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We teach children how to be safe without scaring them. |
This is a
two-hour workshop to introduce everyday safety skills and guide adults in
practicing these skills together with their children. This workshop helps answer the question, “How can we teach our children to be safe without
scaring them?”
in a fun, experiential way. |
Weekend Family Workshop (ages 6 - 12)
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Important adults in the child’s life attend a three-hour workshop on Friday evening to learn how to support and continue practicing the skills taught. Kids meet for four hours on Saturday and four hours on Sunday. |
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The use of a head-to-toe padded instructor allows full-force, realistic practice of basic physical self-defense techniques. Students learn to:
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skills are taught in a safe, age-appropriate manner. |
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TEENPOWER Violence Prevention Workshop (ages 13 - 18)
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Teens say "NO" to violence
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Because of their increasing independence,
teenagers face an especially high risk of violence.
In this up-beat, active one-day program, students learn to practice skills for dealing with verbal
attack, peer pressure and harassment as well as assaults from strangers and
acquaintances.
Students practice full-force self defense moves on a head-to-toe padded instructor. The
teen women’s class emphasizes rape prevention and the teen men’s class helps
young men learn violence-prevention and de-escalation techniques.
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Special Power Developmentally Disabled Workshop (ages 17 - 26 and private classes)
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This 2-session class will teach young adults to learn and practice boundary-setting skills with people the students know as well as awareness skills for situations with strangers. Students will have the opportunity to practice full-force self-defense on a head-to-toe padded instructor. Private classes can be arranged for developmentally disabled individuals who might need special attention to a particular area of safety. |
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School
workshops provide training for teachers, counselors and school staff, as well
as students.
The KIDPOWER approach ensures that every child practices every skill presented through
carefully formatted activities and role-plays that build confidence,
self-esteem and awareness in dealing with strangers, adults children know and
bullies. Unless the school
specifically requests physical training, the four-hour workshop for children
focuses on verbal boundary-setting skills and safety training without physical
self-defense.
Teacher/counselor training helps school professionals learn how to present safety skills in the
classroom so that this can become part of the ongoing curriculum. How to
arrange a school program KIDPOWER has provided
services to most school districts and many agencies in our community. School
programs can be arranged by principals, school counselors, PTO representatives
or interested parents. Agency programs are organized by agency personnel.
School workshops focus on verbal boundary-setting and safety training without
physical self-defense unless specifically requested by the school. Our approach
ensures that every child practices every skill presented through carefully
formatted activities and role-plays that build confidence, self-esteem and
awareness in dealing with strangers, adults children know and peers. As each school and agency
differs, KIDPOWER is happy to customize programs to the specific needs
of your group.
Please call our office to discuss your school or agency’s particular situation and we can propose
various lengths and formats to fit your needs. KIDPOWER
also holds programs during the day, teaching skills to the entire school
population. We have also done
programs in nursery schools, kindergartens, middle schools and high schools. Our typical school program
consists of two 2-hour segments, usually held one week apart from 6 to 8
o’clock in the evening. Classes include up to twenty-five first through fifth
or sixth graders. Sign-up is conducted by the school on a first-come,
first-served basis. The cost of the program is $600, which can be paid by
participants at $24 per child or by a school organization like the PTO. Some
schools pursue their own grant funding or use funds we have available for
low-income or high-risk areas in order to offer the program at no cost to
families. It is our policy to never turn away a child away for lack of funds so
provisions are made so that every child is welcome. The evening school program
requires students to be accompanied by an adult in their life (parent,
grandparent, or caregiver). It is
fine to have one adult for multiple children in the same family. Schools
provide a simple snack and drink for participants. The only equipment required
are 20-25 folding chairs and a school gym. Upon confirmation of your program, we will send materials to help you publicize the program to your school or agency’s members. |
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