James Coleman
OTHER PROJECTS.
THE GIRL'S ONLY CONFIDENCE CONFERENCE (GOCC).
THE GIRL'S ONLY CONFIDENCE CONFERENCE WAS A PROJECT THAT I DID FOR MY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CLASS, ALTHOUGH I CONTINUED THE PROJECT AFTER THE CLASS ENDED. THE PURPOSE OF THE EVENT WAS TO BRING THE GIRLS OF BONSALL HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER, AND TO IMPROVE THE CULTURE AT OUR SCHOOL AMONG THE GIRLS. I WORKED WITH A TEAM OF GIRLS, THE GOCC CAPTAINS, AND THEIR ROLE WAS TO HELP THE GIRLS WHO ATTENDED FEEL COMFORTABLE AND AT HOME, AND TO MAKE SURE NO ONE WAS CONFUSED OR LOST. OVERALL, AROUND 35 GIRLS ATTENDED, WITH ONLY A FEW WHO WENT HOME EARLY WITHOUT SPENDING THE NIGHT. I WORKED WITH PiNG, OUR PARENT ORGANIZATION, TO GET ALL OF OUR SUPPLIES DONATED, SO THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO CHARGE ADMISSION.
THIS WAS THE TIMELINE FOR THE EVENT. IT WENT THROUGH SEVERAL DRAFTS, BUT THIS IS THE ONE WE ENDED WITH. IT WAS MY JOB TO DESIGN THE ACTIVITIES WE WOULD BE DOING, AND TO ORGANIZE THE TIME OF THE EVENT. WE STUCK TO THIS SCHEDULE PRETTY CLOSELY, ALTHOUGH WE DECIDED TO DO THE ROTATION ACTIVITIES ALL TOGETHER, INSTEAD OF SPLITTING UP.
THIS IS THE LETTER OF COMMITMENT WE SENT HOME WITH THE GIRLS TO SHOW THEIR PARENTS. AT FIRST, WE SENT OUT A GOOGLE FORM TO ALL THE GIRLS AS A SORT OF RSVP, BUT THAT WASN'T VERY EFFECTIVE, SO I MADE THIS LETTER. WE WANTED THE GIRLS TO HAVE AN IDEA OF THE NORMS WE WOULD BE STICKING TO, AND THE KIND OF ENVIRONMENT WE WANTED TO CULTIVATE AT THIS EVENT.
THIS IS AN ACTIVITY I CREATED TO DO AT THE EVENT. I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON CREATING CONFIDENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS, AND A FEW WEBSITES HAD EXAMPLE OF THIS KIND OF ACTIVITY AS A SORT OF FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS. WE ALSO PAIRED THIS WITH A "WHAT DO YOU SEE?" ACTIVITY, WHERE YOU IMAGINE YOURSELF, AND WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU SEE. THIS ACTIVITY WAS A FAVORITE OF THE GIRLS, AND WE HAD A DISCUSSION AFTERWARDS ON THE IMPORTANCE.