| Colleagues in the Public Health Team have come up with a great idea to help keep children, parents/carers and wider family members* busy and active during October half term with their ‘Code Breakers’ resources – click here to view the Code Breakers web page.
*Children and young people should be supervised as appropriate when engaging in these activities.
Code Breakers is an intriguing new project, designed to promote active travel. TEN coded messages on different poster designs have been placed at locations across Gateshead as of yesterday! The mission, is to decode the messages on all TEN posters. To do so, it’ll be necessary to walk, cycle, scoot or wheel!
It’s completely free to take part, all that’s required is a Code Breakers key sheet and a pen or pencil to record the answers. Anyone wishing to participate can pick up a key sheet from their local library or download and print a copy.
The key sheet also includes a map, but it won’t show the exact location of every single poster – finding them all is part of the challenge! For those who would prefer to play without paper, smartphone users can use the Google map and online key sheet. Answers can be recorded in the notes app.
Once all TEN messages have been decoded, answers can be shown at any of Gateshead’s libraires, the mechanism through which participants can collect their Code Breakers certificate – Libraries in Gateshead. The posters will remain in place for a few weeks after half term, meaning anyone who doesn’t manage to get to all 10 posters during half term, will have extra time to do so.
STAY SAFE whilst out and about finding posters and cracking codes:
– Children and young people should be supervised as appropriate.
– Practice the Green Cross Code – Stop, Look, Listen, Think.
To find out more about Code Breakers, colleagues in the Public Health Team have put a handy video together:
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Article 1: Everyone, under 18, has the rights of the UN Convention.
Article 2: All children have rights. No child should be treated unfairly.
Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can.
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