GIRLS CAN DO ANYTHING
The Girls Can Do Anything Mentoring (G.C.D.A.) Program is a leadership program that offers group and one- on-one mentoring to high school aged girls. G.C.D.A Mentoring program is designed to equip and empower girls with the necessary knowledge, skills and confidence to live productive lives and to be viable citizens in their communities. Promoting academic excellence, life skills, self-worth, creativity, entrepreneurship and leadership skills lie at the heart of this program.
The Girls Can Do Anything Mentoring Program provides a healthy and supportive forum for female students to express their thoughts, concerns, issues and questions regarding their present and future lives. Our activities and times together are designed to provide life-changing skills and experiences through interactive workshops, group activities and discussions, and community guest speakers.
The Girls Can Do Anything Mentoring Program is a 9-month program, beginning in the month of September and ending in June. Students are recommended and referred into the program by principals, teachers, guidance counselors, and local support agencies.
Our mission is to teach adolescent girls personal and moral values while affording them real life opportunities and experiences through peer-group and one-on-one mentoring. In addition, we desire to teach adolescent girls how to live beyond the stereotypes placed upon them by society.
Our aim is to challenge and replace negative beliefs they may have about themselves and to give them practical tools, resources, knowledge and personal empowerment to matriculate through higher education and to become viable citizens and leaders within their communities.
The vision of the Girls Can Do Anything Mentoring Program is to be a source of direction, inspiration, advocacy and support for the lives of adolescent girls. We aspire to become the premier voice of teen girl empowerment and a catalyst of notable change in the lives of our mentees. The G.C.D.A. will bridge the gap between hopelessness and hope for the lives of girls who are not afforded the opportunity to understand the power of her potential and to understand the difference her life will make in the world when given the proper education, positive mentorship and making right decisions.
Determined to be positive role models in the lives of adolescent girls, we will discuss and engage with the girls on topics such as:
• Academic Excellence
• Peer Leadership
• Life Skills Development
• Entrepreneurial Development
• Career Development
• Expressing Individuality
• Being a Girl/ Body Image
• Etiquette & Elegance
• Diversity
The desired outcomes of the Girls Can Do Anything Mentoring Program is to see an increase in school attendance amongst the girls, improved academics, increased self- esteem, respect for themselves and others as well as confidence in the skills achieved and relationships built.