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From Book to Action: Cybersecurity for Teens Workshop Empowers Local Students
August 2025 — Live Zoom workshop for middle and high school students in Cupertino and Saratoga
From Book to Action: Cybersecurity for Teens Workshop Empowers Local Students/Teens
Following the launch of Cybersecurity for Teens on Amazon — Founder Arth Bhardwaj hosted a live Zoom workshop for Cupertino & Saratoga students
August 2025 — Book to Action Workshop
Following the launch of Cybersecurity for Teens on Amazon, our Founder Arth Bhardwaj hosted a live Zoom workshop for middle and high school students in Cupertino and Saratoga to introduce the book's purpose and turn it into an actionable, student-friendly playbook for online safety.
Building on real threats teens face—from scams and phishing to account takeovers and misinformation—the session walked students through how to use the book as a step-by-step self-learning manual, with practical checklists, mini-challenges, and habits they could apply immediately.
The workshop also showed students how to convert learning into leadership by using the book as a blueprint to launch a cybersecurity club at their school—planning a first meeting, choosing topics, and running peer-led awareness sessions.
Students left with clear next steps, resources to keep learning independently, and the confidence to become digital-safety leaders in their own school communities.
Founder Arth Bhardwaj & Ambassador Vedika: Hosting Workshops in Delhi Government Schools
YLCA Founder and Ambassador leading hands-on cyber safety workshops across Delhi government schools
In-Person Cyber Safety Outreach
Students leading cyber safety education across schools and communities
In December 2025, YLCA students stepped beyond classrooms to deliver hands-on cybersecurity and AI awareness sessions across communities in India. Led by founder Arth Bhardwaj and Ambassador Vedika Jain, the initiative reached 500+ students across multiple Delhi government schools, focusing on everyday digital safety topics such as online scams, privacy protection, and responsible use of technology.
Arth also conducted workshops for 50+ students at boys' tennis training camps, highlighting social media and gaming account security. In addition, sessions with young factory workers and senior citizens at a community clubhouse addressed financial fraud, mobile security, and common digital risks.
Through these in-person efforts, YLCA demonstrated how student leadership can translate technical knowledge into meaningful, real-world impact.
Students Reached
Tennis Camp Students
Event Highlights
DPS Karnal Hosts Arth Bhardwaj
A full-day campus visit where YLCA's founder met Grades 9-12 students and mentored newly nominated ambassadors
DPS Karnal Campus Visit
Arth Bhardwaj's full-day campus visit and ambassador mentorship
On December 29, 2025, YLCA Founder Arth Bhardwaj visited Delhi Public School (DPS) Karnal, India in person to deepen YLCA's growing partnership with the school. Arth addressed students from Grades 9-12 on why cybersecurity and responsible AI matter in everyday life—and how student-led passion projects build confidence, leadership, and real community impact.
A key highlight of the day was a focused planning session with DPS Karnal's six nominated YLCA Ambassadors, who will join the YLCA Global Ambassador Program (Jan 2026 cohort). Together, they mapped out student-led initiatives such as cyber safety awareness drives, responsible AI learning circles, digital citizenship campaigns, and peer-to-peer workshops designed to build digital trust across the school community.
New Ambassadors
Students Engaged
Campus Visit Highlights
Sports + AI Digital Safety Workshop
YLCA Founder Arth Bhardwaj hosted an interactive workshop for teen athletes in Ambala, Haryana, focusing on online scams, privacy, and AI-driven misinformation.
Tennis Academy Workshop - Ambala, Haryana
Teaching digital safety through sports scenarios for teen athletes
YLCA Founder Arth Bhardwaj hosted a teen workshop at a Tennis Academy in Ambala, Haryana, teaching digital safety through a sports + AI lens in a format that was easy, visual, and interactive—built around real teen-athlete scenarios like team group chats, Instagram DMs, public Wi-Fi, highlight videos, and online gear purchases.
Students learned account protection (strong passwords, MFA, recovery), smart social media habits, and how to spot scams such as phishing links, fake profiles, urgency tactics, and "pay-to-confirm" requests.
Athlete-specific scenarios
Deepfakes & misinformation
Workshop Photos
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New Ambassador: Aarush Mangal
State-level tennis champion joins YLCA's sports community outreach
Aarush Mangal, a state-level tennis champion and 9th-grade student from Wehlam who competes across multiple cities, has joined YLCA's global mission as an Ambassador.
