Pasadena Marathon and GOTR 5K
November 16th Website
Curricula Objectives
Part One: All
about Me….Getting to Know Who I am and What
I Stand For!
Getting to Know Each Other
• To provide participants with the opportunity
to learn each other’s names and each other’s
likes and dislikes, similarities and differences
• To determine running “abilities”
of members of the group
• To administer the pre-survey in order to provide
pre-program participant attitudes (towards parents,
school, themselves and ethical values.)
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A Girl on the Run PROMISE
KEEPER
• To introduce participants to the concept of
respecting each other through listening, cooperating
and taking time to pay attention
• To learn what promises are important to making
the group operate efficiently
What is Change and How do I do it?
• To introduce participants to the importance
of assessing their current behaviors and the ways
they think.
• To learn how to change those behaviors that
need improvement
TAKING CARE OF OUR PHYSICAL SELVES
• To introduce participants to the concept of
physical fitness
• To teach the basics of healthy nutrition,
healthy habits and the importance of physical activity
Being Emotional is Healthy
• To teach participants the importance of expressing
their emotions
• To each participant the concept that uncomfortable
emotions, such as anger, sorrow, and frustration are
not “bad” or “unhealthy” in
and of themselves
• To learn how they personally deal with and
express their emotions.
Drugs Hurt Your Chances
• To learn the major effects of alcohol, tobacco,
and marijuana
• To gain a better understanding of why people
use drugs
• To being to develop their individual strategy
for never trying drugs.
Values are Valuable
• To explore personal values
• To understand the importance of standing up
for their values
• To discuss some behaviors that may undermine
their adherence to their personal values
• To have the girls run their first 5 km. or
5 km. run/walk.
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for Part 2: My Team - Understanding the Importance
of Cooperation
