After spending my one week vacation driving to California, I have jumped right back into the wonderful world of Girls Inc.
This week has opened a whole new world to 9 young Middle School aged women and me - the world of HOW TO THINK LIKE LEONARDO DA VINCI!! Based on Clark Alum Michael Gelb's book How To Think Like Leonardo DaVinci, these young women, along with several Girls Inc staff and volunteers are half-way through a journey focused on the seven principles: Curiosity, Learning by Doing; Sensory Learning; Sfumato (you have to look that one up!); Body/Mind connection; Art/Science Connection; and How Everything in Connected! We have studied Leonardo, practiced some yoga, gone on urban hikes and swimming;...
Girls Incorporated of Worcester announces a new program being offered for girls ~ Lady Leonardos. Lady Leonardos is a one week program for girls going into grades 6 to 8 and will be held during the week of Monday-Friday, July 6-10 from 9am–4pm at Winthrop House. This program is based on the book, How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci by Michael Geib, participants will use the Seven S
Deborah Penta is a great advocate and friend of Girls Inc!!!
Last week, she heard that enrollment at Girls Incorporated of Worcester’s Camp Kinneywood and In-Town programs (both programs are co-ed in the summer) was down 40% from our very conservative projections based on the struggling economy. Today, Ms. Penta, President of Penta Communications and the Female Leadership Interest Council (FLIC) issued a challenge to the greater Worcester community in support of Girls Inc...
Thursday's Girls' Celebration Event was my best day so far in 8 months and 1 week! Mayor Konnie Lukes talked about her experiences in the Girls Club in Waterbury, CT as she proclaimed Thursday Girls Celebration Day in Worcester; the trustees of the Fuller Foundation received a picture/citation, and their very own, and very special "admission ticket" to use the Fuller Foundation pool at Girls Inc this summer; Linda Cavaioli and Jean King each received standing ovations to honor them as advocates for girls; and Jennifer Paradee gave us such a beautiful - and enduring - gift of th
The recently dedicated Fuller Aquatics Center at Girls Inc on Providence Street will be a busy place this summer. A public-private partnership was formed with three other youth serving agencies (YMCA, YWCA, & Boys and Girls Club), community based youth serving organizations and the City of Worcester over the last few weeks to address some of the needs created when the decision was made to close the City pools this summer. Through the City Manager's office, Community Based Organizations will be able to coordinate swim times for their members through this program, with possible
Thursday afternoon, June 11, over 150 friends - old and new - gathered at Girls Inc's Winthrop House for a CELEBRATION event. We honored Dr. Jean King and Linda Cavaioli as our 2009 Advocates for Girls, dedicated The George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation Aquatics Center and unveiled the beautiful Giving Tree mural, handcrafted for us by Jennifer Paradee. "I saw so many old friends that it was like a family reunion," said Maureen Gray, Board member at the end of the event. "They were so glad to be back."
Most of the pictures I took of the girls in action are blurry and don't begin to show how talented they are! So instead, I am posting pictures that I took of the girls in groups, with families and alone at intermission time!
Thanks to Michelle, Heather and the gymnastics parents for a great show last night! Best of luck at Nationals!!
