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  • Parent Child Workshop (ages 4 - 6)

  • Weekend Family Workshop (ages 6 - 12)

  • TEENPOWER Violence Prevention Workshop
    (ages 13 - 18)

  • Special Power Developmentally Disabled Workshop
    (ages 17 - 26 and private classes)

  • School and Agency Programs

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

                Parent Child Workshop (ages 4 - 6)

    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.  Fee:  $35 per child, which includes parents and guardians.  Payment plans, credit card payments and scholarships are available.

    2008- 2009 Schedule

    Parent Child Workshop Enrollment Form

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             Weekend Family Workshop (ages 6 - 12)

    Kids safely practice full-force
    self-defense techniques.


    The Weekend Family Workshop teaches young people how to detect and deter potential violence and abuse.  The emphasis on both physical and verbal skills creates the kind of knowledge kids need to recognize psychological manipulations and physical danger.

    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.

    The use of a head-to-toe padded instructor allows full-force, realistic practice of basic physical self-defense techniques.  Students learn to:  

    Set boundaries with confidence and awareness

    Deal appropriately with strangers, bullies and people they know

    Protect themselves from words that hurt

    Set and enforce boundaries on being touched

    Defend against threats, bribes and emotional pressure

    Act responsibly while respecting others

    Be persistent in getting help

    All skills are taught in a safe, age-appropriate manner.  Fee: $250 per child, which includes parents and guardians.  Discount for siblings in the same class.  Payment plans, credit card payments and scholarships are available.

    2008- 2009 Schedule

    Weekend Family Workshop Enrollment Form

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             TEENPOWER Violence Prevention Workshop (ages 13 - 18)

    Teens say "NO" to violence
    and abuse.

    		 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.  Fee: $100 per teen for Introductory class. Payment plans, credit card payments and scholarships are available.

     

    2008- 2009 Schedule

    TEENPOWER Women's Workshop Enrollment Form

    TEENPOWER Men's Workshop Enrollment Form

     

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             Special Power Developmentally Disabled Workshop (ages 17 - 26 and private classes)

    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 and Agency Programs

    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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