News Releases

June 1 2012

Smart Families, Inc. Receives Nod to Design and Fulfill Cyber Hero America Classroom Training Resources

Smart Families, Inc., a San Diego based design agency, has been selected to craft classroom deliverables and administer program fulfillment services for school districts engaged in Family University Foundation's Cyber Hero America initiative.

Smart Families' inhouse talent and selected vendors have proven capabilities for assembling creative and very impactful teaching resouces in both print and video media, directed to teaching children as well as equipping parents and educators.

In addition to these resources, the company is also tasked to design and manage data collection and reporting proceedures for evaluating the program's classroom delivery and impact.

Among the Cyber Hero America Cyber Hero Day classroom resources being developed are these:

  • Video showing Cyber Hero classroom training in action
  • Take home 20/20 Kids take home magazine
  • Course Completion Award Medallions for each student
  • Classroom Instruction Guide
  • Student Worksheet
  • Cyber Hero Day Promotional Banners
  • Classroom Resources DVD
  • Classroom Theme Posters
  • Classroom Kit of all teacher & student resources

June 20 2012

Marketing Pro Joins the CHA Initiative

The Family University Foundation has just signed a marketing agreement with the Black Consulting Group in Chicago, IL to advance its Cyber Hero America initiative to place Cyber Hero digital safety training in the classrooms of 35 million K-6 children.

Thomas Black, president of Black Consulting Group brings deep experience and etensive contacts with many of America's most influential corporations to the CHA mission. He will lauch an aggressive marketing campaign in July, 2012 to secure corporate Roundtable and Community sponsorships to launch Cyber Hero programming in key launch states, such as Arizona, California and Illinois.

June 15 2011

FUF Launches Moms That Matter Initiative...Turning Values Into Movies

Michelle Borquez, a well-known media host, advocate for wholesome value in movies and popular speaker and author to women, has just become President of Moms That Matter. This new Family University Foundation initaitve will focus the book purchasing power of moms to move onto the New York Times best sellers list award-winning children's stories that showcase high values. As a result, that book becomes a prime candidate for a major studios to select as the script for a motion picture.

Michelle believes that thru the coordinated efforts, five times a year, of just 5,000 moms, Moms That Matter will become the largest single determining factor for moving "family values" stories of significance to the big screen. "We can influence the movies that reinforce the values we share."

  • Praise for Woogi World's CyberHero™


    "Woogi World (is an) excellent resource that will help (children) thrive in the digital world, enriching core curricula with essential instruction and games in Internet health and safety, cyber ethics and balancing real life with screen time. I am confident (it) will aid you in your instructional efforts.”
    Charlie Crist
    Former Governor of Florida
    "Woogi World provides great tools that will help our students avoid damaging material on the Internet, as well as strategies to handle when they do."

    Not only can I allow them to use the Internet less supervised, but they apply some Woogi lessons to life away from the computer. They have a clearer understanding of what is “garbage” talk on the playground, plus fresh ideas of what good friends CAN talk about. If you are not familiar with autism, let me just say these are absolutely amazing results.”
    Dr. John Patten
    Principal of Suncrest Elementary
    "My children have learned so much about appropriate interactions with peers with this program. Woogi World gives them exact rules, constant repetition, and direct feedback that they need.

    Not only can I allow them to use the Internet less supervised, but they apply some Woogi lessons to life away from the computer. They have a clearer understanding of what is “garbage” talk on the playground, plus fresh ideas of what good friends CAN talk about. If you are not familiar with autism, let me just say these are absolutely amazing results.”
    Lisa Nelson
    Computer Lab Teacher, Holt Elementary
    "The Harvard Center on Media and Child Health (CMCH) is an affiliation of the Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health and Children’s Hospital, Boston and fully supports the development of Woogi World.

    Woogi World can successfully meet the needs of both children and their parents as well as their teachers to successfully learn in a 21st century environment.

    CMCH is excited to play a role in the development of Woogi World and are encouraged by the producer’s inclusion of evaluation research in the design process.”
    David Bickham
    Research Scientist
    Michael Rich, M.D., MPH
    Director Harvard Center on Media and Child Health