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I received several responses to the following query.
"We would appreciate hearing from anyone who has experience with or
ideas related to helping YA Girls through the "turbulent years" via
library/media services. We are especially interested in programs,
projects, out-reach, etc...."
---The first two responses reference an agency and a website. The third
is a lengthy combination of several responses from the same party.
Included are a newspaper article, books references, magazines, and
website recommendations. The fourth is a reference to a magazine
article. There are some truly terrific resources and ideas listed here.
Thanks.
Donna Crosslin, M. Ed.
Emporia State University
crosslid@esuvm.emporia.edu
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From: abea@cjrhs.cupertino.k12.ca.us (Autumn Bea)
Check with your local AAUW branch, Girls' Inc. in your area, or the
YWCA.
Also, contact: Advocacy Press
P.O. Box 236, Dept.A
Santa Barbara, CA 93102.
FAX (805)963-3580, Phone: (805) 962-2728
This organization has lots of resources, curriculum, guidebooks for
one-shot meetings, fiction books, etc.
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From: Susan Geller Ettenheim <sgellere@interport.net>
Hi! Noticed your post in the ed list. Visit http://www.femina.com for
lots of leads especially in the Girls section! Good Luck!
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From: nthackaber@aol.com
I run a Cadette Girl Scout group that focuses on women's issues, outdoor
education, and life skills. The following is a recent newspaper article
about the group:
"The Young Women of the 21rst Century traveled to Boy Scout Camp
Tri-mont Friday, October 3, 1997 to attempt the COPE course. COPE
stands for Challenging Outdoor Personal Excellence. Although only
fifteen of the 28 girls were able to complete the full course, all
members enjoyed the day.
Safety is just one of the main issues young women face in today's world
and it was the main emphasis of climbing COPE course. After a lesson on
rope and equipment safety from Co-leader Eve Hines and Tri-mont COPE
director Tom Heyman, the girls played Project Adventure (TM) initiative
games in order to warm up. The rain threatened most of the day and
finally drizzled down, but it could not dampen the girls' spirits. They
all eagerly cheered their new and old friends through the course.
Each girl wore a harness which attaches to a rope controlled by a human
belayer. The belayer ensures the climber's safety by giving verbal
instructions, and locking the rope in place so as to deter a fall. The
course begins with a rope ladder, the second element is a high wire,
followed by a rope and railroad tie ladder, which brings the climber
approximately 50 feet high onto a 2 foot platform.
"No one falls from the COPE course," Tom Heyman assured the group,
"they merely become detached!" Regardless all of these safety
precautions, 50 feet up inspires a sense of fear. The young climbers
worked through their fears in many different ways: tears, humor,
silence, persistence and all had the support and encouragement from the
group that was watching. No one was allowed to say "I can't."
Prohibiting this phrase lead to "I can", and moving on to the next level
of the course. After the 50 foot platform, the climbers walked another
tightrope wire with two hand holds, and finally
leaped onto a 100 yard zip wire that gradually lowers them to the
ground.
Accepting challenges and taking safe risks are what these young women
focus on. The group's goal is to strengthen the young women's
confidence in themselves and expand their knowledge of their
surroundings through monthly outdoor educational field trips and
bimonthly meetings. The meetings often include group discussion, field
trip planning, co-operative games, and guest speakers. This group is
made possible by the support of three organizations; the Hudson Valley
Girl Scout Council, Twin County Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services
Substance Abuse Prevention Program, and the Catskill Middle School. It
is one of the many examples of the co-operative effort between Catskill
Central School District and the community.
Just as the roles of young women are changing, so must the roles of
Girl Scouts and their leaders. The Young Women of the 21rst Century are
a Girl Scout Special Interest Group. They are officially Girl Scout
Troop #904, and abide by the Girl Scout by-laws. They participate in
Girl Scout fund raisers that benefit the troop, as well as the Council.
Currently, the group is selling 1998 Girl Scout calendars. The group
has chosen to concentrate on outdoor educational activities. The
elements of Girl Scouting and the virtues of human interaction are
incorporated into every activity and every
meeting.
Co- leader Eve Hines, of Twin County Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Prevention Program, uses her expertise of human services and life skills
education to offer the group an expansive array of community service,
guest speakers, and outdoor education that has shown to be beneficial to
young women. Next month, Leslie Hummel from Columbia Greene Domestic
Violence will guest lecture at the November 4th meeting about
relationship violence.
As Catskill Middle School Librarian, co-leader Nancy Thackaberry is
able to keep track of each group member's academic achievement. All of
the young women must be passing all of their school subjects in order
to participate in a field trip. Academic help is provided and
encouraged. Ms. Thackaberry communicates directly with the Catskill
Middle School teachers and staff to ensure that the group members are
bringing the positive behaviors they have learned through Girl Scouting
to the classroom.
The Young Women of the 21rst Century was piloted last year in an
effort to promote new alternatives for young women of the Catskill
Central School District. It's success has encouraged over 40 members
grades 6-9 to participate this year. If you have a community service
project that the Young Women of the 21rst Century can help you with, or
if you would like to offer your services, please call Nancy Thackaberry
at (518) 943-5665 extension 26."
