Elements of a Great Girls' Workshop

• The acceptance, support, and knowledge that facilitators bring are arguably the most important components of any girls’ program.

• Use arts-based activities, balance critical thinking and reflection with creativity and fun.

• Use movement-based activities: dance, yoga, outdoor activities, and theatre.

• Work with volunteers or members from your community to provide opportunities for community building, mentorship, and exposing girls to a variety of experiences.

Other important things that girls need:

• Personal support

• To feel and be safe

• Time to talk in nurturing conversations with ongoing positive relationships

• Programs that encourage relationships of trust and interdependence with the women who are a part of their lives

• Recognition and emphasis on their cultural and personal strengths

• Mentors whose histories reflect their own lives