static bike allow people to pedal through a virtual Madrid, in order to not only learn about the applicable cycling regulations, but also the potentially dangerous situations that the cyclist may encounter on the five pre-programmed routes and how to prevent them. The initiative, Read more…
‘KROS: Knights for ROad Safety’ is an EU-funded ERASMUS+ programme. It focuses on open education and innovative practices in the digital age, aiming to integrate traffic safety principles and best practices at primary and secondary schools in Austria, Greece, Ireland, Poland and Spain. In addition to training activities and workshops Read more…
Fundación MAPFRE has developed guides for teachers in Spain. These tools aim to help and guide teachers in successfully carrying out lessons, by providing teaching guidelines as well as the learning goals and content, the methodology, resources and evaluation assessments for the activities. The guides are adapted to different age Read more…