Kid's Class

Boys & Girls 6-12

Classes for children teach real life solutions for personal safety. Most often kids understand the issues around safety, but they have not learned how to respond appropriately in the moment of fear or intimidation. Our programs give students the opportunity to practice real life role playing scenarios with an anonymous “bad person.” The padded instructor enables students to face and appropriately respond to the current issues in their lives such as bullying, teasing, peer pressure, social cruelty, facing new challenges, relationships, and unwelcome attention from both strangers and people they know.

The class emphasizes safety concepts about being alone, how to keep a safe distance from strangers, and how to strike and flee to safety, if necessary. Through role-playing and practicing against the fully padded instructor, children learn both verbal and physical skills in dynamic and interactive scenarios. Students learn and practice how to lead themselves out of problematic situations in a safe, supportive environment. This class is not fear-based training. Most kids report feeling empowered and having fun.

Two 3.5-hour sessions over two weeks.