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“What would you do if your friend drowned?” An NPO that aims to raise awareness about preventing children fr om drowning holds a water safety class at a swimming school.

NPO AQUAkids safety project
“What would you do if your friend drowned?” A non-profit organization that aims to educate children on how to prevent water accidents holds a water safety class at a swimming school.
“What would you do to avoid actually getting into a water accident?” We asked the children attending swimming school and thought about it together. An event where you can learn and experience how to enjoy the waterside safely through classroom lectures and a pool.
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The NPO AQUAkids safety project, which came up with the waterside safety keyword #sandalsbyebye and raises awareness about the prevention of water accidents among children, will be holding “Water Safety Classes” at Ozaki Swimming Schools in Hannan City, Osaka Prefecture from June 23rd. It will be held. Through classroom lectures and pool practice, we will directly teach children about “Water Safety.” We cover familiar topics for children, such as “What if your friend drowns?” “If you dropped something in the river, would you go to retrieve it?” and “How many rivers are safe?” and have fun learning through songs and videos. To go.

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Water accidents involving children occur every year. Last year, 106 children under junior high school age were involved in water accidents in the two months of July and August (according to the National Police Agency Water Accident Overview).
In an effort to prevent at least one water accident this year, the NPO AQUAkids Safety Project, which is raising awareness about the prevention of water accidents among children, is running Ozaki Swimming School Ozaki School (5-31-18 Ozaki-cho, Hannan City, Osaka Prefecture) in Hannan City, Osaka Prefecture. ), etc. We will be holding “Water Accident Prevention Classes.”
[Water safety class event list]
Sunday, June 23rd Ozaki Swimming School Ozaki School
July 7th (Sun) Ozaki Swimming School TeeeP Mikkaichi School
July 14th (Sun) Ozaki Swimming School Izumisano Campus
*All events are scheduled to be held in the morning. Additional dates may be added.
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In the second half, we went to pool training! Sponsored by Koike-ya Co., Ltd., this 90-minute program is a fun way to learn about Water Safety, including holding a bag of potato chips as a float and experiencing floating while waiting, as well as practicing with an actual life jacket.
To help children enjoy the waterside safely this summer, and to prevent at least one water accident this year.
We would appreciate it if you would consider covering our “Water Safety/Waterside Safety Class”.
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[Inquiries from the press regarding this matter]
NPO AQUAkids safety project
TD Floor 1st floor, 2-1-1 Minamihonmachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka
Representative Emi Sugawara
Year of establishment: 2021
Business details Dissemination of information on preventing children from water accidents, holding of “Waterside Safety Classes”
Homepage https://aquaproject721.wixsite.com/website
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