By Education Division and Hazard Assessment Team
The UP Resilience Institute (UPRI) recently hosted an educational tour for nursery students and parents from Bebu Kids Center, a child‑centered learning community that offers play‑based experiences for young children and their families. The visit aimed to introduce children aged 2–6, as well as their caregivers, to basic concepts of safety, community helpers, and caring for the environment through engaging, age‑appropriate activities.
The program began with a guided tour of the NOAH Center, where staff introduced the visiting families to UPRI’s work on disaster risk reduction and climate resilience. Parents then proceeded to a lecture led by the UPRI Hazard Assessment Team (HAT) and Education Division, which focused on natural hazards, disaster risk, and practical ways to strengthen disaster readiness at home. The session highlighted how families can use the NOAH platform for hazard information and early warning, alongside simple preparedness measures such as having family emergency plans.
While the parents attended the lecture, the children took part in interactive learning stations facilitated by the UPRI Education Division and NOAH Center staff. Through hands‑on models such as a sandbox, tornado tube, clay rainfall model, BOSS model, slinkies, and a Mentos‑and‑soda experiment, the young learners explored how the earth moves, how rain behaves, and how forces in nature can affect communities in ways they can understand. The visit ended with a brief reflection activity and group photos to celebrate the children’s first experience of resilience education at UPRI.
This collaboration with Bebu Kids Center is part of UPRI’s continuing effort to make disaster risk reduction and resilience education accessible to families and early childhood institutions. By combining play, science, and family‑focused discussions, UPRI hopes to help nurture a culture of preparedness and care for one another starting from the earliest years.
