Finding Your Voice:
Fostering values-based leadership and civic engagement.
This training is for:
Education and youth development professionals serving youth ages 10-18
Date:
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Time:
3:30 – 5:30 PM Pacific
4:30 – 6:30 PM Mountain
5:30 – 7:30 PM Central
6:30 – 8:30 PM Eastern
Price
$10, $25, or $50 – Includes curriculum you can use right away.
The cost of Finding Your Voice for us is $50 per participant. We understand that different folks are navigating varying levels of access to funding for professional development opportunities. Our sliding scale offers you the opportunity to pay the amount that aligns with the funds that you have available to cover the cost.
We believe that all youth deserve the opportunities and support to make their mark on the world. This training equips you to move them through that process. Help youth turn their values into action, and get involved in the things that matter most to them and their communities. With social-emotional learning (SEL) skills grounded in gender and racial inclusion and belonging, youth-serving professionals can nurture emotional intelligence, honor many forms of leadership, and support belonging for all youth, especially those who have been historically silenced.
In this 2-hour session, you’ll join other youth-serving professionals from all over the country to learn how to help young people recognize the impact of peer pressure in decision-making, and guide them in developing their leadership skills towards justice and action. To close out, we will uplift examples of youth-led engagement to inspire you in your work.
Finding Your Voice Objectives
This training is designed to build your confidence in fostering values-based leadership and civic engagement. You’ll also gain access to 30+ lessons co-created and tested with girls and gender-expansive youth, all aligned with Girls Leadership’s social-emotional learning domains, including:
- What is a Leader? Building Leadership Qualities with Integrity
- Responsible Decision-Making: Building Confidence, Independent Choices, and Cultivating Allyship
- Empowerment Expressions: Activating Change Through Creative Campaigns
Finding Your Voice was developed by Girls Leadership training and curriculum experts to equip youth-serving professionals with essential SEL skills. The curriculum has been tested by educators and students to ensure its effectiveness and alignment with their needs.
Need resources right now?
Try 26 SEL check-ins for In-Person Learning This resource is intended as a foundation to ground students in a brave space.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I receive credits for this professional development?
If your supervising organization approves this professional development to meet CEUs, we can approve documentation that certifies your hours of participation.
Who is the professional development for?
The sessions are designed for educators, administrators, district leaders, youth-serving professionals, counselors, and formal volunteers who work regularly with youth in grades 6–12/ ages 10-18.
I’m not sure if I’m ready to register, who can answer my questions? Thank you for your interest in this training. Please fill out this form if you have questions or need additional information to support your registration and our National Engagement Director, Amal Aziz will get in touch with you.
