Global Girls mission is to equip girls of color with skills that nurture their individual growth and inspire them to use their talents for positive change in their communities and throughout the world. We provide a safe space where participants learn performance, communication and social/emotional skills. Our curriculum is grounded in positive youth development best practices stemming from research in child and adolescent development. The overwhelming consensus is that youth need the following key assets to thrive and become healthy productive adults: 1. Safe environment 2. Supportive environment 3. Interaction 4. Engagement 5. Youth-centered policies and practices 6. High expectations The... read more Global Girls mission is to equip girls of color with skills that nurture their individual growth and inspire them to use their talents for positive change in their communities and throughout the world. We provide a safe space where participants learn performance, communication and social/emotional skills. Our curriculum is grounded in positive youth development best practices stemming from research in child and adolescent development. The overwhelming consensus is that youth need the following key assets to thrive and become healthy productive adults: 1. Safe environment 2. Supportive environment 3. Interaction 4. Engagement 5. Youth-centered policies and practices 6. High expectations The lessons helps youth develop critical thinking skills as they investigate their issues and seek solutions. Each program participant acquires dance, acting and story crafting skills while also reinforcing essential habits such as resiliency, empathy, self-discipline and grit. The result is socially conscious, youth-driven theatre that gives voice to participant's issues and concerns.
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By Marvinetta Marie Woodley-Penn | Executive Director
Christiana started the Global Girls Saturday program when she was only four years old. In fact, she had just turned four when her grandmother enrolled her and her three sisters a mere three months... Read the full report ›By MARVINETTA WOODLEY-PENN | Executive Director
Our 12th annual Youth Performance Camp was phenomenal! 42 girls learned acting, dance, film making and social emotional skills over seven weeks in sessions Monday thru Friday from 9am until 3pm. They... Read the full report ›By MARVINETTA WOODLEY-PENN | Executive Director
Girls with passports don't promote problems. They help solve them. Global Girls has taken 27 girls on international arts education trips, and all are now women contributing to society. In June 2023,... Read the full report ›