Safe Surf: Internet Safety and Cyber-Friendship Program

Like any technology, the Internet can be abused and sometimes even dangerous. Children can be the targets of crime, exploitation, and harassment in cyberspace just like in the real world. Therefore, both children and parents need the means to protect themselves.

The Safe Surf program will provide students and parents with the knowledge to navigate the Internet with confidence.

Student Workshops

Through these workshops, students will learn about:

• Appropriate ways to use the Internet
• Areas of the Internet that may harmful
• What to do if they experience something dangerous on line
• View the 2017 Safe Surf Survey (PDF)

Additional Information

• View the 2013 Safe Surf Resource Guide (PDF)
• View the student surveys from 2016 (PDF), 2015 (PDF), 2014 (PDF), 2013 (PDF), 2012 (PDF) and 2011 (PDF)
  
• Read participant evaluations of this program (PDF)
• Read the Needham Patch's story on Safe Surf Program and Youth Internet Use
• Watch the Needham Channel's Story on the Safe Surf Program

For further information about Safe Surf, please email Katy Colthart at 781-455-7500, ext. 264.