Category Archives: Programming
Can’t quite reach…
This little artist couldn’t quite reach the ceiling of the “cathedral”…
Reading, Writing, & Rapping
As part of the Black History Month celebrations, the girls in the GIRLStart literacy program read a book about Rosa Parks and wrote letters of gratitude to her bravery. Symphany’s letter is below.
The 9-12 year old girls chose famous African Americans to honor with rap songs. Want to see some of the raps? For Martin Luther King, Jr. – click here: http://bit.ly/gPtMBN. For Bill Cosby, click here: http://bit.ly/h8rRt0 For Oprah, click here http://bit.ly/dENPHq.
When Harriet Met Sojourner
The girls did a variety of activities to celebrate Black History Month. Here is one:
The GIRLStart girls read books, like When Harriet Met Sojourner. This book tells of the meeting between the two women. Although we know it occurred, we don’t know what the two women actually discussed as there were no witnesses to the meeting. The girls imagined what such a discussion must have been like and then wrote about their imagined meeting. Lauren wrote and illustrated what she thought might have happened between Harriet and Sojourner (which sounded like “Sir Journal” to her – good atempt at phonetically puzzling it out!). “Freedom for all!”
CSI Activities in Tech Bridge
The girls did a liver analysis activity as part of the “Case of the Missing Puppy” in their Tech Bridge class.
“It was very interesting and now I want to work for CSI!” – Maggie
“It was very inspiring. I might want to do more things like this!” – Victoria
For more info on tech Bridge, visit http://www.techbridgegirls.org/.
Lego League Robotics Team
The Girls Inc. team participated in the regional competition last Saturday where they presented their research, were evaluated on their teamwork, and put their robot through pre-programmed missions. Ryleigh tells you what they learned and how they feel about their experience: http://bit.ly/gdaLO1 No trophy this year but the girls were champions of learning and taking risks. Bravo team!
Here you can see some video clips of their preparation.
Hunter assists Sienna with a mission: http://bit.ly/hIZiNy
The girls run a successful mission as the clock runs down… http://bit.ly/fGURnh (Love the fact that the little girls are lining up for dinner and observing the older girls in action – maybe becoming inspired to join the team in a few years!)
Here Hunter, a seasoned veteran on the Girls Inc. team, helps Layla, one of the younger team members with a mission. Love the leadership legacy! http://bit.ly/hzoohJ
Layla gets “The Syringe” mission right! http://bit.ly/gkZ3Yo
Madeline Visit
“In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines, lived 12 little girls in 2 straight lines…the smallest one was Madeline.” She was also – by the way – the bravest! The GIRLStart literacy girls have a Saturday field trip to the Omaha Public Library to hear the book and visit with Madeline.
The girs hear a read aloud (and they have a good ear for the rhyming words!) http://bit.ly/fthNmA and then then visit with Madeline http://bit.ly/gwiwBW.
I Believe in Myself
The “I believe in myself” bracelets from Pin Curl Girls come in a packet of 12 bracelets. The instructions read: ‘Place all the bracelets on one wrist. Throughout the day, look for times to say something nice about yourself, then move a bracelet to the other wrist. Try to move all the bracelets by the end of the day. The goal is to find ways to cherish yourelf at least 12 times a day.”
Alexis said she could move 2 bracelets for believing that she is “good in school” and “has a nice smile.” She added, “These bracelets could help girls have bettter self-esteem. Girls are always comparing themselves to someone else instead of just being themselves. Low self-esteem makes girls have attitude all of the time. If you have good self=-esteem you’re just going to be a happier person. You’ll smile. Say ‘Hello!'”
Check out the Pin Curl Girl website: www.pincurlgirls.com
How much sugar?
The girls measure out actual sugar to get a better understanding of how much sugar is actually in a serving of some of their favorite drinks.
“Wow! That’s a lot of sugar!” – Natalya
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
Snow Stomping
What did the girls do after they finished mixing the food coloring paint and “painting” the snow?
“We stomped the snow!” – Jada
