Cyber Security

We Use Cookies

At a Glance:

We Use Cookies is an 8-session, after-school digital safety program for elementary students that uses baking metaphors and hands-on activities to teach online privacy, cybersecurity basics, and smart digital decision-making. Through cookie-based lessons, students learn how to stay safe online in a way that is understandable, empowering, and non-fear-based.

Parent Focused:

We Use Cookies helps children understand online safety without scaring them. Using simple language and familiar cookie metaphors, students learn how to protect personal information, recognize unsafe situations, and ask for help when something doesn’t feel right. The program gives kids confidence to make smart choices online while keeping parents and caregivers part of the conversation.

Mission Statement:

We Use Cookies empowers elementary-aged students to become safe, responsible digital citizens by teaching online privacy, cybersecurity awareness, and help-seeking behaviors through developmentally appropriate, hands-on learning experiences.

Marketing:

Big internet concepts. Bite-sized lessons.
We Use Cookies turns complicated online safety topics into simple, kid-friendly conversations, helping students understand how the internet works and how to navigate it safely, one cookie at a time.

Purpose & Goal:

The purpose of We Use Cookies is to provide early, preventative digital safety education that helps children understand online privacy, trust, and boundaries. The goal is for students to develop awareness, confidence, and practical strategies that allow them to stay safe online and speak up when something doesn’t feel right.

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We Use Cookies

Helping kids stay safe online, one smart choice at a time

We Use Cookies is an after-school digital safety program for elementary students that uses baking and cookie metaphors to explain how the internet works and how to stay safe online. Across eight engaging sessions, students learn about privacy, trust, passwords, and asking for help in ways that feel approachable, empowering, and age-appropriate.

This isn’t about fear.
It’s about understanding.

What Is We Use Cookies?

We Use Cookies introduces cybersecurity and digital citizenship concepts using familiar, hands-on experiences. By comparing online data and tracking to real cookies and recipes, students learn what information is safe to share, what should stay private, and how to make smart decisions online.

The program avoids scare tactics and instead focuses on clarity, confidence, and communication, helping kids understand that they are never in trouble for asking questions or speaking up.

How the Program Works

8 after-school sessions (45–60 minutes each)

Designed for elementary-aged students (K–5)

Small group friendly (10–20 students)

Led by one adult facilitator

No devices required

Each session follows a predictable, supportive routine that helps students feel safe discussing new ideas and practicing real-world scenarios.

What Kids Learn

Online Safety Skills

What online “cookies” are and why they exist

What information is safe to share and what should stay private

How to create and protect strong passwords

Why ads and tracking appear online

How to recognize unsafe or uncomfortable situations

Life Skills

Asking trusted adults for help

Trusting instincts and speaking up

Making thoughtful, responsible choices

Understanding boundaries, both online and offline

Why Use Cookies?

Cookies are familiar, concrete, and easy for kids to understand. Using baking as a metaphor allows students to grasp complex digital concepts without confusion or fear. Hands-on activities keep students engaged while helping ideas stick.

When kids understand why safety matters, they’re more likely to practice it.

Who It’s For

After-school programs

Elementary schools

Community centers

Youth enrichment programs

Families seeking digital safety education

No technology experience required. Just curiosity and a willingness to learn.

The Result

Kids who:

Understand how the internet works at a basic level

Feel confident protecting personal information

Know when and how to ask for help

Make safer, more thoughtful choices online

See themselves as capable and responsible digital citizens

Because digital safety is a life skill, not a one-time lesson.