YouthLink Calgary will remain open to field trips, and will continue to implement the following safety guidelines with school groups in our centre:
We understand that a lot of decisions are currently being made by individual schools regarding their field trip policies. We ask educators to share with us any information that may impact your visit to YouthLink so we can plan for our field trips in the coming weeks.
At our core, is our strong commitment to changing lives through crime prevention education.
Each year, our YouthLink Calgary School Programs educates over 60% of Calgary’s grade six students, empowering them to make safe decisions when faced with crime-related pressures and challenges.
By providing the young people of Calgary with the information they need, when it matters most, we’re helping to keep our community’s children safe for life.
Students also participate in an extensive forensics experience that demonstrates the important role police place in community safety.
Virtual FSI: YouthLink
Our free Virtual FSI program will take your class through a full police investigation. The entire program takes place within your classroom, but still gives students the opportunity to access authentic police information that you would have in the centre, and even exposure to CPS officers from various specialty units that we have never offered before. We’ll send you a package complete with lesson plans that connect to the Grade 6 Evidence and Investigation curriculum, videos, and step-by-step instructions to make your job easy. The activities allow students to hone their skills in observation, analysis, teamwork, inferencing and crime solving. On top of all that, it’s just a fun experience for you and your class.
Safe for Life: Live from YouthLink
We are bringing our Safe for Life Zones into your classroom! We will connect live to educate students on current intel straight from CPS specialty units. We share stories from real Calgarians to educate Calgary youth. These programs link to the Grade 6 health curriculum, including safety and responsibility, relationship choices and personal wellness.
Safe for Life Lives focus on four core areas:
Drugs: Prevention is the best defence. Get the facts, learn the consequences and discover healthy coping methods to avoid addiction.
Gangs: Dispel the myths about “riches” and “brotherhood” associated with criminal life. Get the intel on how gangs recruit young people and learn to avoid peer pressures.
Online Safety: Learn the importance of mental wellness in an online world and how to build a safe social media profile.
Healthy Relationships: With the help of our partners at Enbridge, we start powerful discussions about healthy and unhealthy ways to deal with interpersonal conflict. Learn how to recognize red flags in unsafe situations, how to deal with conflict in a positive way and how to get help when you need additional support.