GirlConnect is a Dell Powering the Possible partner with Dell’s Youth Learning Initiative
About GirlConnect
GirlConnect’s goal is to address the challenges girls face in their daily lives by incorporating technology and 21st century skills into an engaging and interactive curriculum.
Girls who engage with GirlConnect’s technology infused curriculum will collaborate, communicate and leave with new ideas, new technology skills and a positive sense of self. Girls are able to understand and use the technology presented in our curriculum in a safe, positive and productive way.
GirlConnect Infused Programming
GirlConnect promotes confidence and competence in technology in two ways:
GirlConnect Infused clubGEN
GirlConnect collaborates with the GEN program ClubGEN to bring STEAM activities to groups. At clubGEN, girls are surrounded with positive role models they can relate to for connection, inspiration, and guidance. Weekly interactive, fun sessions incorporate a research-based curriculum designed exclusively for clubGEN.
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GirlConnect Workshops
GirlConnect provides stand alone workshops on topics such as body image, media literacy, friendship, and healthy relationships, stress management, and social media. Sessions include hands-on activities incorporating technology. GirlConnect workshops are offered during school, after school, or on weekends, depending on your availability and need. Workshops are 1 1/2 hours long.
GirlConnect Topic Areas
Social Media
Relationships
Body Positivity
Stress Management
Communication
Assemblies
Additional details on charities and programs selected this year can be found at www.dell.com/youthlearning.
To learn more about Dell’s giving program visit: www.dell.com/giving
GirlConnect is a Dell Powering the Possible partner with Dell’s Youth Learning Initiative
Dell’s Youth Learning initiative works to close the learning gap for thousands of young people across the country who lack access to quality programs, education, technology and tools to learn.
The Youth Learning initiative is a component of Dell’s new 2020 Legacy of Good Plan and Powering the Possible, a long-term framework to aggregate and accelerate the ways that Dell and its IT solutions help customers, Dell team members and communities make lasting contributions to the planet and society.
As part of Dell’s 2020 Legacy of Good Plan, Dell plans to help 3 million youth directly and support 10 million people indirectly over the next seven years. The company also plans to support youth learning partners with help from team members looking to engage in community service as the company plans to provide five million cumulative hours of service to outside organizations by 2020. As a global technology leader, Dell believes it can be a powerful force for good and help provide young people with a more promising future.
Michele Glaze, the Director of Dell Giving North America said, “In today’s connected and rapidly changing world, children are finding new and exciting ways to learn, inside and out of the classroom. Our contributions to these partners will ensure that the exciting opportunities presented by technology-enabled learning environments are made available to all children, regardless of their socioeconomic status.”
To check out our great list of websites we use in our Real Beauty workshop and to see our awesome eZines written by girls click here!
Questions and/or to schedule a workshop, please contact Chelsea Dean-Martinez – chelsea@girlsempowermentnetwork.org, (512) 808-4044 ext. 109