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Girls on the Run® is a 501(c)3 positive youth development program which combines an interactive curriculum and running to inspire self-respect and healthy lifestyles in pre-teen girls. Our core curriculum addresses many aspects of girls’ development - their physical, emotional, mental and social well-being. Lessons provide girls with the tools to make positive decisions and to avoid risky adolescent behaviors.
Program Design:
Three 24-lesson curriculums teach life skills through group processing, running games and
workouts. The three-part curriculum is taught by certified Girls on the Run® coaches and
includes understanding ourselves, valuing teamwork and understanding how we connect with
and shape the world at large.
Girls choose and conduct a community service project.
At each season's conclusion, the girls complete a 5k running event as a group.
Curricula Organization
The curriculum is divided into three parts:
The first eight lessons are centered on the girls getting to know themselves. Examining their values, their likes and dislikes, and who they envision themselves to be. As the girls get to know themselves, they are also sharing with each other. Lesson topics and learning goals include “fueling our healthy pace”, “centering: the importance of slowing down” and “celebrating gratitude.”
The next eight lessons concentrate on team building, being supportive, learning to listen and cooperate, etc. Lesson topics and learning goals include “standing up to peer pressure”, “gossiping hurts everyone” and “it's okay to choose my friends.”
The last eight lessons relate to the world at large. This includes making a contribution to your community and learning to recognize and deal with the negative messages we often receive from the world (media awareness, negative peer pressure, etc.) Lesson topics and learning goals include: “learning about community”, “tuning into a new message (media literacy)” and the development and implementation of a group community project.
Each session begins with a warm-up activity that introduces the girls to the day's topic. The warm-up is followed by a stretching routine that allows for a topic-related question and answer dialogue.
During the workout period, the girls participate in a variety of running activities that utilize a game or a team goal. Afterwards , cool-down stretching is combined with a review and discussion of the day's lesson that encourages participant questions.
Each session closes with positive words from the girls' coaches regarding individual and group behaviors.
The 24 lessons conclude with the opportunity to participate in a 5k event.
Download a sample lesson.
For general information send an email: martha@girlsontherunbc.org
Program Design:
Three 24-lesson curriculums teach life skills through group processing, running games and
workouts. The three-part curriculum is taught by certified Girls on the Run® coaches and
includes understanding ourselves, valuing teamwork and understanding how we connect with
and shape the world at large.
Girls choose and conduct a community service project.
At each season's conclusion, the girls complete a 5k running event as a group.
Curricula Organization
The curriculum is divided into three parts:
The first eight lessons are centered on the girls getting to know themselves. Examining their values, their likes and dislikes, and who they envision themselves to be. As the girls get to know themselves, they are also sharing with each other. Lesson topics and learning goals include “fueling our healthy pace”, “centering: the importance of slowing down” and “celebrating gratitude.”
The next eight lessons concentrate on team building, being supportive, learning to listen and cooperate, etc. Lesson topics and learning goals include “standing up to peer pressure”, “gossiping hurts everyone” and “it's okay to choose my friends.”
The last eight lessons relate to the world at large. This includes making a contribution to your community and learning to recognize and deal with the negative messages we often receive from the world (media awareness, negative peer pressure, etc.) Lesson topics and learning goals include: “learning about community”, “tuning into a new message (media literacy)” and the development and implementation of a group community project.
Each session begins with a warm-up activity that introduces the girls to the day's topic. The warm-up is followed by a stretching routine that allows for a topic-related question and answer dialogue.
During the workout period, the girls participate in a variety of running activities that utilize a game or a team goal. Afterwards , cool-down stretching is combined with a review and discussion of the day's lesson that encourages participant questions.
Each session closes with positive words from the girls' coaches regarding individual and group behaviors.
The 24 lessons conclude with the opportunity to participate in a 5k event.
Download a sample lesson.
For general information send an email: martha@girlsontherunbc.org
IT WAS SUCH A GREAT DAY!!! From a Coach:
Yesterday was such an amazing Girls on the Run Day. I had tears in my eyes at one point. It was the perfect lesson - you know the one with negative and positive self-talk. Well, Krystal was explaining the workout and that each time they completed a lap they were supposed to say something positive about themselves in a bold voice.
So the girls were testing this out with "I am beautiful!" They were all yelling this loudly, it was so great. Then one girl says "I am beautiful, and don't you forget it!" and one says "I am beautiful, and that's the first time I have said that!" And then one girl (who had been saying more negative things about herself, not in a terrible way, but a bit sad) says "I am beautiful, and I haven't said that in years!"
I just about cried it was so amazing. We all smiled, knowing that this was indeed making a difference. I just stood there, watching and listening as girls ran and stopped and said "I am Beautiful!" "I am Strong!" "I am Creative!" "I am Empowered!"
Yesterday was such an amazing Girls on the Run Day. I had tears in my eyes at one point. It was the perfect lesson - you know the one with negative and positive self-talk. Well, Krystal was explaining the workout and that each time they completed a lap they were supposed to say something positive about themselves in a bold voice.
So the girls were testing this out with "I am beautiful!" They were all yelling this loudly, it was so great. Then one girl says "I am beautiful, and don't you forget it!" and one says "I am beautiful, and that's the first time I have said that!" And then one girl (who had been saying more negative things about herself, not in a terrible way, but a bit sad) says "I am beautiful, and I haven't said that in years!"
I just about cried it was so amazing. We all smiled, knowing that this was indeed making a difference. I just stood there, watching and listening as girls ran and stopped and said "I am Beautiful!" "I am Strong!" "I am Creative!" "I am Empowered!"