CLASSROOM BUCKETS
A project for parent groups
Bucket - 19 litre

This is a practical idea that will help teachers and students in the event of an earthquake. The buckets contain stuff like work gloves, crowbars, windup flashlights, first aid kits, tarps, dust masks,safety goggles etc., and can serve as emergency toilets. The idea is to support teachers and kids in getting out of their classrooms immediately after a shake (ie door wedged shut due to small shift in building, moving debris, working in dust/darkness etc.) and in dealing with resulting emergency issues.

  

One page summary and list of bucket items
One page planning suggestion
Project reports - Parents talk about doing the classroom bucket project at their school. Lots of good suggestions and sample costs
. . .read parent reports

 

BC Ministry of Education information
on school seismic safety - 311 schools thought to be high risk of serious damage.

A lot more information is available on our links page.

The Canadian Red Cross has developed resources for school disaster mitigation, such as helping elementary children deal with fear.

  

This project was developed by parents from Vancouver schools, FSSS, and Vancouver DPAC.
Please join in continuing to develop this project by sending in your reports and feedback.
Feel free to contact pfahrni@shaw.ca for more info.