CCHS Visits Love Elementary School
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
When it comes to safety – educating children on the proper handling of a run in with a strange dog is very important! Sue Bobek, Director of Animal Services for the Chautauqua County Humane Society recently visited with the children attending the Summer Lit Camp program at Love Elementary School to teach them the S.A.F.E method. The method instructs children to Stand Still, Cross their arms, turn their faces away from the approaching dog and to keep eyes down. Bobek says the point is to make the dog lose interest in you and walk away. When employing the S.A.F.E. Method “you aren’t fun to the dog anymore” said Bobek. When the dog walks away, the children are instructed to slowly walk away in the opposite direction the dog is going. The Chautauqua County Humane Society was invited to the Lit Camp as a “Fun Friday” participant. The Camp is a program designed to help students maintain or increase reading skills over the summer in a fun and creative environment. The camp which is also held at Ring school also includes children from Fletcher and Bush Elementary schools. The program is a collaboration of the Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown Community Learning Council, Striders, The YMCA and the YWCA.