Virtual class. Students join from home with a device and a camera. They do not bring class materials. A parent or organizer stays on the call.
Social Ready: Safety Skills for Life Online
A workshop for grades 4 to 8, in person or live on Zoom
Most kids get a phone long before anyone teaches them how to use it safely. Social Ready is a 60 minute workshop that gives kids the skills before they need them: what to post, what to protect, who to trust, how to handle a group chat that turns mean, and what to do the moment something feels off.
This is not a lecture and it is not a scare talk. Every student moves, votes, sorts, and practices throughout the hour. Nobody just watches.
AT A GLANCE
| FORMAT | 60 minute interactive workshop, in person or live on Zoom |
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| INSTRUCTOR | Mindful Beginnings certified educator |
| AUDIENCE | Grades 4 to 8: schools, PTAs, scout troops, faith communities, and friend groups |
| IN PERSON | We come to you anywhere within 60 miles of Washington, DC, and we bring everything |
| VIRTUAL | Students join from home with a device and a camera. A parent or organizer stays on the call. |
| TAKE HOME | Every student leaves with the Social Ready Family Tech Agreement |
WHAT STUDENTS LEARN AND PRACTICE
| Part | What students learn | What they do |
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| 1. Post | What is public, what is permanent, and why a screenshot lasts forever | The Toothpaste Test and a move around game of Post or Pass |
| 2. Protect | Private accounts, location sharing, strong passwords, and the details that never go online | Photo Detective: find every clue a stranger could pull from one ordinary post |
| 3. Verify | Fake accounts, scams, and pressure to send photos or keep secrets | Red Flag, Green Flag with real message examples, plus the three steps: Stop, Save, Tell |
| 4. Respect | Kindness in group chats, what to do when a chat turns mean, and when to leave | Group Chat Rescue: choose a move and rewrite a message that hurts |
| 5. Balance | How apps are built to keep you scrolling, and limits that actually work | Spot the Hook: match each app feature to the trick behind it |
| 6. Speak Up | What to do when something feels off, and how to tell an adult without fear | Real scenarios and practice saying the first sentence out loud |
WHAT FAMILIES TAKE HOME
Every student leaves with the Social Ready Family Tech Agreement, a sheet to fill out together at home. It covers what the student promises, what the parent promises, where phones sleep at night, and the three trusted adults the student will go to first.
| "If you come to me with a problem, I will help first." That line belongs to the parent. Kids hide online problems because they are afraid of losing the phone. This agreement takes that fear off the table. |
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WHAT THIS COURSE IS AND IS NOT
Please note: Social Ready is an education and skills workshop. It does not recommend any app, and it does not tell families when a child should have a phone or social media. That decision belongs to each family. The class gives kids the skills and gives families a place to start the conversation.
Mindful Beginnings LLC | Bethesda, MD
lindsay@mindfulbeginnings.org | 703-987-5979 | mindfulbeginnings.org