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CounselorsKimeya Courts-Chapman, M. S., [email protected]
Denise Batchelor, M. Ed. [email protected]
Deer Park Junior High
Deer Park, Texas Deer Park ISD
850 Students 6th – 8th Grade
74% White 23% Hispanic 2% Black 1% Asian 23% Economically Disadvantaged 13% (113 students) Special Education
GIRLS ON THE RUN Girls on the Run began for 3rd-5th grade
girls When girls wanted to continue in middle
school, Girls on Track was added for 6th-8th grade girls
HISTORY
Started 1996 Founder is Molly Barker, a triathlete,
former high school teacher, track coach, and college counselor
Molly used running to overcome anorexia and alcohol addiction
Molly created the Girls on the Run curriculum to help girls break out of the “Girl Box,” which tells them the way they look is more important then who they are on the inside
THE PROGRAM: A short training for the
coach(es) required Groups of 6-15 girls 24 Lesson Curriculum 10 or 12 week session Twice weekly sessions Fall session from August to
December Spring session from January
to May Cumulating event is a 5K
run with Running Buddies
CURRICULUM PART 1
Gain an understanding of themselves
Identify strengths and abilities
Set goals Explore importance of
being physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy
Examine what makes them unique
CURRICULUM PART 2 Get along with others Learn active listening and assertion
skills Think positively Recognize importance of standing up for
oneself Examine importance of good decision-
making skills
CURRICULUM PART 3 Analyze the messages girls get from the
media Explore their own stereotyping Explore their responsibility to the community Be empowered to change their environment
in a positive manner Create and implement a community project
STRUCTURE OF SESSION Getting on Board: Circle discussion
time Warm-Up Activity: Focuses on the
topic Processing: Question and answer time
following the warm-up, done while stretching
Workout: Running workouts that incorporate a game or team goal
Processing: Q and A and stretching Wrap Up: Energy Awards and other
positive comments
ENERGY AWARDS Cheers to praise others and recognize
positive behavior Announcement for each winner Small prize Examples: The Surfer, Superstar, The
Lawnmower, The Firecracker, WOW, Pencil Sharpener, Fan-tastic, Shopping Cart
SAMPLE LESSON:MEDIA AWARENESSIntroductory Discussion: What is Media? What impact does media have on you,
your friends, your community? Has anyone seen or heard anything on
the media that has made them angry or uncomfortable?
SAMPLE LESSON:MEDIA AWARENESSWarm-up: Discuss how sex and domination of
females is used to sell products and entertain.
Explain the 5 ways media portrays women unequal to men
1. Body Parts2. Off-Balance3. Clowning4. Superiority5. Control
SAMPLE LESSON: BODY PARTS Treats women’s bodies as separate parts
(eyes, legs, breasts) Suggests woman’s body is not
connected to her feelings
SAMPLE LESSON: OFF-BALANCE Women standing in off-balance or
awkward positions Pose suggests submissiveness, sexual
willingness, and weakness
SAMPLE LESSON: CLOWNING Women shown as playful and childish Suggests women can not be taken
seriously
SAMPLE LESSON: SUPERIORITY Women positioned behind or beneath
men or sized smaller than men Suggests men have control over women
SAMPLE LESSON: CONTROL Women shown with a man where it
looks like man could hurt her Suggests women must be dominated
and kept under control
SAMPLE LESSON: WORKOUT Divide into groups of five Give each runner a card with
one of the 5 media tactics Show a picture from a
magazine illustrating one of the tactics
Girl with correct media tactic runs to you and back to group
Points for first correct answer
SAMPLE LESSON: WORKOUT Girls answer a question after each lap
she runs1. List two things you can do to make a
difference if you are angered by an advertisement.
2. Write three of the tactics used by the media to portray women as sexual objects.
3. Word unscramble.4. Word find.5. Fill in blank.
RESULTS AT DPJH
Scared about weight
Think a lot about weight
Sticks to dreams
Important to listen
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BeforeAfter
RESULTS OF A 2006 STUDY Improved self-esteem Improved body size
satisfaction No statistically significant
increase in team sport participation
No statistically significant increase in number of days being physically active
No statistically significant increase in positive attitudes about physical activity
NAIL CLUB Community service project for Girls on
Track No set membership Girls only Once a month trips to paint nails of local
nursing home residents