November 18, 2026<\/strong> Free Professional Development Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n What changes when girls and other young people know they belong?<\/p>\n They take more risks. They build stronger relationships. They bring more of themselves into the room.<\/p>\n Creating Communities of Belonging<\/strong> is a free, interactive professional development workshop that gives educators and youth-serving professionals practical tools to create spaces where all young people, especially those most marginalized — feel seen, valued, and connected.<\/p>\n Through Girls Leadership\u2019s SEL approach and curriculum, you\u2019ll explore how belonging creates the foundation young people need to build healthy relationships, develop confidence, and exercise the power of their voice.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll experience how to bring SEL strategies into your own classroom, team, or youth-serving space.<\/p>\n Together, we\u2019ll practice tools that help you:<\/p>\n You\u2019ll also experience Girls Leadership\u2019s Relax, Risk, & Reckless<\/strong> activity, which helps adults and young people recognize when they feel comfortable, when they feel emotionally unsafe, and where the powerful middle ground of growth can happen.<\/p>\n Belonging starts with connection.<\/strong><\/p>\n Young people are more likely to participate, take healthy risks, and build meaningful relationships when they see the adults in the room modeling the same behaviors.<\/p>\n That\u2019s why we don\u2019t start with asking young people to speak louder or participate more. We start by training adults on how to create the conditions that help young people feel safe enough to show up.<\/strong><\/p>\n In this interactive training, you\u2019ll learn about our approach to Social Emotional Learning and and experience Girls Leadership practices that center connection, identity, emotional awareness, and community — giving you tools you can use right away with the young people you serve.<\/p>\n By the end of the workshop, you\u2019ll have:<\/p>\n Join us and take the first step toward creating a community where every kind of powerful can thrive.<\/strong><\/p>\n Reserve Your Spot – November 18<\/a><\/p>\n Can\u2019t make November 18th? Our next session will be offered in December.<\/strong><\/p>\n What Participants Are Saying:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSweet, connected space. Especially appreciated your explicit explanations of how you are using trauma-informed practices. This is good learning to understand how that is done in practice, not just words. Thank you!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n “This was extremely thought-provoking and has really made me think about how I will interact with Black and Latinx girls in the future. The workshop also helped me understand different types of bias and to be aware of my own blind spots.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n “The push has been all around trauma-informed care… To think about extending it and considering healing-centered is eye opening.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n This workshop is offered at NO COST.<\/strong><\/p>\n Have Questions?<\/b><\/p>\n If you\u2019re not sure whether this training is right for you, or if you need additional information before registering, please email us at\u00a0info@girlsleadership.org<\/a>\u00a0and we will get back to you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To be the first to hear about our future webinars, sign up here.<\/b>
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