Photo Credit: Coach Gary Marks Connection is one of the most crucial parts of youth sports. Whether it’s connections between players, with coaches, or with the sport itself, the way we build community can have a huge impact on young players’ enjoyment of and commitment to the game. In our expanding work with sports …
This year marked our 15th anniversary as an organization, including a major change. While we started as a direct-service girl-serving organization, we’ve arrived at a new approach. When you listen to girls for 15 years you learn a ton, and what we learned is that the girls are powerful; it is the adults in their …
Sports are a powerful source of leadership development and well-being for youth. Studies show that girls who participated in sports had higher rates of academic achievement and hope for the future. Yet by age 14, girls start dropping out of sports at twice the rate of their male peers. That rate is even higher for girls with …
You may have heard of the Alphabet Relay, a fun group relay to brainstorm as many ideas as possible using the structure of the alphabet. The Girls Leadership version, an Emotional Alphabet Relay, is a game to help players express how they are feeling and reflect on their relationship with their emotions. This version was …
One thing we know for sure is that educators want to know how to make social-emotional learning inclusive. One of our most popular posts of all time is about the many reasons social and emotional learning (SEL) — the process of developing personal and relational awareness, communication, and decision-making skills — is a priority as we …
Based on our many years of running programs, and countless conversations with girls, parents, caregivers, and educators, we know that our work is impactful. Yet we’re always so deeply moved to hear how our programs and tools help people make positive change in their lives. We had an opportunity to chat with Alejandra Cardenas, a …
Why We Lead Education Roundtable: Fostering the Leadership of AANHPI Girls and Gender-Expansive Youth On Monday, October 28, 2024 we held an education-focused roundtable discussion of Why We Lead: Understanding and Supporting the Leadership of AANHPI Girls and Gender-Expansive Youth Two years ago we set out to research the complex, nuanced, and intergenerational story of …
Try this “Relax, Risk, and Reckless” comfort zones lesson. It is included in the Girls Leadership curriculum from our Belonging in Sports workshop for sports educators and coaches on November 14. Join us February 3-5 in New York City for our Collective Belonging training or April 14-16 in Oakland, CA for our Collective Belonging …
Click here to download the Barbie Podcast Activity Guide Check out Katya Echazarreta’s heartwarming video: If you are a youth-serving professional looking for some community, new skills, play, and joy, come join us in one of our programs for sports coaches, family-service providers, and educators. Programs for youth-serving professionals Here are …
Naming our feelings is powerful. That’s true even—or especially—when we’re hurting. School has just begun, and already we’re faced with the horrifying tragedy of another school shooting. We have been bombarded with an overwhelm of news, memorials, and arguments. In order to re-establish equilibrium, we want to invite our community to join us in naming …
