Our Mission: 

Our mission is to teach teen girls crucial skill sets they need to thrive emotionally, academically, and financially, while fostering their leadership abilities. Through online and live programs, we guide girls in building successful, empowered lives, while paving the way to their higher education.

Our 4 Learning Objectives are to:

    • Increase high school and college graduation rates of all girls to help them become leaders.
    • Increase leadership skills in all girls so they can lead and navigate their life and become successful adults.
    • Increase core life skills and build mental resiliency in all girls so they can overcome hard things.
    • Increase financial literacy and money confidence in all girls to help progress their goals and impact their future and the world economy.

Our Purpose: 

We help girls become the next generation of leaders.
We help girls build healthy, empowered, successful lives.
We help girls build a path to their dreams and higher education.
We help girls know that they are brilliant, beautiful & bold just as they are.

We want girls to become leaders, not a statistic.

We all know that self-esteem cannot be medicated, and we also know that when girls build strong self-esteem and powerful leadership skill sets, they can become successful adults.  We must equip and educate girls with the  leadership, confidence and financial literacy skills to win at life. But many girls today are feeling depressed, anxious, lonely, insecure and battle with an array of challenges and issues. Let’s talk about the statistics of girls today. We are battling the highest suicide rate in girls in 40 years along with many other staggering statistics like teen pregnancy (1 million nationwide in 2018). Read more statistics here. Additionally, experts say electronic and social media addiction is one of the main causes behind the rise in suicides and lower self-esteem. All girls have encountered some of the 7 derailers at school or in their personal lives (see left). We believe that the key to overcoming these challenges lies in leadership tools and mental resiliency skills. These skills are what empower a girl to rise above obstacles, rather than be consumed by them.

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Our Curriculum:

  1. Our 12 Leadership Principles:

Module 1:  Dream it!
1:  Dream Big – 
Girls learn to identify goals and dreams to become women with vision.
2:  Self-Acceptance – Girls learn self-esteem skills so they can lift themselves to their highest potential.
3:  Greatness Mindset – Girls learn to live and lead from their positive mindset to overcome any challenge.

Module 2: Plan it!
4:  Plan Your Work –
 Girls learn how to plan their work and work their plan.
5:  Responsibility – Girls learn to be accountable for their choices, communication, body, finances, & dreams.
6:  Goal-Setting – Girls learn how to get clarity in their goals and milestones to achieve them.

Module 3: Lead it!
7:  Leadership! –
 Girls learn to lead every day and don’t wait for a title.
8:  Make Positive Friendships – Girls learn to build healthy relationships, community and collaboration.
9:  Practice Self-Care  – Girls learn to care for their mind, body, & spirit so they can live with balance, and not burnout.

Module 4: Complete it!

10:  Participate in Teamwork! – Girls learn to work in teams, ask for help & accomplish their role in the team.
11:  Be Compassionate & Giving –
 Girls learn the power of 1 and that they can be the change they want to see in the world.
12:  Complete Things, Don’t Quit! – Girls learn complete things and to trust themselves to finish, not to quit.

 

  1.  Our financial literacy skills:
  • Financial Literacy: The building blocks of financial literacy: Earn, Save, Invest, Borrow, Spend/Budget

     

  1.  Our confidence and core life skills: 
  • Self-awareness & self-esteem: Know your strengths and limitations, with a well-grounded sense of confidence, optimism, and a “growth mindset.”
  • Self-management: Effectively manage stress and motivate yourself to set and achieve goals.
  • Social awareness: Understand the perspectives of others and the ability to empathize with them.
  • Relationship skills: Communicate clearly, listen well, cooperate with others, resist inappropriate social pressure, negotiate conflict constructively, and seek and offer help when needed.
  • Responsible decision-making: Make constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions based on ethical standards, safety, and social norms.

 

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Our Co-founder, Dena Patton
Dena Patton has a calling and a passion to empower and advance women and girls. Read about her on our leadership page here

Our Team

We are made up of men and women volunteers, financial supporters, partners, and sponsors,  who help our organization grow to impact more girls to reach their greatest potential. It takes a village.
You can get involved here.

 

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Our Core Values – We are committed to:

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