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DESCRIPTION
Kids in the Know (KIK) is the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s national, bilingual, interactive safety education program for use in kindergarten to high school classrooms that uses age-appropriate lessons to increase children’s personal safety skills in order to reduce their risk of victimization online and offline. KIK lessons are matched to the British Columbia Physical and Health Education Curricular Competencies and Content and are purposefully designed to create a common language to help facilitate the way we teach kids about personal safety.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
The Kids in the Know program is also available in printed copies – if you would like to order print copies of the lesson plans you can do so by going to the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s website here: https://protectchildren.ca/en/order/products/kids-in-the-know-kits/. You can also order storybooks and puppets independently for use in K-4 classrooms.
Print copies of the supplementary resources (activity books for students and parent brochures) are available from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection – you can order print copies supplementary materials from their website here: https://protectchildren.ca/en/order/products/free-resources/
TOOLS & FEATURES
The following is included as part of the digital access:
1. Digital versions of all Kids in the Know lessons and materials for kindergarten to high school classrooms
2. Professional development for staff:
- Commit to Kids: Foundational Information for Safeguarding Children from Sexual Abuse
This 23 minute video includes foundational information on the scope of child sexual abuse, barriers to disclosure, grooming and boundary transgressions, and how you can help safeguard children from sexual abuse. Viewing this video results in a record of participation upon successful completion of the final quiz. - Safeguarding Children and Youth: Human Trafficking Children for Sexual Exploitation
This 17 minute training video provides adults within schools information to build capacity to safeguard youth from trafficking for sexual exploitation. Learn about trafficking in Canada, signs to watch for, what to do if you have concerns, and how to support youth. Viewing this video results in a record of participation upon successful completion of the final quiz. - Implementing the Kids in the Know Program: This 1 hour, 8 module training provides information on the goals of the Kids in the Know program; the teaching methods used in the lessons; the 7 root safety strategies that the program is based on; what steps to take before starting the program; and how to introduce the lessons to students in a fun, age-appropriate way. Completion of this training results in a record of participation upon successful completion of the final quiz.
COST
Free - grant funded with Canadian Centre for Child Protection INC.
DISTRICT USE: APPROVED
Kids in the Know (Digital Version) is approved for classroom use in the Surrey School District.
PRIVACY INFO
- Teachers can create accounts with their district credentials, without using any personal information.
- The bulk of the content on the site is intended for teacher (and other adult) training, paired with downloadable resources for use in the classroom. The exception is the program for Grade 9 and 10 students who can be given direct access to the videos and workbook online, without setting up an account.
- The training modules include online quizzes which, when completed, come with either a Certificate of Participation or a Certificate of Completion.
- When a certificate is issued, it includes a personalized URL that includes the teacher’s name as well as the date they completed the module and associated quiz, plus a unique QR code that links to the personalized URL/certificate.
- Teachers should treat the personalized URL, QR code and certificate as personal information and take measures to prevent others from accessing and using them (e.g. to falsely claim they have completed the training.)
- The program for Grade 9 and 10 students is available only in digital format and allows teachers to share a URL where students can independently watch a series of videos. Each video is followed by a small set of True/False quiz questions. Feedback is immediate and student answers are not recorded.
- Student accounts are not required and, except for ISP addresses, no personal student information is collected or stored.
- The program is hosted on servers in Canada and owned by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection.
- There are no privacy issues with this program.
