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BOUNCE!

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BOUNCE!

BOUNCE! is a combination of teacher taught and student led curriculum and activities developed by OCPS’s Safety & Emergency Management Department. Each month, students will focus on an emergency preparedness theme highlighting areas of safety, hazardous weather, and life skills. The program will teach students through engagement activities how to practice safety skills that will help them while at school or anytime they are not at school. The program exposes students to emergency preparedness skills to enhance safety on district campuses and in their everyday life. When and if an emergency event occurs; the district can feel confident that our OCPS students will be prepared.

K-2

Activities and curriculum for grades K-2 include videos and activity books. The fun and unique activities promote safety and preparedness themes to different emergencies.
  • Videos and teacher led curriculum will engage students in learning safety, emergency preparedness and life skills that will support their resilience to life’s unexpected events. Teachers use curriculum guides provided by Safety and Emergency Management rotating through different monthly subjects.

3-5

Activities and curriculum for grades 3-5 include activity books, art, writing and music. These activities will promote safety and preparedness directions in different emergencies.
  • Students can participate in the BOUNCE! Creative contest, focusing on arts, writing, and music. This creative arts contest allows students to express themselves. The submitted entries concentrate on the monthly preparedness theme each month and will give students an opportunity to win prizes for their art, writing, or music piece.
  • Parents are able to continue classroom themes at home and promote creative projects focused on natural disasters, emergency scenarios, and life skills that support safety and awareness.
  • Writing projects will engage students through poetry and writing topics highlighting the preparedness theme of the month.

6-8

Students in grades 6-8 engage in a variety of learning projects that include art, writing and music to highlight safety, hazardous weather and life skills. Students will also be exposed to district and local safety partners with special engagement events and field trips.
  • Videos and student led curriculum will engage students in learning safety, emergency preparedness and life skills that will support their resilience to life’s unexpected events.
  • Service learning projects will focus on interactions with local partners to identify risks in their community and taking action to address those challenges.
  • Writing projects will engage students through poetry and writing topics highlighting the preparedness theme of the month.
  • BOUNCE! Creative contest focuses on arts, writing, and music. This creative contest allows students to express themselves through submitted entries focusing on the monthly preparedness theme. Each month students will have an opportunity to win prizes for their submitted art, writing or music piece.

9-12

OCPS students in 9-12th grade can engage in the Bounce! Emergency Preparedness in a variety of ways. They will learn from videos, participate in service learning projects, creation of art, writing, and music, and Podcast recording through the BOUNCE! Junior Leadership Program.
  • Videos and student led curriculum will engage students in learning safety, emergency preparedness and life skills through their OCPS Canvas account.
  • Service learning projects will focus on interactions with local partners to identify risks in their community and taking action to address those challenges.
  • BOUNCE! Creative contest focuses on arts, writing, and music. This creative arts contest allows students to express themselves through submitted entries focusing on the monthly preparedness theme. Each month students will have an opportunity to win prizes for their submitted art, writing or music piece.
  • Writing projects will engage students through poetry and writing topics highlighting the preparedness theme of the month.
  • The BOUNCE! Junior Leadership Program is designed for high school students to get more involved. The Bounce! Junior Preparedness Leadership Program is dedicated to engaging students on the importance of emergency preparedness; highlighting the areas of community partnerships, public safety, and the five mission areas of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): prevention, protection, response, mitigation, and recovery.
  • Podcast- BOUNCE! Podcast is a student led opportunity within the Junior Leadership Program. Students will showcase amongst their peers what they have learned about the assigned monthly theme. They will do this by engaging in facilitated discussions with subject matter experts and educators. Simultaneously providing their insight and understanding of their leadership experiences, preparedness and community resilience with their peers.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Who is eligible for the podcast?
  • Current grade level is 9-12
  • Must currently be enrolled in an Orange County Public School
  • Must register by September 30th, 2021
How will I know if I get selected?
Student selection process:
  • After you have completed registration. You will be eligible for random selection for the BOUNCE! Podcast.
  • One school is randomly selected every month to host the Podcast.
  • 2-3 student applicants will be randomly selected to host the BOUNCE! Podcast.
  • Selected students will be notified by telephone and/or e-mail.