Our Workshops
Digital Ninjas
The Streets Ahead
Our unique flagship workshop focuses on empowering pupils to achieve a healthy balance between screen time and non-screen time.
Using our specially designed interactive games, we discuss the pros and cons of technology, highlighting the effects that device-overuse has on our bodies and brains.
Some of the topics we discuss include: excess dopamine, effects of blue light, absence of stopping cues and suppression of melatonin. We focus on what happens to our productivity when we task switch/multi-task by showing pupils ways to avoid distractions, improve focus, manage their time and be fully present to perform at their best.
With new knowledge and skills, pupils can
make conscious informed decisions with an
in-depth understanding of how devices impact our sleep, working memory, focus, happiness and emotional wellbeing.
Digital Ninjas is aimed at 8-12 year-olds & covers several aspects of the PSHE curriculum (see below). The workshop lasts around 75 minutes where the children will participate in team games, question-answer sessions and cognitive activities.
Coming soon...
This workshop will prepare students transitioning from Year 6 to Year 7.
We discuss nurturing new friendships, facing new challenges and dealing with new responsibilities . We offer help with practical skills such as planning journeys to school, good time management and getting organised .
Our Workshops cover several aspects of the PSHE Curriculum
The following are excerpts directly from the Government website outlining the PSHE Guidelines that we cover in our workshops:
Physical health and mental wellbeing (Primary and secondary) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
“Physical health and mental wellbeing:
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teaching the characteristics of good physical health and mental wellbeing. …that mental wellbeing is a normal part of daily life, in the same way as physical health.
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the benefits and importance of …exercise….and sufficient sleep, … …understand[ing] … normal range of emotions … everyone experiences. …
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pupils [should learn] ….to protect and support their own and others’ health and wellbeing, including simple self-care techniques, …prevention of health and wellbeing problems.
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Emphasis should be given to the positive two-way relationship between good physical health and good mental wellbeing, and the benefits to mental wellbeing of physical exercise and time spent outdoors.
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Pupils should also be taught the benefits of hobbies, interests and participation in their own communities. This teaching should make clear that people are social beings and that spending time with others, taking opportunities to consider the needs of others and practising service to others, …are beneficial for health and wellbeing.
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Pupils should be taught about the benefits of rationing time spent online and the risks of excessive use of electronic devices.
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A firm foundation in the benefits and characteristics of good health and wellbeing will enable teachers to talk about isolation, loneliness, unhappiness, bullying and the negative impact of poor health and wellbeing.
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that there is a normal range of emotions (e.g. happiness, sadness, anger, fear, surprise, nervousness) and scale of emotions that all humans experience in relation to different experiences and situations
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the benefits of physical exercise, time outdoors, community participation, … on mental wellbeing and happiness
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simple self-care techniques, including the importance of rest, time spent with friends and family and the benefits of hobbies and interests
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that for most people the internet is an integral part of life and has many benefits
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about the benefits of rationing time spent online, the risks of excessive time spent on electronic devices and the impact of positive and negative content online on their own and others’ mental and physical wellbeing”
About Us
We are Dalia Tilsiter and Sharon Elton. We have created HIP Workshops for Kids to address the many challenges faced in today's fast-paced modern digital world.
We teamed up when we discovered we both felt passionate about helping children deal with the impact of technology. We have devoted ourselves to this project, gaining training and qualifications. We researched from the ground level up, talking to medical professionals, educators, parents and children, also gathering information from articles and published papers. This enabled us to see the huge impact of digital devices on children's mental health and physical well-being.
We have both trained with Place2Be and have the CPCAB Level 2 Diploma Counselling skills for working with children and are DBS checked. Our combined experience includes children's counselling, child coaching, NVQ's, degrees and post grads. Dalia has a BA Hons from UCL in French Language and Literature. Dalia brought up two children whilst running her own part time business training clients in the computer user-experience of IT. Sharon graduated university with a Sports degree and then took her Bar Exams, practicing as a lawyer and raising her three children,
Schools & Testimonials
Photos of our workshop in action, teacher & student feedback....
Anthony Lambe, Year 5 Teacher
UCS Junior Branch
The workshop provided an insightful and engaging look into the science behind how social media and apps can influence mental health, attention spans, and self-esteem. The session was highly informative, offering practical advice to help students make conscious decisions about their online behaviour. It’s the kind of experience I’d want my daughter to participate in when she's older, to better understand the complexities of the digital world and how to use technology in a balanced way.
Anna Saunders, Year 7 Head
Habs Girls School
Thank you so much for running these workshops for our students. They really enjoyed the activities that you did with them and we have been following up on this in their forms. It would be lovely to welcome you back next year again if possible.
Paul Longman, Deputy Head
Holland House School
Sharon and Dalia arrived full of energy and kept the children engaged throughout. Through a combination of exciting activities and scientific explanations, the children left the workshop with new-found knowledge on how using devices can affect their bodies and brains.
UCS Junior Branch
" I think they said it very well and they said the good things about technology and also the bad things. Also, it was really fun; they did it in a really fun way and I learned a lot of things. So it surprised me how amazing your brain works and adapts to the technology. I liked how they taught us names for the parts of the brain that I didn’t know."
~ Year 5 Student
" I thought it was very interactive, fun and I felt very happy. I learned about the benefits and the displeasing effects of screen time. I highly recommend this!"
~ Year 5 Student
Habs Girls School
Photos from our visit to Habs Girls school
" The games were very engaging and fun. They were enjoyable and linked with the topic. I learnt so many new things like serotonin, melatonin and dopamine which make you feel different types of emotions."
" I loved the Digital Ninja workshop as it tought me a lot of things about the positives and negatives of screen time"
Holland House School
