Author Archives: Girls Inc. Admin
Healthy Cooking
Layla learns the correct way to cut vegetables (lots of them!) with a sharp knife and Natalya stirs the cheese sauce for the healthy enchiladas.
“Making cheese sauce us fun but all of the stirring is hard work!” – Natalya
Cooking Matters for Kids
The VNA, in partnership with ConAgra Foods, has been offering cooking classes for Girls Inc. members through the Cooking Matters for Kids program. The mission of Cooking Matters is to “empower families with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to prepare healthy and affordable meals.”
In this photo, the girls are learning to use ground turkey – healthier alternative to ground beef – to make enchiladas.
Snow Stomping
What did the girls do after they finished mixing the food coloring paint and “painting” the snow?
“We stomped the snow!” – Jada
Reading MOUSE PAINT
“MOUSE PAINT is a very good book. The mice get in the paint and then they mix it up into different colors and then they dance and jump on paper and make a mess but it’s OK because it’s art and they are mice and mice don’t get in that much trouble anyway. You should read this book if you want to because it is a good book. And you will learn about making colors. Red and blue makes purple.” – Asia
The girls mix it up…
Just like the mice in the book MOUSE PAINT, the girls mixed food coloring to see how the colors changed when they combined primary colors.
“We used red and green to make orange.” – Talia
“My favorite color was purple when we mixed red and blue.” – Amara
“Ms. Mara always gives us fun activities.” – Taylor
Raven’s Speech
In her own words, Girls Inc. member Raven Hollingsworth spoke to a crowd gathered at Mammel Hall at UNO for the unveiling of a portrait of Warren Buffett. The portrait, created by artist Michael Israel and initially donated to Girls Inc. by Benjamin Moore Paints, was purchased from Girls Inc. by Omaha Native and Girls Inc. supporter John Morgan. Mr. Morgan, in turn, donated the portrait to UNO.
Here are Raven’s remarks:
It is Girls Inc.’s mission to inspire girls like me to be “strong, smart, and bold.”
If you ask me how Girls Inc. has made me strong, I will tell you that I am strong enough to ask for help when I need it.
If you ask me how Girls Inc. has made me smart, I will tell you that I have learned to listen to the grownups at Girls Inc. The grownups are kind, caring and respectful. They want me to do my best.
If you ask me how Girls Inc. has made me bold, I will tell you that I have learned to try new things, like playing the ukulele. I am bold enough to try out for things I want to do like the talent show, the soccer team, and the step team. I am bold enough to stand up in front of you today and speak up in public. I have done public speaking at Girls Inc. and the crowd of girls at Girls Inc. is much larger than the crowd here today.
I want to thank Mr. John Morgan for caring about me and the other girls at Girls Inc.
You don’t get strong, smart, and bold –even at Girls Inc. – without a lot of support. Today, I am a gifted nine-year-old girl. In the future, with support from Girls Inc. and friends like Mr. John, I dream of becoming a pediatrician.
More journaling…
Journaling Important in Techbridge
The journaling component of Techbridge (http://www.girlsincomaha.stagemydomain.com/NewsDetail.aspx?n=bbdbcf5e-855c-4a11-a9f7-9b682a60026c) is an opportunity for girls to reflect and express themselves.
NaTalya = Material Engineer!
Today was fun. I was a material engineer and I got to make wands along with my group. We got to be creative with Techbridge, too. We as 11 & 12’s got along great today!
Secret Recipe Revealed
I skipped Lego League today to do this awesome program with Techbridge. I was in the group that had the perfect bubble solution: 1/2 cup water, 1/3 tsp. Ivory Soap, 1/4 tsp glycerin, and 1tsp baby shampoo! – Deja
