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Digital safety course for schools, co-ops, and churches

Use our entertaining videos, engaging workbooks, and Home Connection letters to make it easy to tackle tough topics with kids ages 7-11. It's open-and-go!

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Video based curriculum with resources designed for educators.

All elementary students need comprehensive digital safety training. Brain Defense prepares kids for a wide range of troubling situations they face online. Plus, it involves parents by providing discussion prompts and role play activities.

Brain Defense has been pilot-tested in schools throughout the U.S. with great success!

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Booster Lessons included!

Continue the Conversation booster lessons include brief video clips with two or more discussion prompts. Boost your students' digital safety knowledge retention by using these mini lessons throughout the year.

Brain Defense includes

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11 Video Lessons

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Instruction Manual

Family Brain Book from Brain Defense: Digital Safety curriculum

Student workbook

Home Connection Letters from Brain Defense

Home Connection Letters

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Continue the Conversation booster lessons

Brain Defense Instruction Training Video

Teacher Training Video

10-Point Checklist for School Safety Policies from Brain Defense

10-Point Checklist
Our best practices for digital safety policies.

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PowerPoint for Parent Night
An overview to answer important questions.

My CAN Do Plan for Brain Defense

CAN DO Plan Poster
Five steps to reject porn.

How to be a Good Digital Citizen with Brain Defense

Digital Citizen Poster
Gives critical safety info.

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Parent Support Website
Best resources from Defend Young Minds

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No prep required. Just start teaching.

Teachers are busy! That's why we made Brain Defense to be open-and-go! And it's so flexible that you can easily plug it into your schedule.

We designed this curriculum to be comfortable for teachers and we've received rave reviews. The Instruction Manual includes easy-to-follow scripts. Students interact with their workbooks and their parents at home. A straightforward way to address tough topics.

Brain Defense Lesson Titles

Our 5 lessons empower students with all the basics they need to be safe and healthy online!

1

Be Screen Safe

  • I Can Control How I Use Screens
  • I Can Stay Safe and Healthy on Screens

2

Be Brain Healthy!

  • I Can Use Good Habits to Protect My Brain from Addiction
  • I Have Two Brains

3

Be Brain Smart!

  • I Can Recognize and Reject Pornography
  • Three Ways Pornography Can Hurt My Growing Brain

4

Be Brain Strong!

  • I Can Reject Pornography with the CAN DO Plan
  • What I CAN DO When I Remember Pornography

5

Be Screen Responsible!

  • I Can Become a Good Digital Citizen
  • I Can Be Part of the Brain Gang
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Based on solid research

The educational methodology used in Brain Defense implements best practices gleaned from forty years of prevention science research. Short video-based lessons, engaging workbooks with journaling opportunities, and role plays with parents. All based on proven principles to reduce risky behavior in youth.

Each lesson is backed by solid research in neuroscience, social science, education, and child psychology.

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Testimonials

What people are saying

Educator
Sparked important conversations

The Brain Defense: Digital Safety curriculum was grade-appropriate and sparked some important conversations in the classroom. The videos kept the students' attention and helped to ease them into the workbook. I definitely look forward to teaching this every year!

Kelli Thompson
Prince of Peace
Educator
Loved how engaging it is

The Brain Defense: Digital Safety Curriculum is one of the most important child protection measures that we take at our school. It is easy and comfortable to teach to our students. Not only is it pertinent to what they need to learn at this age, but the students and parents love how engaging it is. I wish every child, family, and school could protect themselves with training like this.

Grant Beckwith
Principal, American Heritage School
Educator
Parents were appreciative

Parents were appreciative of the Brain Defense: Digital Safety curriculum. The information and talking points sent home about the lessons here at school gave them the opportunity and tools to discuss a topic they wanted to discuss with their children, but were uncertain on how to do so.

Jane Shriver
Principal, Prince of Peace
Parent
Spurs much-needed convos

Parents are desperate for concepts and language like this to help their children. They would benefit so much from this program - and I think it would spur much needed conversations between parents and children.

Jenet Erickson
Student
Loved talking to my mom

My favorite part about this program is when I talk to my mom about the lesson every night.

