Action for Media Education (AME) is a non-profit organization. They see media education as a vital element of literacy due to the barrage of media messages aimed at us every day. AME’s mission is to move children and youth, as well as those adults who are concerned with their wellbeing, from a position of passive media consumption to one of interacting with the media as active, critical, and creative consumers and producers. To accomplish this mission, AME promotes and supports media education in homes and schools as well as in community groups serving youth.

AML aims to support educators, parents, and caregivers – all community members – in their understanding and appreciation of how media work, how they are organized, and how they produce meaning. They are the official Subject Association for Media Literacy under Ontario’s Ministry of Education. The AML fulfills their mission through speakers, workshops, and support material.

The Atwater Library and Computer Centre foster positive digital citizenship and we engage people in creative new media production. Since 2007 they have worked with over 75 partner organizations and schools and through them, more than 5,500 individuals ranging in age from 6 to 96. Programs range from connecting people in a digital lifestyle to preventing cyberbullying.

The programs of C3P not only provide immediate help, but also offer educational and prevention material to help keep kids safe online and in everyday life.

Common Sense has been the leading source of entertainment and technology recommendations for families and schools. Every day, millions of parents and educators trust Common Sense reviews and advice to help them navigate the digital world with their kids. Together with policymakers, industry leaders, and global media partners, they are building a digital world that works better for all kids, their families, and their communities.

False and misleading information is rampant online, and people lack the skills and motivation to determine what to trust. To build the next generation of informed citizens, CTRL-P believes in the need to adopt new ways to teach digital media literacy and source evaluation.

As Canada’s tip line for reporting online child sexual abuse and exploitation, Cybertip.ca is dedicated to reducing child victimization through technology, education, public awareness, along with supporting survivors and their families.

The aim of this framework is to develop digital competency, which is defined as a set of skills necessary to the confident, critical, and creative use of digital technologies to achieve objectives regarding learning. Digital citizenship and competency play a role in all content areas; the DCF is relevant to all teachers and all subject areas.

Digital Moment is catalyzing change makers through immersive and engaging experiences where young people can learn digital skills such as coding, algorithm and data literacy, and artificial intelligence to have a social impact. The organization believes in inclusive offerings that cater for a diverse range of young people and learning styles, connected in their pursuit of building a brighter future.

The website offers videos, memes, and educational material to teach teens and tweens about the dangers of sending nudes.

GenieLab empowers youth and promotes digital literacy by bridging the gap between design, art, and technology, one experience at a time. GénieLab is a non-profit organization determined to transform digital citizenship and provide hands-on experiences accessible for all, including special needs, disadvantaged, and underserved youth. They design and develop creative solutions to digital literacy challenges in order to improve access to technology using an approach grounded in collaboration, experimentation, and STEAM education.

The team at Hands on Media designs and facilitates workshops for students and educators to build capacity, while increasing the reach of media education curriculum for maximum impact. Each workshop is tailored to support local needs, objectives, and the technology level of participants. Workshops are available in beginner to advanced levels.

Kids in the Know is the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s interactive safety education program designed for students from Kindergarten to High School. The purpose of the program is to help educators teach children and youth effective personal safety strategies in an engaging, age-appropriate and interactive way that builds resiliency skills and reduces their likelihood of victimization in the online and offline world. 

MediaSmarts is a Canadian non-profit organization, that focuses on digital and media literacy programs and resources. In particular, the organization promotes critical thinking via educational resources and analyzes the content of various types of mass media.

The guide and scripts were developed by MediaSmarts to support facilitators who are presenting the Break the Fake Workshop. In it, you will find some background information about the workshop, advice for preparing and presenting the workshop, the supporting script, FAQs, and handouts for participants. The workshop is designed for a general audience aged 11 and up.

Students in grade 9+ will learn how to push back when they encounter hate or prejudice online; develop digital and media literacy skills to recognize and confront hate material online; and prepare to take action as digital citizens by taking an active role in forming the norms and values of their offline communities and using digital and media tools for civic action online and offline.

Telus Wise is a free digital literacy education program that offers informative workshops and resources to help Canadians of all ages have a positive experience as digital citizens.

This resource is comprised of Fact Sheets and Tools to support your ongoing bullying prevention and safe and accepting school efforts at your school. The fact sheets provide a summary of the most recent research on key elements in a bullying prevention plan. The tools are designed to provide evidence-based strategies to recognize, assess, prevent, intervene, and develop an evidence-based bully prevention policy.

The Canadian Red Cross offers information, manuals, and training related to bullying, cyberbullying, and harassment.

Dare to Care was created with the understanding that bullying is a societal issue and that if we are to have any impact, all stakeholders within a school, community or workplace must be involved in creating a climate of change. They offer 3 types of workshops: 1. Innovative and age-appropriate student and athlete workshops for age 5 - 25; 2. Support and information workshops for parents; 3. Extensive professional development for teachers, support staff, administrators, coaches, officials, and management.

In this activity, students learn about the legal aspects of bullying such as criminal law, sharing of intimate images, the right to control images of themselves and possible resources. Students then take a position on these issues.

