GOTR SPRING 2023
Girls on the Run
Girls on the Run® is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams.
Meeting twice a week in small teams, we teach life skills through dynamic, interactive lessons and running games. The curriculum is taught by certified Girls on the Run coaches and includes three parts: understanding ourselves, valuing relationships and teamwork and understanding how we connect with and shape the world at large.
Running is used to inspire and motivate girls, encourage lifelong health and fitness, and build confidence through accomplishment. Important social, psychological, and physical skills and abilities are developed and reinforced throughout the program. At each season's conclusion, the girls and their running buddies complete a 5k running event which gives them a tangible sense of achievement as well as a framework for setting and achieving life goals. The result—making the seemingly impossible, possible, and teaching girls that they can.
Mission: We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.
Vision: We envision a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams.
GOTR Core Values
Girls on the Run honors its core values. We strive to:
● Recognize our power and responsibility to be intentional in our decision making
● Embrace our differences and find strength in our connectedness
● Express joy, optimism and gratitude through our words, thoughts and actions
● Nurture our physical, emotional and spiritual health
● Lead with an open heart and assume positive intent
● Stand up for ourselves and others
GLE GOTR: 3rd - 5th Grade Program
Over a period of 10 weeks, girls in the 3rd through 5th grade participate in an after-school program like no other. Designed to allow every girl to recognize her inner strength, the Girls on the Run curriculum inspires girls to define their lives on their own terms. Throughout the season, the girls make new friends, build their confidence and celebrate all that makes them unique.
The Girls on the Run lessons encourage positive emotional, social, mental and physical development. Participants explore and discuss their own beliefs around experiences and challenges girls face at this age. They also develop important strategies and skills to help them navigate life experiences. We start with helping the girls get a better understanding of who they are and what’s important to them. Then, we look at the importance of teamwork and healthy relationships. And, finally, the girls explore how they can positively connect with and shape the world.
Physical activity is woven into our program to inspire an appreciation of fitness and to build habits that lead to a lifetime of health. At the end of each three month session, the girls participate in a Girls on the Run 5k event. This celebratory, non-competitive event is the culminating experience of the curriculum. Completing the 5k gives the girls a tangible understanding of the confidence that comes through accomplishment as well as a framework for setting and achieving life goals. Crossing the finish line is a defining moment when the girls realize that even the seemingly impossible IS possible.
Enrollment Fee
The program fee is $155 before March 13th, $170 after March 13th (1st practice date)
This fee includes:
· Twenty 75 minute sessions
· GOTR t-shirt, cinch bag, water bottle
· Snack at each Practice
· End of season certificates and awards
· Entry into season ending 5k & finisher’s prize
GOTR Scholarship Opportunities through the YMCA: The YMCA attempts to give as many scholarships as possible to those families in need and wanting to enroll their girl in GOTR. Please contact head coach for more information on scholarship information.
Spring 2023 Glengary GOTR Schedule
Practice Days and Times
● Girls will meet every Monday and Wednesday from 4:15-5:30 pm
○ Parents/Guardians must pick up girls in the apple pick up PROMPTLY at 5:30.
● Our first practice is date: March 13th
If the weather is appropriate, we will practice outside on the track. If the weather is not permitting, we will hold our practices indoors.
What to wear / What to bring
Girls will need to pack the night before (Sunday evening and Tuesday evenings) our practices so they are prepared. Please make sure you wear and bring the following:
● Comfortable shirt and pants (t-shirt and yoga pants or leggings)
● Socks and running/exercise shoes
● Hair tie and/or headband
● Water bottle with name on it
● Jacket (to keep warm, we will be going outside)
Parent Pick Up
If they need to leave early, simply let us know via email or text, and we will ensure they are ready to meet you outside!
Parents/guardians are asked to PLEASE ensure you are picking girls up promptly at 5:30. Our coaches also have families and other commitments that we must adhere to.
If you are consistently late to pick your child up, girls will be sent to stay with Prime Time Care, and you will be charged for their care.
Important Culminating Event
● The weekend before our last practice, we will participate in the GOTR 5K Event, which will be in May. The 5K is located at Lake St. Clair Metropark. Family members and friends of each girl are encouraged and invited to walk/jog the 5K with her in support and celebration of her valiant efforts during the season!
Community Impact Project
During the GOTR season, one of our lessons involves choosing a Community Impact Project. This involves the girls discussing and choosing a simple, yet meaningful service or good deed to commit to and provide for our community.