clubGEN has adopted the research-based curriculum from Girls
Circle ( www.girlscircle.com
), which has been proven to counter growing rates of pregnancy, eating
disorders, and juvenile delinquency, and increase academic performance
and attitudes about school among adolescent girls.
The Girls Circle Curriculum is comprised of nine themed programs loaded with weeks of skill-building activities and discussions that interest and engage girls. All clubGEN Facilitators and Mentors will be given specific training on how to best utilize this new curriculum to help transform girls' lives.
The nine program themes, their intended age-group audience, and description follows:
FRIENDSHIP
Ages 9-14. Groundbreaking guide that addresses exclusion, intolerance, and feuding. Confronts relations aggression and shores girls up with strong interpersonal skills; knocks down barriers to pride, confidence, and empathy. Themes include topics such as "Being Included, Being Left Out" and "Feuds, Followers, and Fairness." Increases caring and relational confidence.
BEING A GIRL
Ages 11-13. Introduces girls to the positive experience of a support circle addressing topics such as "Growing Up Female," "Growth and Self - Care" and "Female Role Models." Activities include collage, affirmations, and theme related crafts. Great kits for middle school girls new to support groups.
BODY IMAGE
Ages 12+. Examines cultural messages and personal beliefs that influence body image. Themes emphasize raising awareness, recognizing body signals, and exploring underlying causes of poor body image. Topics cover physical awareness, health, and emotional balance through media exploration, imagery, art, personal story telling, and more. Excellent prevention program.
HONORING OUR DIVERSTY
Ages 11-18. Recognizes girl's varied cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds emphasizing positive identity and alliance building. Includes discussions and activities that cover topics such as "Stereotype Busting," "Beyond Fear," "Cultural Treasures," "Culture Clash," and includes a community advocacy exercise. Themes focus on appreciating diversity in girls' lives by identifying biases, developing navigational tools in a multicultural society, and promoting understanding and respect within and between groups. Guide includes a girls' journal for weekly reflection.
RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS
Ages 13-18. Enhances girls' awareness of their relationships with themselves and others. Themes include "Expressing Myself," "Accepting Different Parts of Myself," "Giving Voice to Feelings," "Romantic Relationships," "Girlfights or Girlfriends" and are complimented by activities such as journaling, role � play, sculpting, and more. Highly engaging for teen girls.
MIND, BODY, SPIRIT
Ages 12-16. This excellent prevention program address alcohol, tobacco, and drug decision making as well as healthy sexuality, promoting abstinence and/ or reduction to high risk behaviors by exploring the realities of risk and the power of self- care. Helps girls examine and evaluate choices through affirmations, role-play, media influence, journal writing, videos, and more. Addresses sexuality decision-making and definitions of "infatuation, desire and love" through real teen stories, music messages and personal standards activity. Outstanding prevention program that promotes critical thinking and is much enjoyed by girls!
EXPRESSING MY INDIVIDUALITY
Ages 11-15. Explores topics such as celebrating individuality, diversity, getting along with others, and addresses goals, conflict styles, feeling good about ourselves, and taking time to relax. Activities include values exploration, "How Others See Me," making dream catchers, potting a plant to symbolize personal growth, and finally culminates with a girls compliment circle. A variety of topics for middle and high school girls!
WHO I AM
Ages 14-18. Works with girls to examine identity, assertiveness skills, and goal setting through role-play, mandala- making, relationship to music, and more. Themes include "Journaling and Self-Disclosure," "Song About Me- Who I am," "Personal Growth/ Assertiveness," and "Life Goals/Personal Goals." Very well received by high school girls.
PATHS TO THE FUTURE
Ages 12+. A skills-building support circle for use with at-risk or court-involved girls. Examines thoughts, beliefs, and actions about friendships, trust, authority figures, mother/daughter relationships, sexuality, dating violence, HIV, drug abuse, stress and goal-setting. Op0ens up girls to important exploration regarding their choices and behaviors and examines ways to promote self-care and healthy decision making though lively, prepared discussions and activities. Creative activities include assertiveness role-plays, collage, progressive relaxations, writing, creating "lifemaps " and more.
GENaustin also offers a club
leader kit that we developed locally. We will provide free training
for anyone who purchases it. We will also be adding an evaluation component
soon.
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