Girls Inc. of the Island City will host a
Teen Summit: Healthy Teens Inside and Out
for middle and high school girls
on Saturday, April 21, 2012
This all-day, fun-filled event will feature exciting guest speakers, workshops on current teen issues, prize drawing, goodie bags, lunch, and more!
Special Guest Speaker
Wake up your Inner Superstar with bestselling author and Alameda native, Amy Ahlers.Workshops for Girls
Teens will participate in small, interactive workshops on topics such as: getting into college; body image and self-esteem; self-expression; healthy bodies and skin; everyday etiquette including on-line etiquette; interview skills; sexual health; Zumba and self-defense. For a full list of workshops and to register, click here. Registration is Free!
What: Girls Inc.’s Teen Summit: Healthy Teens Inside and Out
When: Saturday, April 21, 2012
Registration at 9:30am, Program begins at 10:00 am
Where: Alameda South Shore Center
Who: Girls, middle and high school students (non-members welcome)
Thank you to our 2012 Teen Summit Sponsors
- Space Generously Donated by Jamestown Creative
- Financial Support Provided by Bank of Alameda
- Food Provided by Trader Joes and Panera Bread
Past Guest Speakers and Performers
- 2007-2008 Hip Hop Workshop with Bryant Cash-Welch and Yoga Workshop with Tia Ukpe
- 2006-2007 KTVU Broadcast News TV Anchors Rita Williams and Sara Sidner
- 2005-2006 Poetry slam teen performers (and twin sisters) Katy and Lucy Turchin
- 2004-2005 Rose Caruso and the Envisions Dance Theatre Company, who performed a piece to the Maya Angelou poem "Phenomenal Woman"
- 2003-2004 Sara Gerhardt, a chemistry professor at Santa Clara University and the first woman to ever surf Mavericks, in Half Moon Bay; Sally Lundburg and Elizabeth Pepin of frank films; and guests from The International Museum of Women
Workshop Topics
- 2007-2008 Healthy Skin; Self Defense; College … the Admissions Process; Baking with "Rice;" Sexual Health 101: The Basics; and Mosaic Arts
- 2006-2007 Making Your Outside as Beautiful as Your Inside; Gossip and Boundaries; I'm going to College!; Self Defense; All About Sexual Health; Mosaic Art; Job Search Tips & Techniques for Youth; and Cooking Creations
- 2005-2006 Beauty Inside Out; Living Safe and Strong; Body Image-Body Drama; All About Sexual Health; Money Matters; People, Personalities & Problems: Getting Real About Relationships; Are You Ready for College; and Hip Hop Dance
- 2004-2005 Equal Earners, Savvy Spenders; Protecting My Future … Avoiding STD's; Make Your Dream a Reality … Own Your Own Business; Starring Me … Collage Work With ART YOWZA; Women's Rights are Human Rights … Art with the International Museum of Women; Strong Girl Safe Dating; Girl Violence … Gossip and Boundaries; Body Aloud; and She's a Survivor … What it Takes to be a teen mom; and (for parents) Holding On and Letting Go and The College Years
- 2003-2004 Dare Yourself; Boundaries and Relationships; Unleashing Powerful Futures; If Your Think You Can … You're Right; Money Matters; She's On the Money; Body Aloud; Magic Mirror; and Soul Food; and (for parents) Holding On and Letting Go, the Way to Work, and The College Years.
Blueprint Program Topics
Topics chosen by the Girls Matter Panel and Summit Participants to be addressed in the Girls Inc. Blueprint Program include:
- Teen Dating Violence
- Teen Depression
- Healthy Body Image
- Stereotypes in the Media