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Registration Opens for Junior League of Greenwich Programs

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On Tuesday, Sept. 5 the Junior League of Greenwich (JLG) will open enrollment for its “Positively More Program,” and its second session of an outdoor adventure program for 5th grade boys called “Boys Achieving More” or BAM!

BAM! will take place on Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Seton Scout Reservation on Riversville Road. BAM! was created by the Junior League to facilitate a discussion amongst 5th grade boys on the over-arching concepts of respect, trust, communication and leadership.

To engage the youngsters, three facilitators from local organizations – Bob D’Angelo from the Greenwich YMCA, Bobby Walker from the Greenwich Boys & Girls Club, and TJ Ramirez from ReachPREP in Stamford – along with the Greenwich Boy Scouts Council – worked with the Junior League to design activities to engage the participants in the desired topics of discussion.

Bob D’Angelo (YMCA) and Junior League members create an “Amazing Race” through a portion of the Seton Scout Reservation where the participants walk in line through fallen trees in the woods, throw wood spears against a natural target, throw colored (environmentally friendly) paint powder against a rock, and fall off a log into a rope ladder held by the other participants. These activities facilitate discussions on trust, health and exercise, balance, focus, and respect for other people, regardless of appearance.

Bobby Walker (Boys & Girls Club) leads a “Survival Skills” workshop with Junior League members where the boys hike a trail through the woods, discussing leadership qualities, being a good leader, and knowing the people around you. The boys will become “lost,” choose a leader from amongst themselves, and find their way back to home base.

TJ Ramirez (ReachPREP) works with the Low Ropes course at Camp Seton and the Junior League members in a workshop focused on trust, communication and teamwork. Each “climber” will navigate the rock wall, focusing on directions from his peer “spotter” to locate the appropriate hand and feet grips, trusting that the spotter will guide him up the walls and through the course. Then, the entire group will go to the “Whale Watch,” a large wooden balance board, where they have to work as a team, communicating to balance the board for 60 seconds, then get off the board one by one without letting it touch the ground.

“Positively More” is community project designed for 11 and 12 year-old girls who live in or attend school in Greenwich. The program takes a positive approach to youth development and builds upon the many strengths of adolescent girls. When young girls exhibit self-confidence and resilience and feel supported by an array of adults, they are more likely to set high educational goals, express strengths such as self-discipline and engage in activities that are beneficial to their physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development.

This program aims to:

1. Give girls the tools to navigate sticky friendship situations
2. Lessen the escalation of conflicts in personal relationships
3. Apply lessons learned through role play
4. Provide a safe environment to bring up questions about their middle school life

Four one-day sessions offered at JLG Headquarters for the 2017-2018 academic year, participants choose one of them.
Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018
Saturday, April 21, 2018 Saturday, May 12, 2018

The sessions run 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sessions are free with snacks and lunch provided. Each session will consist of workshops moderated by professionals in the fields of teen counseling, youth services, social media & prevention/education.

Space is limited in each session and will be filled on a first come, first served basis.

For questions, please email positivelymorejlg@gmail.com

For more information, please contact the Junior League of Greenwich at jlg@jlgreenwich.org and visit jlgreenwich.org

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