Safe Journeys Program

The Safe Journeys Program offers 10 lesson activities that can be adapted to fit your teaching schedule.

Note: If you are intending to book the Road to Zero excursion, it is a prerequisite to complete activities 1 – 3 beforehand to optimise students’ understanding and learning outcomes.

Activities 1–3 (at school)

Activities 1–3 are undertaken at school with a class teacher. The intention is for students to:

• gain an understanding of the resources and transport options available to them
• develop road safety knowledge and journey planning skills.

Activities 4–5 (Road to Zero at Melbourne Museum)

A highlight of the Safe Journeys Program is the free excursion to the world-first Road to Zero Education Complex, developed by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) in partnership with Melbourne Museum.

Activities 4 and 5 are led by a trained facilitator, who will guide students through hands-on learning experiences. Students will:

• develop road safety knowledge
• deepen their understanding of the Safe System concepts of Safe Roads, Safe Speeds, Safe Vehicles and Safe People.

Students will participate in a curriculum-based program developed specifically for Year 6 students that comprises the following.

• Welcome to Road to Zero: A Road to Zero facilitator welcomes students and introduces them to the Safe System approach to road safety.
• Experience Space: In small groups, students participate in activities in the immersive Experience Space featuring the latest visual and digital technology to show students and the wider community how Victoria is moving towards a future where every journey is a safe one (70 minutes).
• Lunch break (45 minutes)

• Learning Studio: After a brief facilitator-led introduction,students work in small groups to create road safety ads (which will be saved and sent to the class teacher) on the theme of bicycling or pedestrian safety using touch table technology (65 minutes).

From arrival (10:30 am) to departure (2:00 pm), your time spent at the Melbourne Museum will be approximately 3.5 hours.

Activities 6–10

Activities 6–10 are follow-up lessons to complete at school with the class teacher to reinforce student learning and encourage ‘next step’ action based on the understanding gained. Students will:

• demonstrate the ability to independently plan safe trips using the road/transport network
• reflect on their understanding of road safety and make a commitment to playing their part in stopping people being hurt or dying on our roads.

Following the visit to Road to Zero, teachers and students will receive an email with a copy of the road safety ads created in the Learning Studio.

Teachers are encouraged to enter their class’s top two (2) video ads into the statewide video competition. Winning videos will be displayed through TAC and Melbourne Museum social media channels promoting your school and students. A special prize will also be awarded to the winners.

To enter the competition:

• forward the teacher email you receive to roadtozero@museum.vic.gov.au with ‘Statewide Video Competition’ in the subject line
• only include the two videos that were assessed by the class as being most effective
• teachers please note – it is important to forward the original email you receive from Road to Zero with the 2 winning ads (but with the non competition entries/attachments deleted from the message). As the files are large, they will be difficult to download and then send again.
• enter by 5pm, 30 November, 2024 or within 30 days of receiving the email (whichever is sooner).

The winning videos will be announced prior to the end of the school year and prizes will be awarded.

Good luck!