Coaches Training - Spring 2012
Coaches training registration is now open. Please click on the Coaches Training button above to register now. For more information on days and times, click on the Calendar of Events.
Spring 2012 - Registration is now open
Our Spring 2012 session will begin soon. Registration is now open.
Girls on the Run of Coastal Georgia is committed to making this opportunity available to more girls throughout Chatham, Bryan, Liberty, and Effingham Counties. We want to be a part of your community and partners in educating the whole child beyond the classroom. If you are interested in learning more about the program and bringing it to your community please contact us. We can put you in touch with parents, coaches or a principal who has experienced firsthand the positive effects of the program.
Visit our Locations page to see all of our confirmed sites for Girls on the Run and Girls on Track programs near you.
May
12 5K Celebration Run
Join us at Savannah State University's Tiger Stadium for the HAPPIEST RUN AROUND TOWN! Men, Boys, Women, Girls, Walkers, Runners, Babies in jogging strollers are ALL WELCOME!
Our Mission: Educating and preparing girls for a lifetime of healthy decision making.
Girls on the Run is a life-changing character development program for girls that utilizes the power of running to provide pre-teen girls the tools to celebrate their bodies, honor their voices, and recognize their unique gifts. More than just a running program the mission of Girls on the Run is to educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. This is not just about athletics. Through our focus on positive emotional, social, mental, and physical development girls in grades 3-8 are empowered to discover the confidence they need in those critical pre-teen years and beyond. It is as much about good health, friendship, positive body image and self-esteem as it is about running. Girls on the Run combines training for a 5K (3.1 mile) running event with healthy living education. Our program instills self-esteem and strong values through health education, life skills development, mentoring relationships, and physical training - all of which are accomplished through an active collaboration with girls and their parents, schools, volunteers, staff and the community.
Girls on the Run is the name of our organization, but we have two programs: Girls on the Run for 3rd-5th graders and Girls on Track for 6th-8th graders. The psychological research and principal philosophy behind both programs is the same, yet the depth of processing varies in order to be age appropriate. The Girls on Track middle school curriculum allows for more mature processing around certain topics including eating disorders, internet safety, cyber bullying and tobacco and alcohol use.
Girls on the Run of Coastal Georgia is an affiliate council of Girls on the Run International, which has a network of over 150 locations across the United States and Canada. Girls on the Run International has served over 250,000 girls since 1996.