Building Strong Character and Integrity in Children

Isn’t this picture an amazing representation of happiness, strength, and confidence? This is 8-year-old summer camper Samantha beaming with self-pride and that makes us so happy! ? But the sobering fact is that as early as age 7, many girls begin to lose their sense of identity and therefore struggle with feeling confident about who they […]

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Be P.R.O.U.D.

Recently, Maria Wood had the pleasure of doing a presentation at the Alden Elementary School’s Girls Night Out.  The topic was “Be True to Yourself. Be P.R.O.U.D,” – a direct reflection of the principles we strive to instill in our students in our summer camps as well as in our fall and spring weekly classes. This is […]

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Empowering Model Citizens, Not Models

Reshma Saujani has a vision. Though with one quick glance at her credentials, you may think that vision is to get more girls involved in STEM or to break the glass ceiling, in fact, her vision runs deeper than those both. Saujani wants to make America great by making half of its population braver. Saujani […]

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