Relationships with Peers Activity Guide
10-SESSION PROGRAM, Ages 13-18
Enhances girls' awareness of their relationships with themselves and others. Themes include "Expressing Myself," "Accepting Different Parts of Myself," "Giving Voice to Feelings,” "Romantic Relationships,” “Girlfights or Girlfriends” and are complimented by activities such as journalling, role-play, sculpting, and more. Highly engaging for teen girls.
10-SESSION PROGRAM, Ages 13-18
Enhances girls'' awareness of their relationships with themselves and others. Themes include "Expressing Myself," "Accepting Different Parts of Myself," "Giving Voice to Feelings,” Romantic Relationships, ” “Girlfights or Girlfriends” and are complimented by activities such as journalling, role-play, sculpting, and more. Highly engaging for teen girls.
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Session
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Theme
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Activity/Description
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| 1 | Connecting with Each Other | Creating Group Guidelines & Commonalities Bead Game |
| 2 | "Labels" - Exploring New Perspectives | Vision Quest Improvisational Game |
| 3 | Expressing Myself | Poetry Reading, Guided Visualization, and Poetry Writing |
| 4 | Accepting All Different Parts of Myself | Quick Writing, Group Poster, Sculpting Bowls of Compassion |
| 5 | Cultivating Respect | Tea Ceremony |
| 6 | Giving Voice to Feelings - Part I | Journaling, Feelings Identification Exercise, "What are Feelings?" Activity |
| 7 | Giving Voice to Feelings - Part II | Using "I Statements" Activity, Role-play |
| 8 | Romantic Relationships - What Is It Worth to You? | Identifying Relationship Values, Myth Busting, Healthy/Unhealthy Relationships Checklist, Looking at Past Relationships |
| 9 | Girlfights or Girlfriends? | "Talk Show" Dramatization (i.e. Oprah Winfrey) and Journaling |
| 10 | Wholeness and Completion | Journaling and Mandala Making |