1. Planning An Empowering Day For Your Students
Girls Rock!
Planning An Empowering Day For Your Students

2. Contact Info
Laura Dawson
Counselor, Grossmont High School
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Julianna Manuel
Counselor, Grossmont High School
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3. Why?
Stop after “To Break the Cycle.”

4. Who? Students recommended by counselors and teachers
Leaders and emerging leaders
Students needing support
Peer leaders
Counselors and/or Peer Listeners personally invite students and give them permission slips.
Juli

5. Brand Your Event Create a logo and color scheme: Invitations Programs
Bracelets
T-shirts if you have the budget
Juli

6. Personalized Invitations

7. Programs

8. Certificates for Participants

9. Sample Agenda Check in, breakfast, pre-test, ground rules Ice Breakers
Speaker 1
Short break
Speaker 2
Physical activity (we’ve done yoga and zumba)
Lunch
Speaker 3
Wrap up/debrief, post-test, group picture, certificates of participation
Laura

10. Presenters Gabriela Delgado, SDCOE, gbaeza@sdcoe.net
Tracie Arlington - Play It Safe Self Defense for Women and Children,
Shannon Kopp - Soul Paws founder & author,
Jennifer Seitel - Think First and Never Stop Climbing,
Panel of career women
Use your own counseling curriculum, experts on your staff
Yoga/Dance teachers
Reach out to your community (SDYS, Center for Community Solutions, …)
Laura

11. Facilities Library, Multi-purpose room Off Campus vs. On Campus
Technology requirements
Tables/Seating & Space for Activities
Decorations
Flowers
Posters
Juli

12. Budget Work with ASB and administration
Reach out to your Parent Volunteer Organization/Foundation
Organize parents to donate food
Fundraise
Mini-grants from community organizations?
Juli

13. To Do List
Create a chronological list of tasks and person responsible.
Start early!
Review with team periodically.
Adjust as needed and add reminders for the following year.
Laura

14. Ideas For Follow-Up Create a club Self defense class
Movie nights (empowering girl films!)
Career forum
Support Groups
Community Service Project
Get feedback from the girls
Laura

15. 2017 Pre/Post Test Results

16. 2017 Pre/Post Test Results

17. 2017 Pre/Post Test Results

18. 2017 Pre/Post Test Results

19. 2017 Survey Results

20. Resources
San Diego County Office of Education Gender Responsive Services
Miss Representation: Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Miss Representation exposes how mainstream media and culture contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America.
The Girls Guide to End Bullying shows girls what bullying looks like and provides specific actions they can take to end bullying. The guide can be used as a comprehensive anti-bullying intervention as well as a resource. Girls can use the guide on their own or with their friends, teachers, or parents.
Juli