GIRLS LEADERSHIPABOUTPROGRAMSRESOURCESRESEARCHDONATESIGN UP Girls Leadership teaches girls to exercise the power of their voice through programs grounded in social emotional learning. We provide programs for girls, workshops for families, and professional development training for teachers, guidance counselors, and non-profit

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LeadHERship Club. LeadHership Club is a welcoming community where girls can have fun, learn leadership skills, and connect with peers across the country to GIRL & GROWN-UP WORKSHOPS Family-Based Programs—Learn Together. These interactive online workshops are a brave and fun space to explore the power of voice together. You’ll learn practical communication skills you both can put into practice right away. 98% of families who take this program feel closer than they did going into it. Each workshop focuses on age GIRLS LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS, SUMMER CAMPS Girls Leadership programs, workshops, summer camps. Programs. Girls Leadership teaches girls to exercise the power of their voice through programs grounded in social emotional learning. We provide programs for girls, workshops for families, and professional development training for teachers, guidance counselors, and non-profit staff. ONLINE SUMMER DAY CAMP 6, 7 & 8 Online Summer Day Camp Entering Grade 6, 7 & 8 . A Summer of Joy, Play, and Connection. We listened and this summer, girls’ number one priority is connection with peers. After a year+ of separation, we’re hearing a need for joy, community, and play. 10 QUESTIONS TO UNCOVER HER POWER Emotional intelligence increases girls’ agency, or the belief that one has the capacity to create change in the world.”. — Girls Leadership. If your girl frequently “feels the feels,” try the High/Low game. At the dinner table, have everyone share their daily BOOK NOTES: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TEENS The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart – Realistic fiction, recommended for grades 7 and up. A smart story about Frankie, a girl who balks at the constraints put upon her by others’ expectations, especially in her private school world. When she decides to do something about them, she realizes that those same JUST KIDDING: WHEN HUMOR HURTS Many girls use the phrase “just kidding” (along with its cousin, “no offense” – as in, “No offense, but could you go away?”) to say something unkind (or painfully honest) without having to apologize for it. Using jokes to hurt someone is known as indirect aggression, defined as seemingly unintentional aggression. 9 TOOLS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TO MASTER CONFLICT This will tell the person that you are serious and confident. 3. Use a firm tone of voice – Keep your tone even and respectful, and your volume consistent. Try not to let the volume fade or your tone go up as if you were asking a question. 4. Say how you feel – Let the

person know what is

BAXTER WASSON

Baxter Wasson. Baxter Wasson is based in New York, where he is a Managing Director at UBS O’Connor and Co-Head of O’Connor Capital Solutions, which focuses on providing tailored financing products to companies, individuals and asset owning entities. Prior to joining O’Connor, Baxter was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank where he

was

GIRLS LEADERSHIPABOUTPROGRAMSRESOURCESRESEARCHDONATESIGN UP Girls Leadership teaches girls to exercise the power of their voice through programs grounded in social emotional learning. We provide programs for girls, workshops for families, and professional development training for teachers, guidance counselors, and non-profit

staff.