In this role, he will help extend cybersecurity and responsible AI awareness into the sports community—educating student-athletes on digital safety and equipping them to recognize and avoid online scams, including impersonation by fake coaches, fraudulent academies, and deceptive "selection" or "trial" messages.
YLCA Milestone: Ambassador Vedika Leads the Next Wave of Workshops in Delhi
The first fully independent government-school workshop led by Ambassador Vedika marks a new chapter for YLCA
Ambassador-Led Workshop at Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, New Delhi
100+ students empowered with cybersecurity and responsible AI knowledge
YLCA is entering its next milestone for 2026: ambassadors are now leading the mission on the ground—independently and at scale. During his recent visit to India, YLCA Founder Arth Bhardwaj (California, USA) met with multiple ambassadors and co-hosted sessions across Delhi and Haryana (Delhi, Karnal, and Ambala), aligning on YLCA's 2026 strategy and training student leaders to confidently run workshops on their own.
The impact of that training is already visible: YLCA's first fully independent government-school session was successfully led by Ambassador Vedika at Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, New Delhi, reaching 100+ students (Grade 8+) with practical lessons on cybersecurity, teen digital safety, scam awareness, responsible AI (including deepfakes), and anti-cyberbullying.
This marks the start of a new chapter for YLCA—where a scalable ambassador network multiplies impact and grows the mission city-by-city, and ultimately, around the world.
Students Reached
Independent Workshop
Workshop Highlights
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Ambassador Spotlight
Vedika demonstrated exceptional leadership, delivering engaging content and empowering students to take charge of their digital safety.
Yuvam Loonker Joins YLCA as Director of Innovation Programs
Yuvam Loonker - Director of Innovation Programs & Regional Lead
YLCA is excited to welcome Yuvam Loonker (JBCN International School, Mumbai) as our newest ambassador and a key leader for 2026. Yuvam will serve a dual role—helping expand YLCA's global mission across Western and Southern India by conducting school workshops, recruiting and mentoring new ambassadors, and strengthening student-led outreach in the region.
As YLCA's Director of Innovation Programs, Yuvam will lead the launch of YLCA's hands-on innovation track—building hackathons, capstone projects, and portfolio showcases that give students real-world ways to explore cybersecurity and responsible AI.
Regional Lead
Innovation Programs
A New Chapter at DPS Karnal: The Cybersecurity Club Goes Live
When screen time goes up, DPS Karnal YLCA ambassadors step up.
DPS Karnal Online Workshop Session
Leading Ambassadors
Krishiv Arora, Diti Chaudhary, Aarna Bansal, Garvit Handa, and Kanishka Walia
During the winter break, when students were at home spending extra time on phones, laptops and other devices, YLCA ambassadors at DPS Karnal came into action and turned that screen time into a powerful learning opportunity by launching their first Cyber Safety Workshop.
In just a time period of three days, the team conducted 6 online workshops for grade 7–8 students. With 25–30 students per session, they reached a total of 150 students, a strong start, especially for a student-led initiative. Each workshop was energetic and interactive: students asked thoughtful questions, cleared doubts confidently, and stayed engaged throughout the session.
The workshops created real moments of reflection on everyday digital habits—signifying stronger passwords, scam awareness, safer browsing and responsible social media behavior.
This milestone also marked the formal kick-off of the DPS Karnal Cybersecurity Club, opening a new chapter powered by student leadership. The ambassadors are excited to build this foundation with more hands-on sessions, activities and awareness events in the coming years, expanding impact both within the school and the local community.
It's a meaningful first step towards YLCA's global mission: a student-led ambassador network driving multifold outreach and building a culture of digital safety.
Students Reached
Workshops
Winter Break
Republic Day Cyber Safety Workshop
Community cyber awareness session led by Ambassador Krishiv Arora (DPS Karnal)
Republic Day Cyber Safety Workshop Led by YLCA Ambassador
50+ participants · Adults + children
Republic Day Cyber Safety Workshop
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On 26 January 2026 (Republic Day), YLCA ambassadors turned a national celebration into a meaningful opportunity to strengthen community cyber awareness. Our Cybersecurity Ambassador Krishiv Arora (DPS Karnal) led an engaging workshop for both adults and children, with 50+ participants in attendance.
The session focused on practical, everyday online safety and responsible digital behavior—delivered in a simple, relatable format that encouraged active participation throughout.