Ensemble seeks to work and interact with young people to promote respect for differences and to engage in dialogue to build an environment free of discrimination and bullying.

This resource provides information, resource materials, and examples of successful practices to address a wide range of safe school issues, including personal safety, violence prevention, early intervention for youth at risk, encouraging social responsibility, celebrating diversity, and promoting a positive school climate.

Kids in the Know is the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s interactive safety education program designed for students from Kindergarten to High School. The purpose of the program is to help educators teach children and youth effective personal safety strategies in an engaging, age-appropriate and interactive way that builds resiliency skills and reduces their likelihood of victimization in the online and offline world. 

Canada’s Healthy Relationships Hub PREVNet is a national research and knowledge mobilization hub that brings together researchers and national organizations to build research capacity, assess youth relationship problems including bullying and dating violence, and promote evidence-based programs and effective policies across Canada to address and reduce youth interpersonal violence and promote healthy relationships.

All of WITS programs are designed to accomplish one of two things (or both!): empower children and youth to cultivate healthy relationships through community-based educational initiatives (our mission), or ensure all children and youth are living, learning, and playing in safe and caring communities (our vision).

Along is the Teacher-Student Connection Builder–because better conversations make thriving classrooms. Along partners with researchers, practitioners, teachers, and youth to develop easy-to-use questions and resources designed to build and deepen student relationships and inform your teacher practice.

The purpose of this 4 hour workshop is to educate adults on issues of youth relationships and the types of violence that can occur.

This document outlines Canadian, school-based best practices, for violence prevention in kindergarten to grade 12 schools. Some of these best practices have been identified by PREVNet and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

This document outlines Canadian, school-based best practices, for violence prevention in kindergarten to grade 12 schools. Some of these best practices have been identified by PREVNet and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

The Healthy Relationships Training Module fills a gap in the formal training of all adults who work with children and youth. It cannot be assumed that in the absence of explicit training, adults will have the ability to form healthy relationships with all young people, to create healthy social climates, and to address bullying. This is often not the case. The HRTM gives adults the training they need to help young people develop healthy social skills. It emphasizes the importance of healthy relationships between adults, between adults and youth, and between youth, and prevents unhealthy relationships and violence among people of all ages.

P.A.C.T supplies the street workers, which are essentially social workers whose job involves taking action directly on the field, to serve as a bridge between the kids having problems, the neighborhood and the traditional help networks which are available to them (community organizations, CLSCs, hospitals, homeless shelters, job resource centers etc.). The "consultation" aspect of this profession also plays a decisive role. This is why street workers take part in developing community action plans with local partners, supporting collaborative efforts.

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidence-based three-tiered framework for improving and integrating all the data, systems, and practices affecting student outcomes every day. It is a way to support everyone – especially students with disabilities – to create the kinds of schools where all students are successful.

The mission of Prevention NDG-CDN is to provide citizens residing in the Côte-des-Neiges and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighborhoods with the expertise and tools necessary to improve their quality of life with respect to urban security, the environment, and other social issues. They provide outreach services to residents by meeting them where they work, live and play.

The unique programs offered by Project LOVE engage youth participants in a process of self-discovery that empowers them to become leaders in their schools and communities. LOVE offers youth a safe space through which they develop a sense of belonging. Participants learn to express their experiences through writing and photography, to share their stories with their peers, to develop their emotional intelligence, and to become agents of change.

They are rooted in the belief that all people can connect through kindness and that kindness can be taught. They follow a simple framework for everything we do. Inspire -> Empower -> Act -> Reflect -> Share. Their evidence-based Kindness in the Classroom curriculum gives students the social and emotional skills needed to live more successful lives.

This guide has four major sections, each with its own action steps and user-friendly tools to help operationalize the guidance: (1) Take time to cultivate and deepen relationships, build partnerships, and plan for SEL. (2) Design opportunities where adults can connect, heal, and build their capacity to support students. (3) Create safe, supportive, and equitable learning environments that promote all students’ social and emotional development; (4) Use data as an opportunity to share power, deepen relationships, and continuously improve support for students, families, and staff.

The Fourth R believes that relationship knowledge and skills can and should be taught in the same way as reading, writing, and arithmetic, and therefore they refer to the classroom-based curriculum as the Fourth R (for Relationships). This curriculum consists of lessons that meet the Ministry and Department of Education learning expectations and outcomes. The program is taught in the classroom, using a thematic approach to reduce risk behaviours. Importantly, many of these adolescent risk behaviours overlap because they occur in the context of relationships. The Fourth R program addresses these adolescent risk behaviours by focusing on relationship goals and challenges that influence their decision-making.

The YWCA offer programs and projects for youth on a variety of topics ranging from sexual exploitation to healthy relationships and consent.

Prevention program for grades 5, 6, & 7. SHINE (Self-esteem, Healthy relationships, Independence, No means no, Empowerment) aims to prevent sexual exploitation and is addressed to youth aged 10 to 13.