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Creating A Kinder Girl World with Kate Whitfield

A School Year That Actually Changes Something

Imagine the last week of May.

A circle of girls sitting together for their 30th session. Some of th...

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What Makes a Great Peer Mentor? (It's Not What You Think)

When we ask teachers to nominate peer mentor candidates, they often default to the obvious ones.

Th...

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"We Don't Have the Budget." (Neither Do the Schools We Serve.)

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When we talked to school counselors about what they needed, the answer was consistent and heartbr...

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The Title IX Question Schools Always Ask -- And the Honest Answer

It is the first question most administrators ask, and it is a fair one.

"We love this program. But ...

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7 Things Girls Learn in a Peer Mentorship Circle That They Won't Learn in Class

There is a version of education that happens in classrooms, measured in grades and test scores and c...

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Why "One-Off" Programs Aren't Fixing the Teen Girl Mental Health Crisis

Your school probably already does something.

A mental health awareness week. An assembly about frie...

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How to Start a Peer Mentorship Program at Your School (Without Adding to Your Staff's Load)

The biggest misconception about peer mentorship programs is that they require significant staff inve...

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What Happened When Senior Girls Started Leading Mentorship Circles

Nobody expects the senior girls to be the intervention.

We spend so much time and energy building p...

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The 5 Signs Your School Is Ready for a Peer Mentorship Program

Most schools we talk to already know something is missing. There's a gap between what students need ...

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More Than Half of Teen Girls Feel Persistently Sad. Here's What Schools Can Actually Do About It.

The number is hard to sit with: 52.6% of teenage girls - more than half - reported feeling persisten...

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