April 12 - 16, 2010
9:00am – 4:00pm
Covington Elementary School, Los Altos, CA
Grades 4, 5 & 6

GLI is an extraordinary spring break opportunity for girls in grades four, five, and six. In just five short days girls build a community where they can celebrate their authentic selves. We give girls the space to be total silly and play while also arming them with authentic confidence and the tools to build healthy and rewarding friendships. Girls deepen their emotional intelligence, learn about healthy relationships, and practice methods for direct communication and conflict resolution.

GLI Day camp provides the right balance between transformational workshops and vacation fun. Workshops are supplemented by fitness (GLI crazy kickball), arts and crafts, games, group projects, scavenger hunts and Olympiad.

Daily Activities Will Include…

• Tons of fun theatre games (Whoosh!)
•  Interactive hands-on workshops such as Gossip and Rumors, Making Mistakes, Speaking with Courage, Tooting Your Own Horn, and more…
•  Small group conversations about friends and other girl stuff 
• Craft projects like mask making, beading, collage, choreography and more…
•  Very wacky sports that you may not have heard of before (Poop Deck?)
•  Yummy (sometimes healthy) snacks
•  Spontaneous dance parties
•  Improvisation games

Cost
Five transformational, fun-filled days (7 hours per day) for $385
GLI T-shirt included
BYBL- Bring your own bag lunch. Afternoon snacks are provided.

Cancellation Policy

Full tuition refunds are available up to 60 days prior to the start of the program. If you cancel more than 30 days, but less than 60 days prior to the program, we can offer you a 50% tuition refund. No refunds are available within 30 days of the start of a program. 

Space
Space is limited.

Registration
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Questions
For questions about camp content, please email us, or call us at 410-878-2258.

Counselors:

Simone Marean, Director
Simone Marean is the Executive Director of GLI and currently lives in Santa Cruz, CA, where she teaches GLI programs year-round. She has a Masters Degree in Educational Theatre from NYU. Simone taught the GLI program at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. She taught theatre at The Young Women’s Leadership School, The Brearley School, The McCarter Theatre, Henry Street Settlement, American Place Theatre, Red Bull Theatre, The School of the Future and the Neighborhood School. Simone Marean grew up on the north shore of Boston and graduated from Bryn Mawr College Magna Cum Laude.

Julia Loonin, Assistant Director
Julia Loonin serves as the Assistant Director for her second year with GLI. She currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts where she is the Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Wellesley College. Last year Julia was a program assistant for Tenacity Inc., a youth development organization whose mission is to build resiliency and life-skills in inner city youth. 

Julia grew up in New York City and graduated from Bowdoin College. A former basketball player at Bowdoin, Julia’s class graduated with a winning record of 112-9, winning 4 NESCAC championships and making 4 NCAA elite 8 appearances. She was elected tri-captain her senior year, and ranks 5th for career 3pt goals.  Upon graduation Julia received the President Award and was a Sarah and James Bowdoin scholar.