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The Celebrate Diversity Project in collaboration with Drug-free Noble
County and West Noble, Central Noble, and East Noble school
corporations are offering an after school program called “Girl
Power” to middle school
aged girls. Girl Power is a program for
GIRLS
and about GIRLS.
Middle school aged girls come together to learn about each other,
themselves, and their potential
and
they have fun doing it!
The purpose of the
program is threefold: (1) To provide new learning experiences for
middle school aged girls; (2) To provide an all-inclusive atmosphere
that fosters diversity based on race, social class,
ability/disability, culture and other differences; (3) To provide
adult female mentors and pro-social opportunities with peers to help
them acquire new information, practice new skills and make healthy
choices for their life. |
Studies have shown that in a single-gendered community, such as
Girl Power, girls: Are more likely to say what they really feel;
Feel they are more likely to be listened to; Will take on more
leadership roles; and Will try new things.
The Girl Power program addresses some of the concerns that many middle
school age girls have: (1) Need for new, fun experiences to learn
about the world around them; (2) Girl-on-girl bullying; (3) Need for
positive, self-esteem building activities; (4) Importance of education
and pursuing post-high school education opportunities; (5) Promotion
of understanding between cultures that exist in each community.
Subject blocks with a 2-3 week focus on each topic are:
Community Service:
options, research, community service experience
Personal Safety:
Internet, Peers, and Self-defense
Healthy Choices:
Alcohol, Tobacco, Other Drugs, Peers (using
Youth Matters curriculum)
You and Your Body:
body image, eating, exercise, and personal care
Careers:
Research, guest speakers and visits to women at job sites
Cultural Diversity:
Guest speakers from other cultures, research, food, and presentation
Girl Power meets after school from for two hours at WNMS, CNMS, and
KMS. There is a registration fee of $15 per year to participate in
the program.
The most important aspect of this program is that it is
for girls, about
girls
and the girls
want
to be part of it. The girls say it best:
“My dad told me
that if I didn’t bring my grades up that I couldn’t come to the
program anymore.”
(She than
showed the leaders her grades had all come up to A’s & B’s from D’s
and F’s)
“We get to have
fun and do cool things.”
“I didn’t know
that a woman was mayor of Kendallville!”
“I like it
because I meet new friends that I never really talked to before the
program.”
Please feel free to call the
Celebrate Diversity Project office at 1-866-894-6832 if you have any
questions or would like to know more about the
Girl Power
program.
Celebrate
Diversity Project
1599 Lincolnway South
Ligonier IN 46767
Phone: 260-894-9078 Fax: 260-894-9906
1-866-894-6832
General Email:
capenccf@ligtel.com
Bilingual Answerline 1-866-894-6832
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