CHICAS CORRIENDO (To Be Determined for 21-22)

Chicas Corriendo hopes to inspire, motivate and encourage girls to be who they are and who they aspire to be.

Chicas Corriendo is a bilingual program led by five teachers of color and serves girls in 3rd–5th grade.  As teachers of color we have taken on the responsibility to teach beyond the classroom. We saw that there was a need for girls to have a space to express their leadership skills, a space where they were empowered to act with intention and purpose. We teach them to be present and work hard to break through their own mental barriers and shift their mindsets to realize that their true strengths lie within.

We start each session with a community meeting focusing on heroes, health, and empowerment. After our community meetings we move on to our running sessions. In our running journeys, we learn about goal setting, pushing through a hardship, being in tune with our bodies to self-care, all of which are excellent skills to have in order to live a healthy life.

We seek to inspire them to create connections between them and to understand that this interconnectedness will positively impact the rest of their community. They are the world they want to see and live in.

¡Somos CHICAS CORRIENDO!

Led By Maestre Lourdes, Maestra Joseph, Maestra Estrada, Maestra Frias, and Maestra Lupercio.