Open to families, not just students
Everyday cyber safety habits
Interactive Q&A and discussion
Participants gained confidence to identify common cyber risks, avoid online traps, and adopt safer digital habits—turning awareness into action. YLCA is proud of Krishiv Arora and our DPS Karnal ambassadors for consistently stepping up to make communities more cyber-aware.
YLCA West India Chapter Kicks Off
Regional Lead Yuvam Loonker and ambassadors kick off the first workshop at JBCN Mumbai
YLCA West India Chapter Kicks Off: First Workshop at JBCN Mumbai
50+ 8th grade students · Yuvam Loonker, Panache Kataria, Rudra Ramaswamy, Himadri Das
West India Chapter – JBCN Mumbai
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Workshop clip
YLCA's West India Chapter officially kicked off with an energetic, student-led cybersecurity workshop at JBCN School, Mumbai—led by Regional Lead Yuvam Loonker along with YLCA ambassadors Panache Kataria, Rudra Ramaswamy, and Himadri Das. With 50+ 8th grade students in attendance, the session was designed to be hands-on, fast-paced, and practical—so students didn't just "hear about cybersecurity," they actually practiced it.
What students learned (and why it mattered)
The workshop focused on the kinds of threats teens face most often—suspicious links, fake messages, social media scams, and account takeovers. The ambassadors walked students through how cyberattacks work in real life, and how small habits (like recognizing red flags early) can prevent bigger issues.
Hands-on activities that made it stick
This wasn't a lecture-style session. Students were actively involved throughout:
- Phishing Detection Challenge: students identified phishing emails by spotting common red flags (urgent language, suspicious links, fake sender details).
- "Create-a-Phishing Email" Activity (Awareness-Only): students learned how scams are written so they can recognize and avoid them—not to misuse them.
- Mock "Virus File" Demo (Safe Simulation): a controlled activity that helped students understand what malware is and how it can spread.
- Interactive Quizzes (Kahoot/Wayground): rapid-fire questions kept everyone engaged and reinforced key ideas in a fun way.
Quiz link used in the session: wayground.com/admin/quiz/6975c16612bcf9d454f39b21
Real stories, real learning
One of the most powerful parts of the workshop was the discussion: students shared real experiences of suspicious messages, hacked accounts, and online scams they've seen—then learned what they could do differently next time. That mix of real stories + guided practice is what made the session memorable.
Impact Snapshot
- Location: JBCN School, Mumbai
- Chapter: YLCA West India
- Audience: 50+ students (8th grade)
- Format: highly interactive workshop + quizzes + activities
- Outcomes: students learned to spot phishing attempts, understand malware basics, and build stronger online safety habits
YLCA's mission is "teens teaching teens"—and this kickoff at JBCN is a strong start for West India. We're excited to run more workshops across schools and communities, and empower more students to protect their digital lives with confidence.
Building a Global Movement: YLCA Ambassadors Cohort Kickoff
February 1, 2026 — Global ambassador cohort launch connecting youth from Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Mumbai, California, and New Jersey
YLCA Global Ambassador Cohort Kickoff
Youth ambassadors from multiple schools and regions — monthly cohort rhythm for 2026
Global Cohort Kickoff — Feb 1, 2026
On February 1, 2026, YLCA.tech hosted its Global Ambassador Cohort Kickoff, bringing together youth ambassadors from multiple schools across Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Mumbai, California, and New Jersey. The session marked the official start of our monthly cohort rhythm for 2026 and created a shared space for ambassadors to connect across regions and time zones.
Founder Arth Bhardwaj welcomed the cohort and emphasized a simple goal: empower teens to lead practical digital safety education in their own communities, using peer-to-peer learning that feels relatable and actionable.
During the kickoff, ambassadors heard program updates, celebrated recent outreach happening in different chapters, and aligned on expectations for the month ahead. We also introduced the support structure behind the cohort—regional leadership, communication channels, and a consistent format for reporting impact—so ambassadors can stay organized and build momentum over time.
The meeting closed with a look ahead to upcoming initiatives, including new workshop drives and a planned hackathon designed to encourage innovation in cybersecurity and AI for social good.
Most importantly, the kickoff reinforced what makes YLCA special: a growing network of students who are not just learning about cybersecurity, but actively teaching, leading, and creating safer digital habits in the communities they call home.