Sichuan Gaoping: Government Kindergarten Conducts Seismic Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Emergency Drills

May 12th marks the 17th National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day in China, with the theme "Everyone Speaks of Safety, Everyone Knows Emergency Response - Identifying Disaster Hazards Around Us." To enhance teachers' and children's awareness of earthquake prevention and mitigation and to improve their emergency avoidance and self - rescue capabilities, the Government Kindergarten in Gaoping District, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province, organized a series of emergency drills for all teachers and children on May 12th, aiming to strengthen the safety line of defense and protect the safety of the children.

Teachers Take the Lead to Solidify Skill Foundations

To improve the ability of all staff to respond to sudden earthquakes, the Government Kindergarten in Gaoping District organized a special training session on earthquake prevention and mitigation for all teachers before the drill. The trade union chairman, Xiao Lu, explained in detail to the teachers the causes and characteristics of earthquakes and how to scientifically organize children to take shelter in the kindergarten environment. The evacuation routes for each class and the responsibilities of the teachers were clarified to ensure the safe and orderly conduct of the drill, with everyone mastering the methods of scientific shelter.

Real - Combat Drills to Build a Safety "Protection Net"

At 10 a.m. on May 12th, with the sound of the urgent drill alarm, the earthquake prevention and mitigation drill in the kindergarten was officially launched. The children, who were in the middle of activities, quickly took shelter under tables or in corners under the guidance of their teachers, covering their heads and necks with both hands, curling up their bodies, and lowering their centers of gravity. After the "earthquake" subsided slightly, the teachers organized the children to evacuate quickly and orderly to the kindergarten playground and other safe areas, bending their waists and covering their heads, following the predetermined evacuation routes.

After all the teachers and children arrived at the safe area, the teachers of each class quickly counted the number of children in their class and comforted the children's emotions. They then immediately reported the number of children who had safely evacuated to the commander - in - chief to ensure that no one was left behind.

Summarizing and Improving to Build a Safe Campus Together

After the drill, the commander - in - chief, Xiao Lu, summarized the activity comprehensively. She highly praised the teachers and children for their "quick reaction, good cooperation, and calmness" and proposed optimization suggestions for the problem of some classes taking a long time to count the number of people during the assembly. She also emphasized that "safety education must be continuous and must be transformed from 'textbook - style response' to 'muscle memory' to achieve 'everyone speaks of safety, everyone knows emergency response'."

This earthquake prevention and mitigation drill not only enabled all teachers and children to master the correct methods of emergency earthquake shelter but also familiarized them with the procedures and routes of emergency evacuation. It further improved their emergency response and self - rescue capabilities in the event of sudden public incidents. In the future, the Government Kindergarten will continue to integrate safety education into daily teaching, regularly conduct various safety drills, promote the normalization of safety education, and continuously strengthen the safety line of defense to ensure the safe and healthy growth of children.