17 December

Amazing, fun & great!

You know you’re getting it right when 96% of the girls tell you they are happy – which is why we at Girls Out Loud are feeling the need to SHOUT OUT LOUD! Everyone will be delighted to know that our last Discovery Day, with 84 girls in year 9 of Oldham’s Oasis Academy, was a great success. The feedback forms at the end of the session positively glowed with enthusiasm and the girls were left wanting more.

“Amazing, fun and great” said one “it was awesome” said another and “the discovery stars are brilliant and very friendly” said another: these were just a few of the endorsements they wrote down. Overwhelmingly they saw the benefit of the process and joined wholeheartedly in the action. They got the message, they were up for the challenge – and they loved the part where they created their own magazine.

Discovery Days are all about awakening and we are left in no doubt that a multitude of potential little stars started to shine brightly on that day.

SISTER TALK – Rebecca Bowers

We hear so many amazing stories from both Big and Little Sisters that we wanted to share them with you. This month Rebecca Bowers talks about her experience of being a Big Sister. “Being part of the Big Sister programme has been so rewarding. I’m in my second year of mentoring now and absolutely love […]

EDUCATING GIRLS IS ABOUT EMPOWERING GIRLS ISN’T IT?

Last week the Head Mistress of an independent girls school, Vivienne Durham caused an outcry in female circles by saying girls definitely CANNOT have it all, feminism is over and girls must accept that they cannot have a family AND a career. She went on to say we must not lie to girls by telling […]

Outdoor fun!

Before we started the Big Sister 1-2-1 mentoring sessions at the Sir William Stanier School we organised an outdoor group activity session for the girls and their Big Sisters. What did we achieve? Well, we all got wet, for a start!. One of the activities involved pouring buckets of water into a big steel tube […]

“I know what an engineer is Miss”

https://vimeo.com/282643668 Through the wonderful organisation Girls Out Loud, I have just completed a year as a mentor to a 13 year old girl. This wasn’t part of the plan, when asked, my inner voice screamed “Noooo!”, but having done it, I’d do it again in a heartbeat. Not for the warm fuzzy feelings we associate […]

Speak up and make your mark

Ever have that feeling that you just can’t face your workload, your problems or responsibilities? Well, you’re not alone. But here’s the thing: anticipation is the worst part. Once you determine to tackle an issue it starts to become just another challenge that you can take in your stride – like worries in the night […]

Graduation Day!

Girls get excited at cap and gowns- selfies all round! Over the mentoring year the relationship that develops between Big and Little Sister is a joy to watch and nowhere is this more apparent that at our final event – The Graduation. We go all out to make sure this is a memorable day for […]

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