Introduction to Body Safety Education

Introduction to Body Safety Education 

This workshop covers Rolypoly Family’s Body Smarts Through Movement Arts inclusive approach to body safety for children, which parents/guardians can apply to their parenting and teaching in a myriad of ways. Being aware of and applying body safety practices can help reduce harm to children, but more than that, these practices may also help children feel safe, loved and respected - contributing to an overall healthy sense of self. Body safety education can also provide a basis for the children to understand boundaries, consent and respect.

Workshop content:

• Essential concepts and principles regarding body safety for children
• Roles and responsibilities with regard to body safety
• Body safety in the home, education and community
• Efficacy of body safety education for children

Details: 

Date: 30th March 2024, Saturday

Time: 9am to 11am

Venue: Agora Colearning, HarbourFront Centre, 1 Maritime Square, #04-01 Lobby C, Singapore 099253

Workshop Fee :

 - $65 per pax 

- $110 for bundle of Boundaries and Consent & Body Safety ($55 per workshop) 

Facilitator : Faye Lim

Note: Come dressed in an outfit that's comfortable for moving

*Participants have the option to attend workshops individually or take advantage of bundled pricing for both, with no requirement to attend the workshops sequentially.* 

Frequently asked questions that will be addressed in the workshop:

• Will body safety training prevent my children from being abused?
• Does talking about body boundaries and consent mean that my children get to say "no" to everything, even if it is good for them or part of our family culture?
• My children have special needs. What are ways to address body safety with them?
• Is this the same as sexuality education?

Time will be provided for discussion and sharing of experiences within the group.

About Rolypoly Family: 

Rolypoly Family is dedicated to honouring children’s creative genius while supporting the artistic and socio-emotional learning of diverse young children, their families and communities. Led by dance artists Bernice Lee and Faye Lim, we produce delightful arts and dance experiences, such as performances, interdisciplinary projects, workshops, and body safety education from our artists’ intuitive choreographic and movement practices.

We also provide training & consulting for artists, educators and organisations who want to build healthier, safer and/or more creative spaces for diverse children. Our workshops and consulting services can help expand capacities, bridge gaps or tackle specific problems in projects, communities or workplaces.

We have partnered with and brought our programmes to groups and organisations across Singapore, such as community groups, social service organisations, arts groups and institutions, schools, and government agencies, including the National Arts Council (NAC), Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA), Esplanade Theatres by the Bay, Singapore Drama Educators Association (SDEA), The Artground, Goodman Community Farm & Cultivate Central, Club Rainbow, PAP Community Foundation, TRANS SAFE Centre, E-Bridge Preschool, SG Murni, My First Skool, MOE schools, etc.

Our name is a statement of our beliefs – that families come in all shapes and sizes, that kinship can grow through creative and physical play (yes, rolling!), and that rhyming is as fun in language as in dance. Rolypoly Family is a division of Derring-Do Dance.

About Faye Lim:

Faye Lim is a dance and teaching artist, with a background in research, training and sexuality education. As co-director of Rolypoly Family, Faye produces body-based art and programmes and designs curricula for body safety education. She is ACLP certified and leads the team’s training, professional development and consulting projects. As a trainer, she is reflexive and responsive. Her choreography and direction (for performance and for camera), collaborations and commissions have been presented in schools, community places, stages, and galleries in and beyond Singapore. Faye’s advocacy work includes expanding on care practices in the arts through CITRUS practices and safeguarding children’s rights to safety, health, education and joy.