5th grade student
Educator
Loved how engaging it is

The Brain Defense: Digital Safety Curriculum is one of the most important child protection measures that we take at our school. It is easy and comfortable to teach to our students. Not only is it pertinent to what they need to learn at this age, but the students and parents love how engaging it is. I wish every child, family, and school could protect themselves with training like this.

Grant Beckwith
Principal, American Heritage School
Parent
Love-love-love!

I love-love-LOVE that you are bravely bringing this information and attention to students (and parents). It’s a significant set of lessons and I like these discussions with him at home, too.

Parent of a 4th grader
Student
CAN DO Plan really helped

My favorite part was the CAN DO plan, because a harmful picture once popped up and the plan really helped.

5th grade student
Portland, Oregon
Educator
Parents were appreciative

Parents were appreciative of the Brain Defense: Digital Safety curriculum. The information and talking points sent home about the lessons here at school gave them the opportunity and tools to discuss a topic they wanted to discuss with their children, but were uncertain on how to do so.

Jane Shriver
Principal, Prince of Peace
Parent
Awesome...Not weird

This is awesome because it helps parents bring up these topics without coming off weird and random to kids.

Parent of a 4th grader
Student
I adore the Brain Gang

I love Good Pictures Bad Pictures and I adore the Brain Gang.

4th grade student
Educator
Easy to use

The Brain Defense: Digital Safety curriculum was easy to use and the short videos were very engaging! I felt very comfortable teaching my students about the dangers of pornography…

Anonymous Educator
Parent
THANK YOU!

THANK YOU for bringing this information to the kids and helping us continue these conversations at home.

Bain Haberly
Kansas
Educator
I felt comfortable teaching the lessons

The Brain Defense curriculum was easy to use and the short videos were very engaging! I felt very comfortable teaching my students about the dangers of pornography, particularly, because this program laid out vital information about how the brain works and how addiction occurs. My students found the topic interesting and the tips helpful! It is a program I will definitely use again!

Sonya Carrillo
St. Catherine’s
Parent
Students need strategies

It is critical for kids and parents to talk about this subject. I think that the kids need some more strategies about how to deal with pornography when they come across it.

Parent of a 4th grader
Educator
Easy and educational

The Brain Defense: Digital Safety curriculum helped me teach my students about this difficult topic in an easy and educational way. I felt comfortable teaching the lessons, and most importantly, my students felt comfortable asking questions. I would highly recommend the Brain Defense curriculum to any school looking for ways to educate their students on this topic.

Kristin Jorgensen
Prince of Peace
Parent
Vital to teach each year

Vital for all students to have this course each year as part of their curriculum.

Parent from Utah
Educator
Highly recommend

I highly recommend the Brain Safety Curriculum. I had both students and parents thank me so much for offering these guidelines for our technology and internet usage.

Elizabeth Fresse
Portland, Oregon
Parent
Thanks for fighting back!

Thank you for this! It’s so needed for our youth in these days! God bless you for the work you are doing! I would like to see schools across the country implement this to counteract the modern day scourge of pornography. Thank you for fighting back!

Grace
Utah
Educator
Fantastic!

The Brain Defense curriculum is fantastic! I enjoyed using the resources provided to help children feel confident that they know how to keep their brains healthy and safe.

Ty Crossley
American Heritage School
Parent
Wonderful!

It is a wonderful curriculum! I hope that more parents and children could receive this knowledge to help their families.

Cheryl
Utah

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Our Team

The brains behind Brain Defense™

Kristen A. Jenson, MA
Kristen A. Jenson, MA
Founder and CEO
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Kristen
 Bianca Noah
Bianca Noah
Curriculum Coordinator
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Bianca
Jill Geigle, M. Ed.
Jill Geigle, M. Ed.
Curriculum Developer
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Jill
Evan MacDonald
Evan MacDonald
Video Director
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Evan
James Best, MFA
James Best, MFA
Scriptwriter
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James
Joanna Gurr
Joanna Gurr
Research Assistant
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Hannah Ungricht
Hannah Ungricht
Designer
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Hannah

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