PROGRAMS FOR GIRLS

LeadHERship Club. LeadHership Club is a welcoming community where girls can have fun, learn leadership skills, and connect with peers across the country to GIRL & GROWN-UP WORKSHOPS Family-Based Programs—Learn Together. These interactive online workshops are a brave and fun space to explore the power of voice together. You’ll learn practical communication skills you both can put into practice right away. 98% of families who take this program feel closer than they did going into it. Each workshop focuses on age GIRLS LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS, SUMMER CAMPS Girls Leadership programs, workshops, summer camps. Programs. Girls Leadership teaches girls to exercise the power of their voice through programs grounded in social emotional learning. We provide programs for girls, workshops for families, and professional development training for teachers, guidance counselors, and non-profit staff. ONLINE SUMMER DAY CAMP 6, 7 & 8 Online Summer Day Camp Entering Grade 6, 7 & 8 . A Summer of Joy, Play, and Connection. We listened and this summer, girls’ number one priority is connection with peers. After a year+ of separation, we’re hearing a need for joy, community, and play. 10 QUESTIONS TO UNCOVER HER POWER Emotional intelligence increases girls’ agency, or the belief that one has the capacity to create change in the world.”. — Girls Leadership. If your girl frequently “feels the feels,” try the High/Low game. At the dinner table, have everyone share their daily BOOK NOTES: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TEENS The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart – Realistic fiction, recommended for grades 7 and up. A smart story about Frankie, a girl who balks at the constraints put upon her by others’ expectations, especially in her private school world. When she decides to do something about them, she realizes that those same JUST KIDDING: WHEN HUMOR HURTS Many girls use the phrase “just kidding” (along with its cousin, “no offense” – as in, “No offense, but could you go away?”) to say something unkind (or painfully honest) without having to apologize for it. Using jokes to hurt someone is known as indirect aggression, defined as seemingly unintentional aggression. 9 TOOLS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TO MASTER CONFLICT This will tell the person that you are serious and confident. 3. Use a firm tone of voice – Keep your tone even and respectful, and your volume consistent. Try not to let the volume fade or your tone go up as if you were asking a question. 4. Say how you feel – Let the

person know what is

BAXTER WASSON

Baxter Wasson. Baxter Wasson is based in New York, where he is a Managing Director at UBS O’Connor and Co-Head of O’Connor Capital Solutions, which focuses on providing tailored financing products to companies, individuals and asset owning entities. Prior to joining O’Connor, Baxter was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank where he

was

GIRLS LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS, SUMMER CAMPS Girls Leadership programs, workshops, summer camps. Programs. Girls Leadership teaches girls to exercise the power of their voice through programs grounded in social emotional learning. We provide programs for girls, workshops for families, and professional development training for teachers, guidance counselors, and non-profit staff. ABOUT - GIRLS LEADERSHIP We provide programs for girls, workshops for families, and professional development training for teachers, guidance counselors, and non-profit staff. Girls Leadership centers gender and racial equity in our work to address the internal and external barriers to leadership development. There are 25 million K-12th grade girls in the

United States.

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SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL CHECK-INS Try exercises from our collection of Social-Emotional Check-ins for Distance Learning to help jumpstart conversation and connection with your girls. If you’re an educator check out our full collection of 26 Free Social-Emotional Check-ins for 27 WAYS TO SPARK DEEPER CONVERSATIONS 27 Ways to Spark Deeper Conversations. Takai Tyler, Co-CEO. As a former social worker and a leadership coach, I’ve been crafting the art of question-asking for decades, and I know there is nothing more limiting to creating connection than asking the standard “How are you?” or “How was your day?”. During shelter in place, in an

attempt

MY DAUGHTER'S FRIEND IS TOXIC Here’s what we suggest: Strike a balance between judgment and support. It’s your job as a parent to call out mean behaviors when you see them. To do it, focus on the offending actions you’ve observed or heard about. Avoid character attacks such as labeling your daughter’s friend (Mean Girl, Queen Bee, Bully) or labeling your

daughter

READY TO LEAD: LEADERSHIP SUPPORTS AND BARRIERS FOR BLACK Girls Leadership has conducted groundbreaking new research on personal, societal, and structural factors that deeply impact Black and Latinx girls’ leadership identity, aspiration, and skill development.. With girls of color making up over 50% of the U.S. girl population 1, it is imperative that research focusing on the experiences of girls and girl-serving organizations shift its lens to WHAT MOTIVATES MEAN GIRL BEHAVIOR? Our culture is fascinated with the image of the mean girl. Reality TV shows like The Real Housewives of New York, The Jersey Shore, and The Hills feature real-life mean girls in action — publicly humiliating and spreading nasty rumors about each other, pitting friend against friend, excluding or rejecting former friends, and even engaging in physical aggression. GIRLS LEADERSHIPABOUTPROGRAMSRESOURCESRESEARCHDONATESIGN UP Girls Leadership teaches girls to exercise the power of their voice through programs grounded in social emotional learning. We provide programs for girls, workshops for families, and professional development training for teachers, guidance counselors, and non-profit

staff.

