Girlz Group Program

The Girlz Group Program is available to all girls going into grade 5, 6/7 and 8/9 and is divided into those groups. The program is designed to provide girls with a fun and safe place to hang out with friends, do fun art projects, play games, discuss issues and enjoy healthy snacks .

The group is divided into seasons and runs from 6-7 weeks; group discussions are encouraged based on the topic for the week and theme for the season. The group is facilitated by GWRC staff  as part of its Outreach Program, and Volunteer helpers.

Each season hosts a theme such as Body Image and the Media, Getting to Know You!, Girlz Go Green and  Building Community - to name a few. Topics within those themes have included, making healthy choices, volunteering, environment, positive self image, Internet Safety and more.

Permission forms are availalbe to download at the bottom of this page.

Summer 2010: Girlz Go Active

July 27th - August 31st

Activities include: swimming, picnic, crafts, games, discussions, and more...

Registration for all groups: July 19 - 23

Girls going into grade 5: Thursdays from 3:30 - 5:00

Girls going into grades 6 & 7: Wednesdays from 3:00 - 4:30

Girls going into grade 8: Wednesdays from 5:00 - 6:30

Spring 2010: Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Golden

May 18th - June21st

Activities include: Visit to Canada's first Sikh Temple; Metis Jigging, Gardening, Painting, Potluck, Swimming and more...

Registration for all groups: May 10-14

Grade 5's: Thursday's from 3:30pm - 5pm

Grade 6/7's: Wednesday from 3:30pm-5pm

Grade 8/9's: Tuesday from 3:30pm-5pm

We will also be participating in the Rockies for African Gogo`s National Walk for the Stephen Lewis Foundation to raise awareness for the Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign. Please join us on June 12th from 10:30am - 2pm. The walk will start at the Golden Senior`s Centre and finish at the Spirit Square with fun activities for kids and live entertainment.

Winter 2010

Registration for all groups: January 18-22

Grade 5 program: Thursday's, 3:30-5pm - January 28 - March 10

Grade 6/7 program: Wednesdays, 3:30-5pm - January 27 - March 10

Grade 8/9 program: Tuesday's, 3:30-5pm - January 26 - March 10 

This winter we have an exciting season planned with the theme "The REAL You" We will be focusing on discovering our uniqueness and letting our personalities shine. Some of our activities include learning to crochet, painting, swimming, a talent show, discussions about media messages and how they affect us, eating disorder awareness and more!

We will also be hosting two Girlz Group special activities that include participation in the Golden Snow King Festival, Fundraising at Overwaitea Foods and writing opinion pieces for the Golden Star. Our community special guest for this session will be Carrie White, reporter from the Golden Star.

Fall 2009

Beginning the week of Sept. 21st-Oct.19th

Registration for all groups: Sept. 14th-18th at the Golden Women's Resource Centre. $15 registration fee applies.

Grade 5 program: Thursday's - 3:30pm-5pm

Grade 6/7 program: Wednesday's - 3:30pm-5pm

Grade 8/9 program: Tuesday's - 3:30pm-5pm

Spring 2009

Registration for all groups: May 19-22

Grade 5 program: Thursday's, May 28 - July 2, 3:30-5pm

Grade 6/7: Wednesday's, May 27 - July 1, 3:30-5pm

Grade 8/9: Tuesday's, May 26 - June 30, 3:30-5pm

Our Spring Girlz Program is titled: Girlz Go Green, this sesson we will be hosting the entire session at our Women's Healing Garden, where the girls will be doing fun projects and activities related to gardening, recycling and art projects.

We are focussing the spring session on what it means to be in-touch with nature, the positive affects it has on our well-being. We will explore writings by women based on their experience in the outdoors, learn about cultural traditions and discuss nature as a therapeutic way to heal and relax.

We have some fun community activities planned for the spring session including dog walking at the Spotted Dog and an art project with the Town of Golden. 

Winter 2009

 Registration for all groups: January 26-30

Our winter Girlz Group program focuses on body image and making healthy choices that are based on knowledge while at the same time reflecting on what's important to them. In this session we are encouraging independant thought and creativity when discussing issues based on the media. We will explore pop culture, positive and negative media messages and alternative choices.

We will be discussing Eating Disorder Awareness week and taking a look at how photography software manipulates photos in advertising to create unrealistic images.

Fall 2008 

Registration for all groups: September 29-October 3

Grade 5 program: Thursday's, Oct.9-Nov.13, 3:30pm-5pm

Grade 6/7 program: Wedesday's, Oct. 8-Nov.13, 7pm-8:30pm

Grade 8/9 program: Tuesday's, Oct. 7-Nov.13, 3:30pm-5pm  

Inspired by Women's History Month in October, this Girlz Group session will give the girls an opportunity to talk about thier favourite women of our community, as well as meet some amazing women from the Golden Fire Hall and Golden Ambulance Service. The girls will be given the opportunity t make their own instruments and play with an amazing singer/song writer from Golden; create their own comic book, with a 'she-roe' of their own design; dress up as their favourite female character during our pizza party night, and participate in a Scrabble Benefit for the Rockies for African Gogo's group who raise money from Grandmother's in Africa taking care of their grandchildren.

Some issues that are planned for discussion are overcoming challenges, during which we will talk about women who break through barriers like the amazing Helen Keller and taking action through standing up for what you believe in.

We'll be overcoming a challenging obstacle course of our own, explore self expression through t-shirt making and painting and add to our amazing women of Golden scrapbook.

Topic Outline      Permission Forms

Summer 2008

The theme for the summer junior girlz program is designed to enlighten, educate and instill pride in the girls about their community. Some of the activities planned for this group are; taking pictures of Golden's beautiful scenery; exploring Golden's diversity through a visit to our museum; volunteer work and fun activities such as necklace making and a spa night. The group will finish at the end of August with a pizza party that will include all the Girlz Groups as a way to create peer mentoring.  

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