overview of a great GTC DAY!
The Girls Take Charge curriculum has been carefully designed over the past decade and is based on the following:
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Over 17 years of experience and research (over 8,000 girls have gone through GTC since it began in 2007.
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Highly experiential and self/peer reflective so girls can learn by doing.
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Fun, laughter, and positivity! Its summer and it should feel that way.
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Learning outcomes are developed for each track based on research and knowledge of girls' social and behavioral development at certain ages.
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All GTC tracks include programming that foster the three GTC pillars of empowerment and leadership. These are:
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Sense of Self
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Sense of Team
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Sense of Community
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A day at GTC is a busy, energizing, and fun-filled day. Almost every hour students can expect to move to a new activity. Days are spent in a mix of large group and small group activities and includes teamwork sessions, self-reflection sessions, and project time. Below is a sample of what a GTC day can entail.
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The Makings of a Great GTC Day
9:00am - 10:00am
Our mornings start off with a welcoming energizer activity so girls can get to know each other!
Teamwork Triumphs
10:00am - 11:30am
Girls rotate through engaging sessions with their facilitators building their teamwork skills. These are hands on and fun!
Awareness is Awesome
11:30am - 12:30pm
We reserve some quiet time each day so girls can spend sometime getting to know a really awesome person...themselves. We lead them through activities that highlights their strengths.
Fun and Friendships
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Girls will have a chance to connect up over lunch (each girl brings their own) so they can grow current and build new friendships.
Problem Solved!
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Through hands on activities, girls utilize team problem solving skills to create solutions to challenges anywhere from STEM challenges to friendship challenges girls may encounter.
Positive Power Hour
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Girls work in small teams (don't worry, we gather the groups so no one has to worry about finding one!) to create a meaningful project designed to help all girls discover and value their strengths. We will be excited to share with you their creative works!