For Workshops in San Diego, please see our San Diego webpage.

California Workshop Schedule

The schedule below is for our public workshops and is updated weekly. Most of our workshops are privately organized and are not on this schedule. Please contact us for the most recent public workshop information and about how to organize a workshop yourself.

Parent-Child Workshops - Special Opportunities

Starting Strong with Kidpower Workshop for 3-5 year-olds with their adults50 minute workshop for young children and adults. Developmentally appropriate introduction to People Safety Skills through storytelling, puppets and role-plays. Learn to handle unkind words, check with adults first in various situations, move away from potential safety problems, get help when needed, and more.

Kidpower Parent-Child Workshop for 5-8 year-olds with their adults 2-hour workshop for children and adults. Kids learn how to act aware and confident; set boundaries; stop unwanted touch; protect themselves from mean words; stranger safety; and much more. Click link for upcoming dates.

Kidpower Full Force Parent-Child Workshop for 6-12 year-olds with their adults 4-hour workshop for children and adults. This workshop starts out just like a two-hour Parent-Child Workshop, and then it extends the learning to include physical self-defense skills.

Teenpower Full Force Self-Defense Workshop for teens ages 13-17 5-hour workshop, $130 per teen. Students learn skills for handling verbal attack, peer pressure, and harassment as well as assaults from strangers and acquaintances. Practice setting boundaries with people teens know, de-escalating confrontations, and using full force self-defense tactics on the head-to-toe padded instructor

Fullpower Full Force Self-Defense Workshop for adults ages 18+ 3.5-hour workshop, $105 per student. In this fast-paced program, you have the opportunity to practice protecting yourself from confrontations and simulated assaults, both verbal and physical, in a safe, empowering environment.

Thank you to our site donors
How to contact public workshop organizers

Starting Strong with Kidpower Workshop for 3-5 year-olds with their adults

"I am so thankful to now have the tools to teach my young child about safety issues. It is amazing how with a little practice, we both have gained so many skills." Through puppets and fun, interactive stories, learn how to introduce People Safety Skills and to continue to practice them in your daily life.

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Berkeley

Saturday, Mar 10 9am-9:50am Registration | Flyer

Palo Alto

Saturday, Feb 11 9am-9:50am CLASS FULL Email us for waiting list information

Sunday, Apr 1 9am-9:50am Registration | Flyer

Larkspur

Saturday, Mar 24 9am-9:50am Flyer

To enroll a child in this workshop, arranged by the Larkspur Recreation Department but open to registration from the general public, contact Larkspur Recreation at (415) 927-6746 or at via email. Refer to Course Code 3917. The $25 fee for this workshop includes a Kidpower Safety Plan Comic ($10 value).

Kidpower Parent-Child Workshop for 5-8 year-olds with their adults

"Our family had fun, and we use what we learned every day!" Protect your child from harm and gain valuable tools for building better relationships.

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Berkeley

Saturday, Mar 10 10:30am-12:30pm Registration | Flyer

Palo Alto

Saturday, Feb 11 10:30am-12:30pm* CLASS FULL Email us for waiting list information

*This class will be taught by a new Instructor with support from an experienced Instructor-Trainer, and is offered at a $10 fee reduction.

Saturday, Feb 11 1:00-3:00pm CLASS FULL Email us for waiting list information

Sunday, Apr 1 10:30am-12:30pm Registration | Flyer

Napa

Saturday Feb 4 10am-12pm Registration | Flyer

Kidpower Parent-Child Full Force Workshop for 6-12 year-olds with their adults

"My kids loved the self-defense practice with the padded instructor – and I have more peace of mind!" Older children together with their adults practice personal safety skills for handling every day emotional and physical safety problems and self-defense skills for stopping emergencies.

About our children’s services

Berkeley

Sunday, Feb 5 9am-1pm CLASS FULL Email us for waiting list information

Sunday, Mar 25 9am-1pm Registration | Flyer

Palo Alto

Sunday Feb 12 9am-1pm CLASS FULL Email us for waiting list information

Sunday, Apr 15 9am-1pm Registration | Flyer

San Diego

Visit the San Diego schedule page to learn about our class with self-defense practice using kickpads for ages 6-12!

Teenpower Full-Force Self-Defense Workshop for teens ages 13-17

“I argued with my parents about going, but I’m glad I went. Now, if someone tries to bother me, I’ll be more able to protect myself.” This workshop gives teens focused practice in using boundary-setting, conflict resolution, self-protection, and self-defense skills to prevent and stop most attacks, bullying, and harassment. Opportunity for full-force practice of self-defense skills with the head-to-toe padded instructor.

About our teen services

Berkeley

Saturday, Feb 25 9am-2pm Registration | Flyer

Palo Alto

Sunday, Mar 18 12:30-5:30pm Registration | Flyer

Fullpower Full Force Self-Defense Workshops for adults ages 18+

“I think about what I learned with you every day. You helped me find a power inside myself that I didn’t know I had.” This workshop gives adults the opportunity to practice protecting themselves from confrontations and from assaults in realistic scenarios. The head-toe-toe padded instructor provides an opportunity for safe, effective practice of self-defense techniques.

About our adult services

Berkeley

Sunday, Apr 22 2-6pm Registration | Flyer

Palo Alto

Sunday, Feb 26 2-6pm Registration | Flyer

Thank you to our site donors! By generously giving space for our public workshops, they make Kidpower skills more accessible to people of all ages and abilities, helping to create safer neighborhoods, schools, and communities for us all. Thank you to: Black Pine Circle School, in Berkeley; Hiruko Center, in Palo Alto; Santa Cruz Montessori School, in Aptos; Santa Cruz City Police Department Community Room, in downtown Santa Cruz; Glitter and Razz Productions, in Oakland; Palo Alto Community Child Care; St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Napa; Watsonville Police Department; and White Magnolia Tai Chi School in Kensington.

How to Contact Public Workshop Organizers. For workshops in the greater San Francisco Bay, East Bay, Peninsula, South Bay, and Monterey Bay areas, as well as many other locations in California, please contact our Central Office. For San Diego workshops, please contact Stefany Reed. For workshops in Petaluma, Sebastopol, or Santa Rosa, please contact Steve Sassone. For workshops in Sonoma or Napa, please contact Jennifer Blackwood.