What problem did you address/are you addressing?
Lack of road safety education for children at Portuguese schools.
What are your objectives?
To implement the National Program of Road Safety Education – ACP Kids.
To have road safety programs included in the curriculum of students from 3 years old
To prevent road casualties involving children and to make them the ambassadors of good practices and transmit them to their parents and friends.
Describe the characteristics of your target audience
Children since 3 to 10 years old are very receptive to learn. Since it is an important issue to their children, parents and teachers are also very keen about this subject.
How did you evaluate/are you evaluating the success of your action?
Yes, by sending surveys, making interviews with focus groups and making contact with as much schools as possible all over the country.
Who carried/carries out the evaluation activities?
External evaluation
Internal evaluation
When did/will you carry out the evaluation?
Before, after and continuous monitoring
Please list the indicators you use to measure success
ACP: Number of schools, teachers and students who make part of this year Program (comparing to the past 2 years); their creativity and activities along the year; pictures and drawings send to the TV show. The Ministry of Education will take care of the te
Please describe the evaluation tools you use (i.e. surveys, interviews, focus groups, etc.)
All these items will be implemented during the school year, most of them by the Ministry of Education.
More information at : www.acpkids.pt