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In Camp, Conferences, Education, Girls, Leadership, Media & Technology on October 16, 2011 at 3:44 pm10 Lessons for Daughters from The Council of Dads
In Education, Girls, Leadership on June 21, 2010 at 9:21 amBruce Feller recently published a book called The Council of Dads, which gathers the life lessons from dads and various father figures in the author’s life. In a recent Huffington Post article he offered up ten llife lessons for girls, including:
- Be a Traveler, Not a Tourist
- Always Pack Your Flip-Flops
- Use Your Words
As we celebrate Father’s Day, what advice do dads have for daughters?
Young Women’s Leadership Charter School Celebrates 10 Years
In Education, Girls, Leadership on April 22, 2010 at 11:15 amThe Young Women’s Leadership Charter School in Chicago, IL is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The school is the only single-sex high school for girls in the Chicago Public Schools. The school is welcoming to girls, who may be living in environments where teen pregnancy and minimum-wage jobs are commonplace and sets them on the path to college and professional careers.
Started in 2000 by a group of prominent Chicago women who wanted to give modest-income girls a college prep education, Young Women’s accepts girls with all achievement levels via a lottery system. Last year, 96 percent of its senior class graduated, and 89 percent were accepted to college, according to school documents. Read more.
