NYC-based situational awareness and safety training, taught by a former federal agent. Calm, practical, and hands-on experience built for real offices, real streets, subways, and real life in New York City.
EWS Lead Instructor
Winter Salembier is a security and safety professional with a career spanning federal law enforcement, criminal investigation, and hostile-environment training: first as a Detective with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, then as a Special Agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). She now teaches the situational awareness and safety skills that protected her in the field to journalists, other high-risk professionals, and everyday people navigating everyday risks.
Eyes Wide Sharp brings that same real-world expertise to New Yorkers, translating hard-won field experience into practical, calmly delivered skills for everyday city life. Beyond courses, Winter is also available for corporate speaking engagements and panel discussions on situational awareness and personal safety.
EWS never sells safety through panic. It builds it through practice: perceiving, comprehending, planning, and moving. The approach stays steady, direct, and always age-appropriate.
Hands-on situational awareness and safety training for New York City families, corporations, and groups.
An interactive walking session through the environments your teen moves through every day: city streets, the subway, and public spaces. It's not a classroom lecture. The goal isn't to make teens fearful. It's to build calm, practical awareness and confidence they'll carry with them.
Price is the total cost for the group, not per person — the more teens in the session, the lower the cost per person. Includes coffee and snacks.
Book Street Smart TeensActive Shooter Training addresses situational awareness, line of sight and line of fire, cover versus concealment, escape options, emergency communications, casualty care, and tactical stress management.
Pricing is a custom quote based on group size, format, and location. Sessions requiring travel outside NYC may cost more.
Request a QuoteA new EWS experience is in the works: the same situational awareness Street Smart Teens is built on, brought to your girls' night, friend group, or team. Details to be posted soon, but inquire today for more information.
Eyes Wide Sharp (EWS) is a NYC-based situational awareness and safety training company led by Winter Salembier, a former NCIS Special Agent and hostile-environment safety instructor.
Street Smart Teens is a two-hour, hands-on situational awareness and safety course for teens ages 13 and up. It's an interactive walking session through New York City streets, the subway, and public spaces, not a classroom lecture.
Winter Salembier, EWS Lead Instructor, teaches all Eyes Wide Sharp courses. She is a former Special Agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), a former Detective Investigator at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, and a current Hostile Environment and First Aid Training (HEFAT) instructor.
Pricing is a flat cost for the group, based on group size: $475 for a private session (1 teen), $575 for 2 teens, $675 for 3 teens, $775 for 4 teens, and $875 for 5 teens. Coffee and snacks are included.
The course begins in Central Park and includes a walking route through New York City streets, the subway, and a coffee shop.
Skills include reading surroundings, confident body language, identifying cover versus concealment, subway-specific safety, age-appropriate active shooter awareness, how to break free if grabbed, and Stop the Bleed basics.
Active Shooter Training is a corporate and group course, for up to 20 people, that addresses situational awareness, line of sight and line of fire, cover versus concealment, escape options, emergency communications, casualty care, and tactical stress management.
Active Shooter Training is designed for corporations and groups, with sessions for up to 20 people. Pricing is a custom quote based on group size and format.
Have questions about a course, a group booking, or want to learn more about creating a custom session or speaking engagement for your group? Email us or book a 30 minute information session to learn more.