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Girlosophy

My students need 25 books and journals to participate in our Girl Empowerment group which helps transition middle school girls into confident young women

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Mrs. K.
Grades 6-8

My Students

"Who would ever think that so much went on in the soul of a young girl?"~Anne Frank. Working with middle school girls is a great privilege and a great challenge. Our counseling department wants to create a format that provides a safe environment to help girls transition into confident young women.

Working with middle school girls is a great privilege and a great challenge.

Our counseling department wants to create a format that provides a safe environment to help girls transition into confident young women Our Michigan middle school is home to over 800 students between the ages of 11 and 15. Our students are fun-loving and eager to learn. Unfortunately with today's society many of them, mostly the girls, and growing up way too fast. They are desperate for guidance and eagerly seek out their favorite teacher, counselor, or other staff person to help them pave their way through the world.

My Project

The Girl Empowerment group will work with female students throughout the school year to teach and inspire them to become confident young women. Here, we will create a safe place for girls to talk, rant, sound off, and find each other. By teaching girls how to open up and reach out we can rescue them from the feelings of depression and loneliness that often haunt young girls. We will teach girls how to journal their feelings and express themselves through their natural talents for art, academics, athletics, etc. The materials requested include the book "Odd Girl Out." This book is a collection of real stories submitted by young girls across the country who have struggled with relational aggression. I'm also requesting Girlosophy journals so that students have a place to record their experiences and express their feelings. Lastly, Artolescence is a tool to inspire girls to tap into their creative side and learn new ways to express themselves through different art projects.

Research shows that students who have been the target of peer aggression have increased depression, lower GPA, increased anxiety and sadness, more anger, eating disorders and loneliness.

By incorporating the Girl Empowerment Group into our counseling curriculum we have the opportunity to teach girls positive coping skills and help them develop a beautiful sense of self-worth and self-confidence.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

50 students impacted 9 donors
Mrs. K. Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

50 students impacted 9donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
My Girlosophy: A Journal for Life Anthea Paul • Barnes and Noble $21.32 12 $255.84
Odd Girl Speaks Out: Girls Write about Bullies, Cliques, Popularity, and Jealousy Rachel Simmons • Barnes and Noble $8.89 12 $106.68
Artolescence: Ten Arts Based Activities for Adolescent Girls to Overcome Relational Aggression (RA) Cheryl Dellasega • Barnes and Noble $25.65 1 $25.65

Materials cost

$388.17

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$428.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.70

Total project goal

$504.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $504.69

7 Donors

-$243.53

Donations toward project cost

-$214.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.03

match offer

-$252.34

Match offer toward project cost

-$214.49

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.85

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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