Interesing shifts in teen and tween attitudes and beliefs
Kids gone bad tend to make news. If you are among those who have formed the impression that our youth and their values are on a downward slide, here’s some evidence to the contrary. Girl Scouts of the...
View ArticleSmall steps to make the world a better place.
“I think helping others is a great thing to do because it makes you feel good and it makes other people feel good ’cause they know that somebody is thinking of them.” These are words of wisdom from a...
View ArticleOur education disaster
As reported in yesterday’s Chronicle the recession is hitting kids hard. There’s less at school and less at home. The article quotes the recently published California Educational Opportunity Report:...
View ArticleHelping kids discover science
This past week we’ve read that less than half of U.S. K-12 students are proficient in science. College students are more stressed than ever. And, of course,the debate rages on about tiger moms and how...
View ArticleThe power of girls
I’ve just returned from the Girl Scouts National Convention – 15,000 Girl Scouts gathered under one roof in Houston to launch Girl Scouts’ 100th Anniversary Year. Our Northern California Delegation...
View ArticleGoogle gives to Girl Scout tech programs for 640 girls
Today Google announced $40 Million in end-of-year grants to nonprofits – a total of $100 Million in charitable giving for 2011. You can see all the nonprofits from a link on Google’s search page:...
View ArticleLights, cameras . . . robots
Imagine this . . . 60 girls who live in migrant farm worker communities in Half Moon Bay, Gilroy and San Martin, spend three days on a college campus, use cool state of the art lap tops and cameras,...
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