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Year One, Session Two The lessons in this session lead the group into deeper exploration of life experience and core coming of age issues for girls. The concluding book art making and poetry projects provide a way to process, transform, and celebrate the year long GLOW experience. Lesson 1 Goal Setting and Mentor Interviews Supplemental Art Lesson: Prayer Bead Necklaces Lesson 2 Being 12 Story Telling Through Videos and Interviews Lesson 3 Communicating Conflict featuring poet Joanna Klink Lesson 4 Self Esteem and Body Image Supplemental Art Lesson: Inside Out Body Drawing Lesson 5 Handling Stress featuring poet Audre Lorde Supplemental Art Lesson: Facing Fears Lesson 6 Listening 101 - Bullying vs. Leadership featuring poet Roxanne Beth Johnson and videos at TeenLine Online Supplemental Art Lesson: Illustrate a Problem Lesson 7 Emotional Wholeness featuring poet Linda Pastan Supplemental Art Lesson: Dream Scapes, Surrealism Lesson 8 Risky Behavior/Boys/ Decision Making featuring poet Laura Kasischke Supplemental Art Lesson: Rewrite the Lyrics, Expectations in LOVE and Relationships Lesson 9 Fullness and Closure featuring poet Cecelia Wolloch Final Projects and Preparation toward a Year End Exhibit 20 Cronmiller / Way to GLOW, Year 1, Session 1
GLOBALTM G.L. .W. WAY to GLOW WHITE Reverse No Background Lesson 1: Hello GLOW GLOBAL GLOW Competencies: Creativity, Self Awareness, Communication TM G.L. .W. GUIDE FOR FACILITATING FIRST GLOW LESSON Facilitators and mentors whole group welcome n Introductions. Mentors and Facilitators welcome the group and initiate the session. Girls can be seated in a large circle with everyone at the same level, staff and girls. n Interviews. Facilitator and, one at a time, mentors, introduce themselves briefly, invite questions from girls re: hometown, family, university, life goals, interests, and welcome everyone to GLOW. When girls have a question, ask them to first say their name, as in “Hi, I’m Anna. I’d like to know _______________________________________ _________.” Facilitator leads whole group discussion. What is GLOW? n Girls Leading our World. GLOW, an organization building a community of girls across the globe, with our home in Orange County, CA. Ask the girls: What does it mean to GLOW? n To shine with a radiant light, soft, warm, healthy, feminine. What does it mean to be a leader? n One who understands, cares for, includes and inspires others; is a good, clear communicator; action-oriented, confident, creative, problemsolving, one who seeks out and finds solutions. What do we do in GLOW? n GLOW rituals include check-in time, the Box of GLOW group activities include themed activities and discussion of themes important to girls, reading selections of poetry for discussion that help us learn to understand, appreciate and communicate with ourselves, one another and others in our lives through art and other creative activities meant to help you find your voice and express your authentic self. Why is it important for girls to have a girls-only space/place? n Ask the girls what they would like to do/be/create in such a space/place? What is a mentor? Why would having a mentor be important for a young girl? n Ask girls what they think a mentor is and does. n Hear, repeat and respond to their questions with additional information. Give the girls a copy and read aloud the handout on What is a Mentor? Who are your mentors? n Take time to come up with examples of mentors…ask girls to LESSON OBJECTIVES n Learn about GLOW n Administer pre-survey for program assessment n Get to know each other, bonding n Creative self expression n Explore the importance of having a mentor n Practice active listening n Develop oral presentation and interpersonal communication skills Materials: Poster board or white dry erase board, prepared handouts Cronmiller / Way to GLOW, Year 1, Session 1 21
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