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Girls Incorporated of the Island City held our fifth annual Teen Summit for high school girls ages 13-18 on Feb. 2, 2008.
This free, all-day, fun-filled event featured exciting workshops, a girl-led panel discussion on current teen issues, a prize drawing, gift bags, lunch, and more!
Past Guest Speakers and Performers
- 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
- 2004-2005: Rose Caruso and the Envisions Dance Theatre Company, who performed a piece to the Maya Angelou poem "Phenomenal Woman"
- 2005-2006: Poetry slam teen performers (and twin sisters) Katy and Lucy Turchin
- 2006-2007: KTVU Broadcast News TV Anchors Rita Williams and Sara Sidner
- 2007-2008: Hip Hop Workshop with Bryant Cash-Welch and Yoga Workshop with Tia Ukpe
Past Workshop Topics
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 2006-2007: Making Your Outside as Beautiful as Your Inside; Gossip and Boundaries; Im going to College!; Self Defense; All About Sexual Health; Mosaic Art; Job Search Tips & Techniques for Youth; and Cooking Creations
- 2007-2008: Healthy Skin; Self Defense; College
the Admissions Process; Baking with Rice; Sexual Health 101: The Basics; and Mosaic Arts
Blueprint Program Topics
Past topics chosen by the Girls Matter Panel and Summit Participants to be addressed in the Girls Inc. Blueprint Program
- Teen Dating Violence
- Teen Depression
- Healthy Body Image
- Stereotypes in the Media
To register, volunteer, be a sponsor, or donate prizes for the 2008-2009 Summit, please contact Program Director Tristen Fredrickson at (510)521-1743 or tfredrickson@girlsincislandcity.org.
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