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Walkodile is a child safety device consisting of "a flexible plasic spine and safety belts" to keep groups of six young children together while on walks outside of their school or nursery/kindergarten. The product was released in the United Kingdom in 2007, and has won many awards in the fields of innovation, design and business. Its inventor Elaine Stephen was also awarded Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in British Queen Elizabeth II's 2011 New Years Honours List for services to Child Safety.〔(Queen's New Years Honours List 2011, The London Gazette Number 59647 )〕 ==Background & Product== Stephen, a Scottish primary school teacher, came up with the idea for the Walkodile in 2002. She wanted to find a way to keep her class of 5 year olds safer on walking trips outside the classroom, and in so doing, help give them more outdoor learning opportunities. After several years of market research, design, prototyping & trials, Walkodile was released to the market in 2007.〔''Mother of Invention'', Times Educational Supplement, 28 July 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2012. ()〕〔''Walkodile: Keeping Children Safe'', Scottish Educational Journal, May 2007, Volume 91, Issue No. 3, The Educational Institute of Scotland. Retrieved 11 November 2012 ()〕 Each child wears a high visibility safety belt which is connected to a flexible plastic spine by a security clip.〔''Teacher going global with Walkodile device'', by Scott McCulloch, Scottish Business Insider, 2 July 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2012 ()〕 The children hold on to the product's handles and walk with their supervisors(s), who hold the hand of a child at the front and/or back of the group. The product can be used for groups of six, four or two children, and is used by the 3-7 year age range. 〔 Stephen commissioned The Design Unit, at De Montfort University, Leicester to assist with the product's design.〔('The Design Unit, De Montfort University )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walkodile」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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