Springfield preschoolers graduate from Safety Town with safety skills
Springfield preschoolers spent 11 days practicing street crossing, trusted-adult awareness and emergency basics in a miniature town built for Safety Town.
Springfield preschoolers finished an 11-day run at Safety Town with lessons aimed at the risks families face every day around streets, parking lots and public spaces. The program, run by the Springfield Kiwanis Club, is built for pre-K children and uses hands-on practice to teach them how to cross streets, recognize stop signs and traffic signals, identify trusted adults and respond to simple emergencies.
The next session is scheduled for July 13-24, 2026 at Yolanda Elementary, 2350 Yolanda Ave. in Springfield. The Safety Town website describes it as a comprehensive educational program for pre-K children, and KEZI has described the summer session as a graduation for Springfield kids after they complete the safety lessons.
The setup is deliberately concrete. A KEZI search result describes Safety Town as a miniature town with buildings, street markings, traffic signs and railroad crossings, giving children a place to rehearse what they will encounter when they are walking with a parent, standing near a driveway or heading toward school. That kind of repetition matters for preschoolers, who are still learning how to listen, wait and follow directions in busy settings.
Springfield Public Schools says it collaborates with various area agencies to offer preschool opportunities for children ages 0 to 5, and its preschool programming page says early learning opportunities help provide a foundation for student success. The district also points families to Kids in Transition to School, an early childhood summer program designed to equip children with the skills needed to begin school successfully.
Safety Town fits into a wider local safety network. Springfield Municipal Court offers a Traffic Safety Education Program, and Lane County has a Transportation Safety Action Plan, both signs that child pedestrian safety is part of a broader public effort in the region. For parents getting ready for school routines and fall activities, the takeaway from Safety Town is practical rather than ceremonial: practice the basics early, before a child has to manage traffic, strangers or emergencies alone.
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