PSEG Long Island unveils first-ever gallery of student-created safety awareness posters
Recognizing June as National Safety Month, PSEG Long Island is unveiling its first-ever online gallery of safety-focused poster art created by local second through fifth graders.
Over the past few months, students in 27 schools across Long Island and the Rockaways learned about electrical safety in their classrooms through PSEG Long Island’s free Safety Sleuth program, which provided students an opportunity to engage in safety lessons and then create posters on topics related to electrical safety.
“I thoroughly enjoyed teaching this topic because it highlights the important work that PSEG Long Island does for our community and helps connect classroom learning to real-world experiences,” said Jackson’s fifth grade teacher, Cara Stern. “The students were highly engaged and showed genuine interest in the lessons and videos provided through PSEG Long Island’s Safety Sleuth program.”
Teachers were encouraged to submit their favorite posters to be considered for inclusion in an online gallery. One poster was created by Jackson Beanland, a West Islip fifth grader.
“It was fun learning about what PSEG Long Island does for our community and it was really fun coming up with ideas to design my poster,” Jackson said. “I like drawing and it was fun to relate the electricity topic and turn it into an educational poster.”
More than 2,000 students from across Long Island participated in PSEG Long Island’s Safety Sleuth and are now badge wearing “safety sleuths” after completing PSEG Long Island’s electrical safety program in their classrooms.
Dozens of the more than 300 creative, informative and often entertaining safety posters are now featured in an online gallery.