PROGRAMS FOR GIRLS

LeadHERship Club. LeadHership Club is a welcoming community where girls can have fun, learn leadership skills, and connect with peers

across the

ABOUT - GIRLS LEADERSHIP We provide programs for girls, workshops for families, and professional development training for teachers, guidance counselors, and non-profit staff. Girls Leadership centers gender and racial equity in our work to address the internal and external barriers to leadership development. There are 25 million K-12th grade girls in the

United States.

GIRL & GROWN-UP WORKSHOPS Family-Based Programs—Learn Together. These interactive online workshops are a brave and fun space to explore the power of voice together. You’ll learn practical communication skills you both can put into practice right away. 98% of families who take this program feel closer than they did going into it. Each workshop focuses on age PARENT EDUCATION RAISING RESLIENT GIRLS Girls Leadership 1675 7th Street #24423 Oakland, CA 94615 (866)

744-9102

MIDDLE SCHOOL CLUB

Girls Leadership 1675 7th Street #24423 Oakland, CA 94615 (866)

744-9102

PACKING OUR EMOTIONAL FIRST AID KIT An Emotional Emergency Kit is a set of emotional wellness tools and can include some of the following activities that you can share with your family or class to build emotional resilience and connection: Emotional Food/Water: Daily nurturance includes doing at least one activity each day that promotes self-care like wearing comfy clothes 10 QUESTIONS TO UNCOVER HER POWER Emotional intelligence increases girls’ agency, or the belief that one has the capacity to create change in the world.”. — Girls Leadership. If your girl frequently “feels the feels,” try the High/Low game. At the dinner table, have everyone share their daily READY TO LEAD: LEADERSHIP SUPPORTS AND BARRIERS FOR BLACK Girls Leadership has conducted groundbreaking new research on personal, societal, and structural factors that deeply impact Black and Latinx girls’ leadership identity, aspiration, and skill development.. With girls of color making up over 50% of the U.S. girl population 1, it is imperative that research focusing on the experiences of girls and girl-serving organizations shift its lens to MY DAUGHTER'S FRIEND IS TOXIC Here’s what we suggest: Strike a balance between judgment and support. It’s your job as a parent to call out mean behaviors when you see them. To do it, focus on the offending actions you’ve observed or heard about. Avoid character attacks such as labeling your daughter’s friend (Mean Girl, Queen Bee, Bully) or labeling your

daughter

GIRLS LEADERSHIPABOUTPROGRAMSRESOURCESRESEARCHDONATESIGN UP Girls Leadership teaches girls to exercise the power of their voice through programs grounded in social emotional learning. We provide programs for girls, workshops for families, and professional development training for teachers, guidance counselors, and non-profit

staff.

PROGRAMS FOR GIRLS

LeadHERship Club. LeadHership Club is a welcoming community where girls can have fun, learn leadership skills, and connect with peers

across the

ABOUT - GIRLS LEADERSHIP We provide programs for girls, workshops for families, and professional development training for teachers, guidance counselors, and non-profit staff. Girls Leadership centers gender and racial equity in our work to address the internal and external barriers to leadership development. There are 25 million K-12th grade girls in the

United States.

