What is it?
Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a unique 10 week (twice weekly) after-school program led by trained
coaches who lead small teams through our research-based curricula which includes dynamic discussions, activities and running games. Over the course of the ten-week program, girls in 4-5th grade develop essential skills to help them navigate their worlds and establish a lifetime appreciation for health and fitness. The season culminates with a Girls on the Run 5K event at UMass on May 31st. This celebratory, non-competitive event provides girls with a sense of accomplishment and instills the value of goal setting at a young age.
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Click here for the GOTR Home Page
All girls are welcome - nobody needs to be a runner. Each team will have a minimum of 2 coaches. Teams are 8-15 girls.
When
Mondays and Thursdays from 3-4:30pm. Practices will start the week of March 9th and continue for 10 weeks ending with our own GOTR 5K on May 31st at U Mass.
Registration is open on the GOTR website. Partial and full financial aid is available when you register. We offer a sliding scale so all girls can participate. No girl is turned away. The cost for the 20 sessions is $5-$150, with a sliding scale, which includes snack, t-shirt, run registration and sneakers (if needed). Girls are selected by lottery. If you do not have access to a computer please let us know and we will assist with registration.
Looking for more information? Please contact Alison Berman, [email protected] 413 687-2726.
Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a unique 10 week (twice weekly) after-school program led by trained
coaches who lead small teams through our research-based curricula which includes dynamic discussions, activities and running games. Over the course of the ten-week program, girls in 4-5th grade develop essential skills to help them navigate their worlds and establish a lifetime appreciation for health and fitness. The season culminates with a Girls on the Run 5K event at UMass on May 31st. This celebratory, non-competitive event provides girls with a sense of accomplishment and instills the value of goal setting at a young age.
Click here for more details
Click here for the GOTR Home Page
All girls are welcome - nobody needs to be a runner. Each team will have a minimum of 2 coaches. Teams are 8-15 girls.
When
Mondays and Thursdays from 3-4:30pm. Practices will start the week of March 9th and continue for 10 weeks ending with our own GOTR 5K on May 31st at U Mass.
Registration is open on the GOTR website. Partial and full financial aid is available when you register. We offer a sliding scale so all girls can participate. No girl is turned away. The cost for the 20 sessions is $5-$150, with a sliding scale, which includes snack, t-shirt, run registration and sneakers (if needed). Girls are selected by lottery. If you do not have access to a computer please let us know and we will assist with registration.
Looking for more information? Please contact Alison Berman, [email protected] 413 687-2726.
Why it matters Girls face social pressures and conflicting messages about how they should act and who they should be. Studies show that by adolescence, girls' confidence drops about twice as much as boys'. Friendships become more complicated and challenging, girls' perception of their academic ability declines, the likelihood of anxiety and depression increases and participation in physical activity plummets. It doesn't have to be this way. We believe that EVERY GIRL is inherently FULL OF POWER and POTENTIAL. By knowing they are the leaders of their lives, these are the girls who WILL CHANGE THE WORLD. |
What girls learn
confidence
Lessons are designed to build girls' self-worth and help them feel greater confidence in who they are. Activities help girls recognize their personal strengths and teach them how to stand up for themselves and others.
character
By gaining awareness of the power they possess to make intentional decisions, girls learn to choose positive actions which demonstrate respect and responsibility towards themselves and others.
care
Throughout each season, girls learn to respond to others and themselves with care and compassion. Lessons and activities further develop their abilities to sympathize and empathize both within and beyond their social groups.
connections
Girls on the Run lessons focus on cooperative skills and team building through a positive group setting. Girls learn firsthand how to create positive connections with parents and caregivers, teachers, peers and their communities.
competence
Our program provides skill-building experiences to nurture girls' physical, social and emotional competencies that they apply in other areas of their lives such as home, school, and in the neighborhood. Completing a 5K at the end of the season gives them a tangible opportunity to apply all that they have learned.
When girls develop and strengthen these life skills, they can thrive. More importantly, they can then develop a final skill:
CONTRIBUTION. Girls on the Run inspires girls to build lives of purpose and to make a meaningful contribution to community and society. This comes to life through a key element of the curricula when each team creates and executes a community service project.
confidence
Lessons are designed to build girls' self-worth and help them feel greater confidence in who they are. Activities help girls recognize their personal strengths and teach them how to stand up for themselves and others.
character
By gaining awareness of the power they possess to make intentional decisions, girls learn to choose positive actions which demonstrate respect and responsibility towards themselves and others.
care
Throughout each season, girls learn to respond to others and themselves with care and compassion. Lessons and activities further develop their abilities to sympathize and empathize both within and beyond their social groups.
connections
Girls on the Run lessons focus on cooperative skills and team building through a positive group setting. Girls learn firsthand how to create positive connections with parents and caregivers, teachers, peers and their communities.
competence
Our program provides skill-building experiences to nurture girls' physical, social and emotional competencies that they apply in other areas of their lives such as home, school, and in the neighborhood. Completing a 5K at the end of the season gives them a tangible opportunity to apply all that they have learned.
When girls develop and strengthen these life skills, they can thrive. More importantly, they can then develop a final skill:
CONTRIBUTION. Girls on the Run inspires girls to build lives of purpose and to make a meaningful contribution to community and society. This comes to life through a key element of the curricula when each team creates and executes a community service project.