... Here is our recommended resources to which I will add The Body
Project: an Intimate history of American Girls by Joan Jacobs Brumberg
1997 Random House...
Catskill NY
Outdoor Education Conference Women of the 21rst Century
October 17,1997
Recommended Resources
BOOKS:
At Twelve: Portraits of Young Women - Sally Mann (silver gelatin
photograhs)
Best Hikes with Children in the Catskills & Hudson River Valley - Lewis,
Cynthia C. and Thomas J. Lewis 1992 the Mountaineers 1011 SW Klictal Way
Seattle, WA 98134
Boy Scout Handbook- Boy Scoutsof America 1990 Irving, TX
Cooperative Sports and Games Book - Orlick, Terry 1978 Pantheon Books,
NY
Cowstails and Cobras- Rohnke, Karl 1977 Project Adventure, Inc. P.O.
Box 100 Hamilton, MA 01936
Fieldbook: By Scouts of America - Boy Scouts of America 1984 Irving, TX
75038-3096
For Real: the Uncensored Truth about america's teenagers - Jane Pratt
and Kelli Pryor
Gender Equity: An Integrated Theory of Stability and Change - Janet
Satzman Chaftez
Gender Equity in Education - Eileen Veronica Hilke and Carol
Conway-Gebhardt
Get Smart! A Woman's Guide to Equality on Campus - Montana Katz and
Veronica Vieland
Cadette Girl Scout Handbook - Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.1995
In These girls, Hope is a Muscle - A true story of hoop dreams -
Madeleine Blais
Interest Projects - Girls Scouts of the U.S.A. 1997
Initiative Games - Simpson, Benjy 1978
It's a Girl Thing (How to stay healthy, Safe & In Charge) - Mavis Juke
Learning to Rockclimb - Michael Loughman illustrates the basics of safe
outdoor climbing.
More New Games - Fluegelman, Andrew (editor) 1981 Headlands Press
The New Games Book- Fluegelman, Andrew (editor)1976 Headlands Press
Noncompetitive Group Games
New Games for the Whole Family - LeFevre, Dale N. 1988 Putnam Publishing
200 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10016
1000 Ways to Enhance Self-Concept in the Classroom - Canfield, Jack and
Harold C. Wells 1976 Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewoods Cliffs, NJ
Project Wild - Western Regional Environmental Education
Lesson plans and activities that promote outdoor education
Resiliency Schools: Making it Happen for Students and Educators - 1996
Corwin Press, Inc order@corwin.sagepub.com
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls - Mary Pipher,
Ph D.
The Romance of Risk:Why Teenagers Do theThings They Do: Lynn E. Ponton,
M. D. 1997
Schoolgirls; Young Women, Self-Esteem and Confidence Gap -Peggy
Orenstein
Silver Bullets - Ronke, Karl 1984 Project Adventure, Inc. P.O. Box 100
Hamilton MA 01936
Noncompetitive group games.
Turning Stones: My Days and Nights with Children at Risk - Marc Parent
Parent, a former caseworker for New York City's Emergency Children's
services, offers a frank and compassionate account of eight harrowing
cases that tested his dedication and skills.
Values Clarification - Simon, Sidney, B., LeLand W. Howe and Howard
Kirschenbaum1972 A&W Publishers, Inc. 95 Madison Ave. New York, NY
10016
MAGAZINES: (for young women)
Bag of Tricks (Quarterly Newsletter) - Rohnke, Karl (editor) P.O. Box
77 Hamilton, MA 01936
Blue Jean - Advertising free An alternative to the beauty and glamour
focused magazines. PO Box 90856 Rochester, NY 14609
New Moon - About and written by girls (see WWW address below)
Moondance - Celebrating creative women: our vision, our wisdom, our
strength
Go, Girl! - Bi-weekly zine dedicated to getting women of all ages and
fitness levels in sports
WEB SITES:
American Association Of University Women (AAUW)
http://www.aauw.org/
National association promoting education and equity for all women and
girls Includes issues research.
FeMiNa
http://www.femina.com
First Web search engine for women with a regularly updated section for
girls. Includes a technology-oriented area called "No Girls Allowed."
Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Utopia
http://www.uic.edu/ lauramd/sf/femsf.ya
Gender fair book list with strong female main characters and fair
treatment of women and men.
Girl Tech
http://www.girltech.com
Creates a comfortable technological community for girls through Club
Girl Tech. Full of information and resources.
Girls & Computers
http://www.interactive.net/ shannah/girls/girls.html
The print out of these issue summaries is a good handout for adults and
older students.
Lawrence Hall of Science- University of California Berkeley
http://www.lhs.berkley.edu
Public science museum and center for teacher education, EQUALS
resources, curriculum development, and activities.
New Moon: The magazine for Girls and Their Dreams
http://www.newmoon.org
Award winning international magazine edited by girls. This
advertising-free magazine connects girls all over the world through
reading and submitting their own writing.
The Women of NASA
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov//women/intro.html
Showcases outstanding women who are enjoying successful careers in
math,science and technology. Includes teaching tips and resources as
part of NASA's K-12 initiative.
4,000 years of Women in Science
http://crux.astr.ua.edu/4000ws/4000WS.html
Names and biographies of women's contributions to math, science and
technology.
Womenspace
http://womenspace.com/winter/hotlinx.html
XX Chromosome
xxchrom@muse.calarts.edu
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From: Debra Kooklin Dodd <D.S.dodd@worldnet.att.net>
There was an article in the June 1997 issue of Electronic School, titled
gURL power. It talks about an abundance of girl-friendly sites on the
net, such as SmartGirl Internette www.smartgirl.com, where girls can
post reviews of other web sites, software, and a myriad of other
things. I haven't checked the sites, just read the article.
Debbie Dodd Media Specialist
d.s.dodd@worldnet.att.net West Dover School, Toms River, NJ
Donna Crosslin, M. Ed.
Research Assistant
Emporia State University
crosslid@esuvm.emporia.edu
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