Girls Who Lead Fall Session AND CWAGIM Event!
About Girls Who Lead…
Led by Co-facilitators, Jamie McElgunn (GLOW and HIGH FIVE Sport certified, Leadership and Communication Coach and Speaker) and Katie Doerksen (Trainer, Educator, HIGH FIVE Sport Certified, Physical Literacy Coach at GWL), Girls Who Lead is a program developed to Build Confidence in Leadership & Movement.
According to the Rally Report (Canadian Women in Sport, 2022), 40-50% of young girls are discontinuing participation in organized sport or activity by age 11. On the other hand, most women in high level career positions attribute their success in leadership and communication skills to their time spent in sport/organized activity as youth. (Ernst & Young, Women in Sport)
Girls Who Lead is our response to a need in our communities - where we see young girls pulling away from movement opportunities due to a lack of confidence. In pairing leadership and communication skills with physical activity, we hope to meet a growing need and to create a safe, inclusive space for our girls to confidently challenge themselves, while feeling supported and encouraged.
A central piece to our Girls Who Lead programming is the inclusion and encouragement of peer mentorship. This is implemented through the inclusion of Junior Coaches (girls slightly older than the participants) at each class. Our participants greatly benefit from having Junior Coaches lead by example, role model behaviours and work directly alongside. Youth learn best from their peers, and having Junior Coaches proves to be instrumental to our participant's willingness to persevere and participate. GWL facilitators work directly with the Junior Coaches to teach and support as they take on greater responsibility over the session.
Offering a mix of summer camp options, 5-8 week sessions, team workshops and school-based packages, Girls Who Lead is built to meet girls where they are at, and encourage progress in leadership and movement.
Topics can include: leadership, communication, body image, gratitude, goal setting and celebrating who you are, while movement opportunities can include: fundamental movement patterns through learning to fall, strength training, sport skills development, playground games, archery, etc.
Our mission is to give girls a chance to try something new so they can confidently join in when future opportunities arise!
Girls Who Lead Fall Session Registration is open!
Our flagship program:
Leadership & Communication is back!
This 8-week session for girls ages 6-12 years old features themes of Leadership & Communication as we combine activity, discussion, lots of movement (strength training, running, team challenges) and peer support.
During our 8 weeks together participants will have an opportunity to meet new friends and spend time with our amazing Jr Coaches. These peer coaches work alongside to support your girls as they challenge themselves and build confidence in leadership & movement.
See the poster for details and follow the link to register your girls from 6-9 and 9-12 years old for our Fall session- Thursdays from 4:30-6:00pm, September 5th- October 24th at the Duchess Rec Centre.
*We would like to thank our local Grasslands FCSS branch, who have provided grant funding, allowing us to keep registration costs low for our participants, further lowering the barrier to entry for our programs!
*While you’re registering, you’ll have an opportunity to snag a super soft, berry pink, GWL tshirt for your gal!
Tshirts are $25/each.
One last thing…
Can’t make the fall session but still want to snag a tee?!
Follow the link to purchase a Girls Who Lead tshirt, perfect for school, fall layering and to rock at our upcoming October event! *Details out soon!
$25/Tshirt
*Pick up times are listed on the order form.
**Shipping costs not included, pick up preferred.
Celebrating Women & Girls In Movement Event!
Girls Who Lead, in partnership with the City of Brooks and generously sponsored by Grasslands FCSS, is proud to present an event for Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women and Girls In Movement!
Join us on October 19th from 1:00-5:00pm at the JBS Fieldhouse for an afternoon of incredible speakers, movement and activities, snacks and photo ops with our speakers: Olympic Hurdler, Sage Watson, and Paralympic Sitting Volleyball Player, Jennifer Oakes.
This is event is for women and girls (ages 6+) and aims to bring the joy in movement to you, while celebrating resilience, effort and highlighting the importance of role models and keeping women and girls in movement and sport.
Along with the keynote presentations, participants will go through movement and activity stations with our team and have the opportunity to take photos with the Olympians.
This is an event you won’t want to miss!
Pre-registration is needed. ($20/per participant)
*Our past and current Girls Who Lead participants will receive a small discount to this event.
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Jamie McElgunn
GWL Facilitator, GLOW Certified, HIGH FIVE Sport Certified, Leadership Coach and Speaker
Jamie is a Mom of two, a runner, nurse and the one we count on to keep organized at Girls Who Lead! She is passionate about teaching girls to lead others and develop great communication skills.
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Katie Doerksen
GWL Facilitator, Trainer, Educator, HIGH FIVE Sport Certified, Physical Literacy Coach
Katie is a Mom to three girls and loves to run, strength train and teach girls how to appreciate their own body- and to build confidence for a lifetime of movement.
