It’s that time of year again, the SMART Girls training program has started in each of the five units in the Great Lakes Bay Region. We are excited to see what the planned activities of 2021 hold in store for our young ladies, including: dynamic sessions and hands-on activities, field trips, and mentoring opportunities with adult women role models. SMART Girls is a small-group health, fitness, prevention, education and self-esteem enhancement program. Through dynamic sessions, participatory activities, field trips, mentoring opportunities with adult women, and hands-on activities, Club girls explore values and build skills.
SMART Girls (Skills Mastery and Resistance Training)
is for young women ages 10 to 17 with guidance on:
Smart Girls Goals include helping program participants:
With the support of our community partners, we are proud to have graduated nearly 180 girls through the SMART Girls curriculum over the last two years. This year we have 90 participants eagerly working towards their own achievements through opportunities to find their voice and seeing themselves as leaders.
The accomplishments of each of these girls will be celebrated during the SMART Girls Tea Jubilee that is yet to be determined. In honor of the young ladies of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay Region, please join in celebrating the graduates from the SMART Girls Program. A program featuring inspiring words from friends of the Club and local female leaders will focus on personal stories and encouragement.
Help us celebrate the young women of the Great Lakes Bay Region at the culminating event of this premier self-esteem enhancement program where girls learn valuable life lessons and build character. Each graduate of the program will receive a dress to wear to the event and enjoy a dinner and a program surrounded by female supporters across our region.
SMART Girls (Skills Mastery and Resistance Training)
is for young women ages 10 to 17 with guidance on:
- Self-Esteem- Confidence and Empowerment
- Positive Values- Showing Respect and Being Kind to Others
- Healthy Lifestyles- Exercising and Eating Well
- Setting Goals- Working Hard in School and Dreaming Big
- Proper Manners & Etiquette-Table Manners & Social Etiquette
Smart Girls Goals include helping program participants:
- Find their voice
- Tap into their passion and go for it
- See themselves as leaders
- Become life- long learners and
- Take control of their health so they can be strong and resilient
With the support of our community partners, we are proud to have graduated nearly 180 girls through the SMART Girls curriculum over the last two years. This year we have 90 participants eagerly working towards their own achievements through opportunities to find their voice and seeing themselves as leaders.
The accomplishments of each of these girls will be celebrated during the SMART Girls Tea Jubilee that is yet to be determined. In honor of the young ladies of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay Region, please join in celebrating the graduates from the SMART Girls Program. A program featuring inspiring words from friends of the Club and local female leaders will focus on personal stories and encouragement.
Help us celebrate the young women of the Great Lakes Bay Region at the culminating event of this premier self-esteem enhancement program where girls learn valuable life lessons and build character. Each graduate of the program will receive a dress to wear to the event and enjoy a dinner and a program surrounded by female supporters across our region.