Baer School Safety City

We are organizing a group of volunteers to assist the Baer School with creating an outdoor space that encourages mobility and independence. Our goal is to transform one of the school’s existing outdoor areas into a permanent, interactive track that mimics a miniature town. Our inspiration is derived from Baltimore’s own “Safety City”, located in Druid Hill Park. This outdoor facility teaches children about traffic and provides a fun way to become educated about safety.

The Baer School is a public school in Baltimore City for children with complex, severe, or multiple disabilities and fragile medical conditions. The main focus of their curriculum is to support the students’ socialization skills, functional living skills, academic standards, and prevocational training, with a focus on mobility, communication, and independence.

With the help of partnering organizations, we believe this will become a vital aspect of the school’s education system. We are raising funds for the project that will go towards an exterior mural, an outdoor track area as well as storefronts and signage to help activate the school's outdoor space. All funds will go towards the safety city project and any remaining funds will be donated to the school in full.