The third workshop being offered in Haddonfield is geared for girls in fourth and fifth grade from March 11 to April 1
The national nonprofit Girls Leadership is bringing a third workshop to Haddonfield. “4 Steps to Getting What You Need” is geared toward fourth and fifth grade girls, each accompanied by a participating adult, and will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon on four consecutive Saturdays — March 11, 18 and 25, and April 1. Workshops are at Haddonfield Friends School, 45 Friends Ave., except for the March 18 workshop, which will be held at Haddonfield Monthly Meeting, 47 N. Haddon Ave.
Fourth and fifth grade are often the years in which girls experience significant shifts in their self-confidence and increasing social pressures to conform. It is this transitional age where girls’ voices tend to become silenced. Parents (or adult caregivers) and daughters will practice using the skills of assertive self-expression through activities, discussion, and paired scenarios. The workshop gives girls and parents the opportunity to have fun, to bond, and to work together to explore the importance of healthy and productive conflict.
The workshop breakdown is as follows:
• Week One: Assertive Self-Expression
• Week Two: Emotional Intelligence at Home
• Week Three: Owning Our Mistakes
• Week Four: Road Map for Conflict
Cost is $220.00/pair. Scholarship information is available at www.girlsleadership.org/scholarships. To register, visit www.girlsleadership.org/programs/haddonfield45pt1. For questions or more information, contact Patty Dow at (866) 744–9102, ext. 703, or patty@girlsleadership.org.
