First Girl's Club Meeting at Walnut Springs MS

Last week on Thursday was the first meeting that was held at the Walnut Springs Middle School. I always think its so weird going into other schools because they always look so different from the one that I went to. We had to sign in first for security reasons, and when we left we had to sign out. The mentoring session began in a regular classroom, and there were many more girls there for the program than I had thought, so that was good news. The first thing that I noticed was the number of girls, and then the appearance of little cliques or groups. I remember HS and MS being a lot like that and it probably always will be. We didn't do much interacting with the girls, but we did go over the rules with them so they know what not to talk about with us and why we wouldn't discuss those things. Then we gave everyone journals to decorate with colored paper, markers, and all kinds of stickers. It was a fun activity. We then wrote five things in the journal that we would want to talk about and all of the MS girls did that too so we would have things to talk about next week. This week is when we do our Women in Leadership project with the girls, and that will be about body image and where they see themselves in 5, 10, or 20 years. I think this topic gives the mentors a good chance to instil some confidence in the girls about how things will turn out in the future, and will give them a healthier view of themselves by promoting healthy their healthy attributes and talents.