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SISTER-to-SISTER ~ High School Facilitators APPLY NOW! Application Deadline: September 20, 2011
September 2011 - APPLY NOW to become a High School Facilitator in the Sister-to-Sister Project. Applications must be received by September 20th. Look for applications in your school's career center or visit www.sister2sister.info for information and the application.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS: You have something to offer!
Yeah, you're just a teenager, but that is exactly why you are important to the success of the S2S Project. You understand the challenges of being a young adolescent in today's world. You have learned from your experiences and have a lot to give, just by being yourself--a positive role model for others.
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Are you a girl who is enthusiastic, creative, responsible, a self-starter, motivated to help others? Join a dynamic team of girls. Learn facilitator skills. Mentor a young girl. Gain organizational and leadership skills.
Sister-to-Sister is a leadership and mentoring program that brings girls together to create a better world for all girls. It strengthens girls’ voices, self-confidence and sense of sisterhood through education, group discussion and interaction with other girls. High school girls are thoroughly trained in order to mentor middle school girls plus host an exciting one-day summit in the spring. The training covers the following areas and more:
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LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK: A program like this takes cooperation and everyone putting their best ideas forward, working together to achieve a worthwhile goal. Activities in the training include learning about leadership and doing teambuilding exercises.
FACILITATING: You will be trained to facilitate small group discussions, which includes listening, questioning and group management skills. Each training will also increase your understanding of issues affecting girls so that you can be effective in guiding younger girls to make healthy choices.
PLANNING: Your ideas, energy and creativity will be called upon to customize the mentoring program and summit to address the special needs and interests of today’s girls. You will work in collaboration with your peers and adult leaders to make important decisions about how the program is delivered.
What exactly is a facilitator?
To facilitate means to make easy. You will be trained over six months, by professional counselors and trainers, to facilitate small group discussions about girls' experiences. Girls learn through sharing their stories and listening to others' stories at mentoring sessions. You will learn to facilitate these small group sessions.
What are the benefits to facilitators?
Meet and become friends with girls from all the Acalanes High Schools. Learn valuable communication and leadership skills you can use for the rest of your life. Gain an understanding of the complex issues that girls are dealing with in their lives--related to body image, peer pressure, stress and relationships. Become aware of yourself as someone who has a lot to offer the world just by being yourself. And have lots of fun!
Visit www.sister2sister.info for even more information and to complete your application. Don't wait. Applications must be received next week, by September 20th. Join us!
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AAUW's Sister-to-Sister Project brings middle school and high school girls together in an energizing and supportive environment to address the challenging issues of adolescence. Our goal is to develop self-confident and resilient young women and empower them to make positive choices in their lives.
The summit is a day of positive, life learning experiences for girls. Many middle school girls who attend Sister-to-Sister come back every year and later return to be S2S Facilitators in high school.
To learn more visit: www.sister2sister.info
Download the Application Brochure. Read the FAQs. Join us by attending, facilitating, sponsoring or volunteering with the 13th Annual Sister-to-Sister Project.
One girl's testimonial to AAUW after attending a past Summit:
"I love S2S. KEEP DOING THIS FOREVER!"
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Save the Date: April 28, 2012 - S2S Summit for ALL Middle School Girls
Participate in the 13th Annual S2S Summit as an attendee, a high school facilitator or adult volunteer.
For All Middle School Girls, a summit planned and facilitated by specially trained, local High School Facilitators. A way to celebrate friendship, sisterhood, and just being a girl.
There's No Talk like Girl Talk...and there's No Time like Girl Time.
Middle School Girls: See you at the Summit!
Fun Activities, Interesting Presenters & Group Discussions, Great Food & Gifts.
The 2011 Summit featured COURTNEY MACAVINTA, Bay Area author and founder of www.respectrx.com and The Respect Institute, presenting a RESPECT RALLY for GIRLS!
2012 Registration will open in Spring 2012. If you would like to volunteer or help sponsor S2S, please contact AAUW-OML. Brochure, FAQs and contact information are available on our website:
S2S SPONSORS: American Association of University Women, Lamorinda Branch Members & Friends. Kiwanis of Moraga Valley, Lafayette Juniors, and Schroeder Capital Management are loyal sponsors of the Sister-to-Sister Project.
Many other community organizations, local businesses, grocery stores and restaurants have been supportive of Sister-to-Sister Summits for the past twelve years, donating funds, food, and gifts to make the summit fun and educational for our Lamorinda girls. We thank our loyal sponsors and welcome the ongoing support of the community. We encourage your participation.
Sister-to-Sister is a Project of the AAUW-CA Special Projects Fund, whose purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. AAUW CA SPF is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. Contributions to AAUW CA SPF are tax deductible under the 501(c)3 regulations of the federal and California State Tax Codes.
