Introduction to Participatory School Disaster Management: Online Lesson
2018
The Introduction to Participatory School Disaster Management Online Lesson provides an introduction to Save the Children’s template tools for integrating disaster management into ongoing school-based management. This is built on Save the Children’s experience in several countries in Asia and the Pacific, and informs the ASEAN School Safety Initiative Guidelines for School Disaster Management.
The lesson covers the scope of school Disaster Risk Reduction and management, the roles and responsibilities involved, and an introduction to six basic steps to assure that children and adults are protected in the school environment, that children’s right to educational continuity is maintained, and that education sector investments are safeguarded. The module is intended for partners in the development, humanitarian, and education sectors.
Please use the DisasterReady.org link to register for free and sign up for the Introduction to School Disaster Management online lesson.
Lasting 60-90 minutes, the module is available in English and includes the following topics:
- Comprehensive School Safety Framework: Pillar 2 - School Disaster Management
- Reaching Out and Advocacy
- Roles and Responsibilities at the School Level
- Knowing Our Dangers
- Planning to Respond
- Emergency Decision Tree and Six Standard Operating Procedures for Safety in Disasters and Emergencies
- Implementing Our Plan (including guidance Handbook, Planning Forms and student/community Learning Activities tools)
- Scope of school disaster risk management
- Six steps in School Disaster Management
- Reducing our Dangers
- Preparing for Eductional Continuity