GIRL & GROWN-UP WORKSHOPS Family-Based Programs—Learn Together. These interactive online workshops are a brave and fun space to explore the power of voice together. You’ll learn practical communication skills you both can put into practice right away. 98% of families who take this program feel closer than they did going into it. Each workshop focuses on age PARENT EDUCATION RAISING RESLIENT GIRLS Girls Leadership 1675 7th Street #24423 Oakland, CA 94615 (866)

744-9102

MIDDLE SCHOOL CLUB

Girls Leadership 1675 7th Street #24423 Oakland, CA 94615 (866)

744-9102

PACKING OUR EMOTIONAL FIRST AID KIT An Emotional Emergency Kit is a set of emotional wellness tools and can include some of the following activities that you can share with your family or class to build emotional resilience and connection: Emotional Food/Water: Daily nurturance includes doing at least one activity each day that promotes self-care like wearing comfy clothes 10 QUESTIONS TO UNCOVER HER POWER Emotional intelligence increases girls’ agency, or the belief that one has the capacity to create change in the world.”. — Girls Leadership. If your girl frequently “feels the feels,” try the High/Low game. At the dinner table, have everyone share their daily READY TO LEAD: LEADERSHIP SUPPORTS AND BARRIERS FOR BLACK Girls Leadership has conducted groundbreaking new research on personal, societal, and structural factors that deeply impact Black and Latinx girls’ leadership identity, aspiration, and skill development.. With girls of color making up over 50% of the U.S. girl population 1, it is imperative that research focusing on the experiences of girls and girl-serving organizations shift its lens to MY DAUGHTER'S FRIEND IS TOXIC Here’s what we suggest: Strike a balance between judgment and support. It’s your job as a parent to call out mean behaviors when you see them. To do it, focus on the offending actions you’ve observed or heard about. Avoid character attacks such as labeling your daughter’s friend (Mean Girl, Queen Bee, Bully) or labeling your

daughter

ABOUT - GIRLS LEADERSHIP We provide programs for girls, workshops for families, and professional development training for teachers, guidance counselors, and non-profit staff. Girls Leadership centers gender and racial equity in our work to address the internal and external barriers to leadership development. There are 25 million K-12th grade girls in the

United States.

GIRLS LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS, SUMMER CAMPS Girls Leadership programs, workshops, summer camps. Programs. Girls Leadership teaches girls to exercise the power of their voice through programs grounded in social emotional learning. We provide programs for girls, workshops for families, and professional development training for teachers, guidance counselors, and non-profit staff.

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POWER OF VOICE BENEFIT MARCH 10, 2021 Power of Voice Benefit March 10, 2021. Join us on Wednesday, March 10, for our 5th annual Power of Voice Celebration to benefit Girls Leadership. We will come together to honor five incredible women who are using the power of their voice to change our world. Each of these honorees is thanking the person who helped them step into their power. SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL CHECK-INS Try exercises from our collection of Social-Emotional Check-ins for Distance Learning to help jumpstart conversation and connection with your girls. If you’re an educator check out our full collection of 26 Free Social-Emotional Check-ins for

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27 WAYS TO SPARK DEEPER CONVERSATIONS 27 Ways to Spark Deeper Conversations. Takai Tyler, Co-CEO. As a former social worker and a leadership coach, I’ve been crafting the art of question-asking for decades, and I know there is nothing more limiting to creating connection than asking the standard “How are you?” or “How was your day?”. During shelter in place, in an

attempt

9 TOOLS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TO MASTER CONFLICT This will tell the person that you are serious and confident. 3. Use a firm tone of voice – Keep your tone even and respectful, and your volume consistent. Try not to let the volume fade or your tone go up as if you were asking a question. 4. Say how you feel – Let the

person know what is

A SUMMER CAMP EMPOWERING GIRLS TO RUN THE WORLD This is true for Girl & Grown-up Workshops. Our Summer Overnight Program for grades 6 – 12 is in just one place: on the campus of Mills College in Oakland, CA for summer 2019. It felt so great to be featured alongside those empowering camps, but I wanted to tell the longer story about the summer camp formerly known as Girls Leadership

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Baxter Wasson. Baxter Wasson is based in New York, where he is a Managing Director at UBS O’Connor and Co-Head of O’Connor Capital Solutions, which focuses on providing tailored financing products to companies, individuals and asset owning entities. Prior to joining O’Connor, Baxter was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank where he

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