KIDPOWER and TEENPOWER provides a safe and effective learning experience for children to take positive and effective action to avoid or stop abuse and violence.
We offer the unique opportunity to practise on a head-to-toe padded instructor. The format helps shy children gain confidence, boisterous children to become more settled and has many positive effects.
Principals... "An excellent closure module to compliment the K.O.S."
"I highly recommend its professional approach."
"Exactly what we wanted for our students."
NZ Police Endorsement Sonya Logan, head of the Youth Education Service of the New Zealand recommends KIDPOWER:
"The Youth Education Service of Police has spent considerable time investigating and evaluating the services provided by KIDPOWER NZ. These investigations give confidence that at this time KIDPOWER NZ provides schools with suitable self defence training and can train teachers to operate the 'setting boundaries' role plays."
"... deal with bullies."
Links with the New Zealand Curriculum Framework
The programmes fit well within the New Zealand Curriculum Framework, particularly the Health and Physical Well-being Essential Learning Area.
KIDPOWER will help schools to meet the needs of students within Health and Physical Education in the New Zealand Curriculum, in particular:
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Strand A Personal Health and Physical Development
(2.3, 3.3)
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Strand B Movement Concepts and Motor Skills
(2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 2.2, 3.2, 4.2)
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Strand C Relationships with Other People
(2.3, 3.3, 4.3)
As well it will help children to develop some of the Essential Skills (see
Health and Physical Education in the New Zealand Curriculum p. 48 and 64),
particularly:
Problem-solving 3,7,
Communication 1,4,
Self-management and Competitive Skills 6,7,8,
Physical 2,5.
Follow-up practice materials helps teachers integrate KIDPOWER in English, Drama and Social Studies lessons.
Links with "Keeping Ourselves Safe", "Kia Kaha" and "Confident Kids"
KIDPOWER enriches and re-enforces "Keeping Ourselves Safe" and "Kia Kaha" PLUS goes one essential step further, giving the answer to "What if nothing works? What if someone wants to hurt me and I cannot get away to get help?"
The NZ Police Youth Education Service refer to our services in "Confident Kids", pages 4 and 73.
"An excellent closure module to compliment the K.O.S."
