Key Features

• Emphasizes child’s / teen’s rights to be safe

• Creates “Learning Links” between school and home to increase parent involvement

• Lessons designed to address students’ emotional, social, and cognitive vulnerabilities

• Compatible with the Out of Harm’s Way program for parents and professionals

• Grounded in best practices and research

Theoretical Foundation

• Personal safety education should be non-alarming and appeal to all learning styles

• Trusted adults in the child’s life are viewed as teachers and protectors and are involved and informed

• An effective personal safety program includes self-esteem building opportunities and assertiveness skills training

• Practice and reinforcement in and out of the classroom will be needed

Design

Each lesson is designed around one of 4 Personal Safety Rights:

1. The Right to Know – to gain knowledge / accurate information

2. The Right to Tell – to ask for help and not keep harmful secrets

3. The Right to Say No – to be assertive; to set healthy boundaries

4. The Right to Decide – to problem solve, develop good judgment

Content progresses logically through each grade and over the four-year span covered by the program

Skill development includes:

• Critical thinking

• Problem solving

• Trusting your instincts and acting self protectively

• Using good judgment

Content includes:

• Personal safety information

• Saying no – not being over compliant

• Healthy boundaries in relationships

• Asking for help from trusted adults

• Online safety

Cost of Curriculum Kit:

• $265. Discounts apply to purchases of 20 or more kits.

For more information call 1-888-KID-WISE (888-543-9473)