GIRLS GROUPS
Girls Groups are our most wide-reaching program, operating in partnership with multiple school districts and dozens of community partners throughout the Pacific Northwest to serve youth ages 6-13. Grounded in the Girls Inc. Experience, Girls Groups meet after school on a weekly basis over three, eight-week terms. Through research-based, gender-specific programming, Girls Groups are formed by age group and designed to help participants grow up to be healthy, educated, and independent. Over the course of the year, groups focus on different strong, smart or bold themes, diving into age-specific curricula such as: Allies in Action, Operation SMART, Economic Literacy, Media Literacy, Mind + Body, Healthy Sexuality, Project BOLD, Go Girl Go!, Sporting Chance, Leadership and Community Action, and She Votes.
HOW DO GROUPS WORK
IN-PERSON GIRLS GROUPS
- Girls Groups meet with their Girls Inc. PNW volunteer Girls Guides weekly for 90 minutes over three eight-week terms each school year.
- Each group is made up of youth from two consecutive grade levels.
- Girls Groups will spend each term finding their way through the age-appropriate component of one of our Girls Inc. curricula with the help of our Girls’ Guide volunteers and facilitators.
- The majority of our Girls Groups are available throughout the school year and as a component of our summer programs.