PSEG Long Island Unveils First-Ever Gallery of Student-Created Safety Awareness Posters – June is National Safety Month

Thousands of second, third, fourth and fifth graders from across Long Island and the Rockaways participated in PSEG Long Island’s “Safety Sleuth” educational program

(UNIONDALE, N.Y. – June 26, 2025) Safety is a top priority for PSEG Long Island, and that’s why, in recognition of National Safety Month (June), the company is unveiling its first-ever online gallery of safety-focused poster art created by local second through fifth graders. 

Over the past few months, students in 27 schools across Long Island and the Rockaways learned  about electrical safety in their classrooms through PSEG Long Island’s Safety Sleuth program, which is offered free of charge. The coursework provided students an opportunity to engage in safety lessons and then create posters on topics related to electrical safety. 

Teachers were encouraged to submit their favorite posters to be considered for inclusion in an online gallery. Dozens of the more than 300 creative, informative and often entertaining works are now featured in a gallery, available for viewing and downloading, here.

One poster was created by Jackson Beanland, a West Islip fifth grader. 

"It was fun learning about what PSEG Long Island does for our community and it was really fun coming up with ideas to design my poster. I like drawing and it was fun to relate the electricity topic and turning it into an educational poster."

-  Jackson Beanland, West Islip Fifth Grader

"I thoroughly enjoyed teaching this topic because it highlights the important work that PSEG Long Island does for our community and helps connect classroom learning to real-world experiences,” said Jackson’s fifth grade teacher, Cara Stern. “The students were highly engaged and showed genuine interest in the lessons and videos provided through PSEG Long Island’s Safety Sleuth program." 

“We were delighted to see the artistry and creativity of the posters this year, and we’re proud to bestow badges on hundreds of elementary school students who are now official ‘PSEG Long Island safety sleuths,’” said Michael Presti, PSEG Long Island’s director of Customer Experience and Marketing. “Thank you to the dozens of teachers who participated for teaching these important lessons to their classes so they can keep themselves and others safe around electricity.”

More than 2,000 students from across Long Island participated in PSEG Long Island’s Safety Sleuth and are now badge wearing “safety sleuths” after completing PSEG Long Island’s electrical safety program in their classrooms.

For the past six years, PSEG Long Island has educated thousands of young students throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties and the Rockaways through this free Safety Sleuth program. The electrical safety coursework provides age-appropriate lessons, such as staying safe around electricity around the home, not to touch downed power lines, situational awareness and what to do in an emergency. The program is created in alignment with current New York State educational standards on these topics. 

Safety Sleuth participation by the numbers

• 303 posters submitted
• 2,285 students in grades 2-5 participated
• 100 teachers participated with their classes
• 27 schools in Nassau and Suffolk counties and the Rockaways participated 
• 134 posters created by students in 27 schools represented in the Safety Sleuth gallery (see list below)

Safety Sleuth is just one of the interactive educational programs provided by PSEG Long Island through its robust Community Partnership Program. To learn more about Safety Sleuth and the rest of the educational programming lineup, visit psegliny.com/inthecommunity/communitypartnership

Photo Caption: Fifth grader Jackson Beanland and his classmates in Cara Stern’s class at Paul J. Bellew Elementary School in West Islip create posters for PSEG Long Island’s Safety Sleuth program. More than 100 of the more than 300 posters submitted are featured in a gallery here.

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PSEG Long Island
PSEG Long Island operates the Long Island Power Authority’s transmission and distribution system under a long-term contract.  PSEG Long Island is a subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG) (NYSE:PEG), a publicly traded diversified energy company.