Our Girl Advisory Board has a unified voice when it comes to responding to COVID-19: We want to help. This week they’re taking action and you can, too. “Hi, My name is Alex! (Well Alexandra really, but Alex for short) I am writing to tell you something very important. You have to do …
Whether its an urban adventure of running in the rain or a mountain adventure of running through the night, how do we encourage girls to get out there and pursue their own adventure that’s just right for them? 5 min
Recognizing the big and small contributions of changemakers is a key leadership habit. Here’s how to have this discussion with your girls. 4 min read
Professional teaching artists take the Girls Leadership curriculum to the highest level.
If your kid is wondering “What’s wrong with me? Why don’t I know what I’m passionate about?” these steps can help. 7 min read
Learn how to provide a safe space for girls to tell their story, discover their strengths, and realize their capacity for leadership. 6 min read
YA books with powerful female characters & unique voices. Great for the Reading Without Walls Challenge. 4 min read
As parents, we know that teenage girls are basically swimming in a hormonal sea. If you’re lucky, your teenage daughter’s rationality comes and goes evenly like the tide. But other times, she may hit like a Tsunami that we never saw it coming. In the blink of an eye, our world gets turned upside down …
Change Your World: Keds Brave Life Grant Winner Emily Cole
This Fall, Keds gave away fifty $1,000 grants to help young women ages 13-24 bring their dream change projects to life. Emily Cole, a Girls Leadership Summer Program alumna, was one of the grant recipients.
How did you hear about the Keds Brave Life Project? I actually heard about the Keds Brave Life Project from the Girls Leadership Institute Facebook page! My mom directed me to the post and I thought, “What could it hurt? Only good could come from it.” What goal for change do you have for your …
Book Notes: Brown Girl Dreaming
Shannon Rigney invites us to read Brown Girl Dreaming, a book of poems by Jacqueline Woodson.
Jacqueline Woodson’s newest book Brown Girl Dreaming tells the narrative of her childhood through a collection of poems. Woodson has won numerous awards for the work of her prolific writing career, and Brown Girl Dreaming is a finalist for the National Book Award. Here, Woodson sketches a thoughtful portrait of a herself as a girl, …
