Girl-Led, Arts-Based Workshops with Project Girl

Jane Bartell and I participated in the March 30, 2009 LEAP conference. 

This is Wisconsin’s only one day conference dedicated to inspiring high school girls to live their dreams and find their path to a bright future.  

 Students gain the tools to explore educational and career opportunities, with emphasis on:

• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics),
• Health Care
• Skilled Trades

Fun, hands-on activities include a college and career exploration fair, interactive workshops and mentoring by successful professional women.

The Project Girl Workshop guided future girl leaders through the process of exploring the following topics with adolescent girls:

1) Basic media literacy concepts;

2) Stereotypes and labeling;

3) Body image and the beauty myth;

4) Consumerism;

5) Real girl power.

Participants took part in a unique reflective and expressive art experience, equipping them to replicate this essential component of Project Girl’s arts-based curriculum.

It is essential that girls everywhere become educated, supported, equipped, and inspired to be critical consumers of media. Project Girl’s proven arts-based approach gets girls asking questions they’ve never heard asked before and gives them critical tools to look at their contemporary media based culture with smarter, more resistant eyes