These workshops help girls and parents have fun together while learning about friendship, feelings, apologies and healthy conflict. Each workshop is 90 minutes long, once a week, for four consecutive weeks.

Who: Girls in grades two or three and one parent

Program:
Week One: Standing Up For Yourself
Week Two: Sharing Feelings
Week Three: Double Sorry
Week Four: Choices For Friend Trouble

Price: $190 includes tuition for both parent and child for the four weeks
Scholarship assistance available; please inquire.

Locations and Dates:

February:

Duveneck Elementary School
705 Alester Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Tuesdays, February 14 and 28, and March 6 and 13, 2012
6:00 - 7:30 PM

March:

First Christian Church of Palo Alto
Fellowship Hall
2890 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Thursdays, March 1, 8, 15 and 29, 2012
6:00 - 7:30 PM

May:

Duveneck Elementary School
705 Alester Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Tuesdays, May 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2012
6:00 - 7:30 PM

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Teachers:

Simone Marean, Director
Simone Marean is the Executive Director of GLI and currently lives in Berkeley, 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.

Lindsey Buller, Educator
Lindsey spent six seasons with The New Victory Theater, Broadway’s premiere theater for children and families, and worked as part of the team that won the 2008 American For the Arts Education award. Prior to joining the New Victory Theater, she devised curriculums for the Creative Arts Team, focusing on Literacy, Stress Management, and HIV/AIDS awareness. As the Associate Director of Summer Theater Institute, she worked with youth from around the world to devise original theater. She is also a Thesis Advisor for the first American Masters program in Applied Theatre at CUNY. She received her Masters degree from the Gallatin School at New York University focusing on Theater as a Tool for Communication and Learning. Lindsey is based in Palo Alto, California.

Testimonials

Girls Say

“The best part was learning stuff about each other and learning to be a leader.” – 2010 2^nd grader

“Everybody had fun.” -- 2010 3^rd grader

“GLI made me feel good.” – 2010 3^rd grader

“Nothing was hard it was only fun.” – 2010 3^rd grader

“I loved the class because we had fun and spent more time with our mom.” – 2010 2^nd grader

“Make it longer.” – 2010 3^rd grader

Parents Say

The communication skills they learned will serve them well on the playground and in the classroom for sure-- but also throughout their lives. -- James

I’m so pleased Daniela has a few tools to work with now and so do I. Can we do this again? We had a BLAST!  -- Andressa

Thank you for conducting such a wonderful, inspirational class not only for our precious daughters, but for us parents too. In the four weeks we have been together I have seen a dramatic difference in the girls, including mine.  -- Trish

Real Parents, Real Daughters is a great starter to open up a shared dialogue with your daughter and her friends. – Kristen

Please do this, you and your child have taken classes to learn reading, writing and arithmetic- you both need this class to learn the 4th R- relationships. Successful relationships will take you further than all the others combined. – 2010 Danville Parent

Even though my daughter was reluctant to participate in the first week, she made a number of comments to me, both during the class and afterwards, that showed that she was already taking the lessons to heart and thinking about how they applied to her. I think the workshop gave her the support and confidence to face some social situations that she had been avoiding. - 2010 Parent

FAQ

How do I describe this program to my daughter:
We would describe it this way, “This is a fun program that I want to do with you.  Once a week we get to hang out together, have fun and learn new skills to help us improve our relationships, with each other, and our friends.” 

I can only come to the first three workshops. Should I still sign up?
The four-part series is cumulative. Each class builds on the last; the last class brings it all together.  If you know ahead of time that you can’t make all four, it is better to sign up for a different workshop.

Can my spouse and I switch off who attends?
We understand if you need to switch off, but it is best if one parent attends all four workshops. All of the skills (and the games!) build on the previous week.

Can I bring both my daughters?
Yes, we almost always have at least one family with more than one daughter.  The cost for the 2^nd daughter is an additional 50% of the workshop fee.

I would love to bring food for the group. Can I?
At GLI we always say, “food good.” We welcome snacks, but please do not bring any foods containing nut products.

What kind of girl should take this workshop?
Everyone can work on improved communication and healthier relationships. We recommend our program for all girls! If your daughter has special emotional or learning needs, please give our office a call so that we do everything possible to meet her needs. We want to make sure that we can set every girl up to succeed.

My daughter hasn’t been bullied. Should she still attend?
This isn’t a “bullying” workshop. It is a communication and healthy conflict workshop. Every girls and parents can take this workshop to improve their communication habits and learn the best way to deal with difficult emotions.

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 or credits are available within 30 days from the start of a program.