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Princeton-Blairstown Center (PBC) Announces The Launch of Girls’ Leadership Programs

Princeton-Blairstown Center (PBC) is proud to announce the addition of Girls’ Leadership Programs to its strong portfolio of social and emotional development programming for young people.   The program launch date was October 11, 2014, as this date coincides with the International Day of the Girl, a globally recognized date designated by the United Nations in 2011.  PBC’s new programs have already received strong recognition.  They were identified as one of the year’s best examples of innovative girls’ leadership development by the International Day of the Girl Summit (www.dayofthegirlsummit.org) organizing committee.   The committee selected short videos of PBC’s programs, along with summaries of the curriculum, and featured them during the month of September in global webcasts leading up to planned celebrations at the United Nation scheduled for October 10th.   PBC leadership, along with the 12 young students who designed the Girls’ Leadership Programs, were invited to the United Nations’ celebration and were joined by over 500 girls and  girl-advocates from around the world, prominent members of the United Nations community, and government representatives from Canada, Peru, and Turkey.   

The Girls’ Leadership Programs were designed for girls by girls.  “We hoped that through these programs, girls would be able to discover themselves, connect to others, and would learn to take action,” said one of the girl designers, Aarushi, age 14. “By taking a different approach to helping girls build healthy relationships, promote cooperation and team building, resolve conflicts, advance diversity in a multicultural world, and feel connected to their communities, we know that we can give girls, especially those who need help, a new experience that may even change their lives.” 

The Girls’ Leadership Programs include 4 modules:

• Dare to Discover Yourself – An introspective view of one’s own leadership journey
• Connect to Courage – Creative ways to lead teams and understand others’ perspectives
• Scientific Sleuths:  Environmental Expedition – Outdoor science exploration for girls
• Spectacular Survival Skills – Preparedness for wilderness survival for girls

The Girls’ Leadership Programs received a partial sponsorship from Janssen Research & Development, LLC that will enable 25 at-risk girls who participate in PBC’s school-based programs at Rivera Middle School in Trenton, NJ, travel to the Blairstown Campus three times during the 2014-2015 school year and participate in a one-day Campus Expedition to Princeton University. 

“The Princeton-Blairstown Center is grateful to Janssen for sponsoring these transformative opportunities for both our curriculum developers and for the vulnerable girls who will benefit from Mercer County,” said Executive Director, Pam Gregory.  “There is a shortage of women leaders and part of our remedy is developing the pipeline by mentoring and coaching girls to challenge themselves and develop their leadership skills during our in-school programming and at our Outdoor Campus.  With this sponsorship, Janssen continues to demonstrate their deep commitment to the communities where their employees live and work.”

About PBC
PBC is an independent nonprofit with a mission to transform the lives of vulnerable young people through integrated experiential and adventure-based programming in schools and at our Blairstown Campus near the Delaware Water Gap. Our wide variety of year-round, multi service programs serve over 5,000 students from the Mid-Atlantic States.

For further information contact Sabrina Lopez at (609) 921-0070
slopez@princetonblairstown.org or visit www.princetonblairstown.org