Muscat: Under the patronage of Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Abdullah al-Ibri, deputy governor of Seeb, the assembly, "Our life in safety is more beautiful," which was organised by the Rahab school for Basic Education, was brought to a close.
The event was attended by Hussain al-Balushi, director of the Educational Supervision Office in the region of Seeb and a number of heads of schools who participated in the assembly, as well as officials responsible for student matters.
The closure of the assembly included presentation of a number of signs. The signs were presented by the school's students, who, through these, expressed safety issues that they recommended to be addressed. In addition, the patron of the event opened the school's 'traffic city' and toured the exhibition which the school had organised.
The exhibition featured a number of tools used to ensure traffic safety. Also, a number of organisations, such as the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance, demonstrated how to extinguish fires, with the help of a number of students from the participating schools. In addition, Seeb Police and voluntary organisations in the field of traffic safety displayed security and traffic safety measures.
The assembly was organised with the aim to inform students about traffic safety issues and traffic laws they should abide by, equip them with basic skills that will help them in following security and safety rules inside and outside their school.