CyberSafe & Sound (CSS Kids) is a digital literacy and online safety project for children aged 9 to 14. It is run by Inkubator dječje izvrsnosti and Virtuoz – Centar vrlina together with six primary schools and two institutions for children without adequate parental care, co-funded by the European Union through the CERV programme.
Programme: CERV (Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values), European Union
Project number: 101253384
Duration: January 2026 to December 2028
Lead organisations: Inkubator dječje izvrsnosti (IDI) and Virtuoz – Centar vrlina
Target group: children aged 9 to 11 (grades 3 and 4) and 12 to 14 (grades 7 and 8), teachers and school specialists, parents
More about the project: virtuoz.hr/cybersafe-sound
Project objectives
- develop an innovative modular workshop programme combining digital literacy, online safety, critical thinking and mental health
- empower 45 teachers and experts through intensive training and 5 thematic webinars, and train 12 programme facilitators
- work directly with children: 500 children through 10 workshops, 150 children through 5 Digital Detox camps and 300 children through peer-to-peer education
- raise public awareness through parent webinars, a Digital Rights Forum, expert dialogues and policy recommendations
Ten workshop topics
- digital identity and algorithms
- “selfitis” and selfie obsession
- FOMO and nomophobia
- gaming and game safety
- cyberbullying and digital violence
- the impact of screens on the brain and body
- deepfakes, artificial intelligence and misinformation
- phubbing
- emojis and digital empathy
- digital balance and mental health
The programme is co-designed with children: 24 children take part in shaping the workshops. Alongside the workshops it includes Digital Detox camps, webinars for parents and materials for teachers.
Partner schools and institutions
- Kneza Branimira Primary School, Donji Muć
- Ivan Mažuranić Primary School, Obrovac Sinjski
- Skalice Primary School, Split
- Hugo Badalić Primary School, Slavonski Brod
- Dominik Savio Primary School, Zagreb
- Rapska Primary School, Zagreb
- Maestral – Community Services Centre, Split
- St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Children’s Home, Vrhovec, Zagreb
The CyberSafe & Sound (CSS Kids) project is co-funded by the European Union through the CERV programme (no. 101253384).
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