Girls Today - A Day For & About Girls
| Date: | October,09 2009 | |
| Time: | Girls Today: 8:30 am - 3:45 pm | Parents Meeting: 8:30 am - 9:00 am |
| Location: | Pacific University Creamery 2017 21st Avenue Forest Grove, Oregon |
Parents Meet in Old College Hall on College Way |
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Why Girls Today Matters
It’s not just teachers and textbooks that determine girls&rsquo achievement. A significant part of the equation is what
happens in the hallways, between classes, and even outside school. girls today conferences have taken place nationwide, sponsored by AAUW to strengthen girls’ voices while identifying action steps to promote better opportunities for all students.
Girls
You are invited to participate with a group of bright, energetic girls to address issues important TODAY in order to improve your lives TOMORROW! Come and
join girls from western Washington County at the
girls today conference on October 9, 2009 for girls
12 to 15 and talk about what’s really on your mind.
WHAT GIRLS CAN EXPECT:
Opening Session | A panel of Pacific University students will talk about how they became college students, answer your questions about college, and tell you what you need to be doing now to start on your pathway to college.
Small Group Discussions | Guided by trained, female college students, small groups will discuss issues of concern to you and other girls your age. Topics we have explored in the past include relating to parents, teasing and sexual harassment, and body image.
FREE LUNCH ON CAMPUS!
Activities | Go on a scavenger hunt around campus, and take a women&rsquos self defense class.
Closing Session | Your small groups will gather to share ideas and develop strategies for coping with the challenges facing girls today. Refreshments served. Parents welcome. Be sure to pick up your free t-shirt!
Parents
The girls today conference was created to help girls explore concerns that may affect learning, which the schools cannot regularly address. Rather than give advice or suggest simple solutions for complex problems, we hope to provide an open, safe environment in which girls can talk with each other openly in facilitated groups.
WHAT PARENTS CAN EXPECT:
1. Model a possible vision for a future in college by connecting your child with female college students who have taken the same journey your daughters are on.
2. Help girls develop strategies to deal with troubling issues at school, to keep girls strong and focused on learning.
3. Provide a structure for future mentoring and follow up to the work done at the conference; make sure the girls know that there is a support network for them in the community working to help them fulfill their potential.
The conference will be staffed by Pacific University graduate students from the School of Professional Psychology, the Center for Gender Equity and the American Association of University Women.
Sponsored by the Center for Gender Equity | American Association of University Women
