CONNECTED & AWARE

CONNECTED & AWARE

Connected & Aware is a dynamic summer camp where middle and high school students (ages 12+) learn to build a healthy relationship with technology.

Through fun, interactive workshops, team challenges, and real-life experiments, campers discover:

• How to balance online activities with face-to-face interactions.

• Why habits form and ways to “debug” unhelpful patterns.

• What strategies they can use immediately to curb mindless scrolling and channel their screen time toward creativity and self-growth.

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Curriculum Highlights:

1. Digital Mindset Shifts – Explore the positive roles technology can play in learning, friendships, and self-expression, while recognizing pitfalls like comparison traps and digital fatigue.

2. Practical “Tech Hack” Activities – Get hands-on with methods like app-limit settings, focus modes, and social media “breaks,” learning the science behind why they work.

3. Self-Discovery Workshops – Identify personal triggers, set boundaries, and cultivate offline hobbies and social connections.

4. Group Challenges & Games – Engage in creative competitions (like “Screen-Less Quest” scavenger hunts) that show how fun and connections grow when screens are put aside.

5. Sustained Implementation – Develop personal action plans to maintain balanced tech use at home, supported by ongoing discussions with peers and camp leaders.

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Key Takeaways for Teens:

• They’ll understand the “why” of screen balance, which builds a natural buy-in for healthier habits.

• They’ll walk away with real skills and tools (both digital and mental) for controlling impulses around phone usage.

• They’ll experience increased engagement in personal interests, friendships, and their own creativity as they consciously direct their screen time.

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Why Parents Love It:

• Emphasizes healthy autonomy: teens learn to self-regulate rather than being forced or restricted.

• Uses out-of-the-box, fun activities so kids stay engaged and excited.

• Delivers transformational results—students become not just less reliant on devices, but more mindful, confident, and prepared for the digital future.

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By blending insight, practical strategies, and teen-friendly fun, Connected & Aware ensures every participant leaves with a blueprint for life-long, healthy tech habits.

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This course is intended to take place in person and includes presentation slides, a digital workbook (toolkit), and an anonymous follow-up survey. School administrators will receive a report with aggregated data from survey respondents. 

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Cost: $295 Per Student

5 Class Meetings at 3.5 hours each session for a total of 17.5 hours of instruction

Includes 1 free follow up coaching session for personalized implementation

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