GLOW Comes to Brînzenii Vechi
On 17-18 March 2012, Brînzenii Vechi Theoretical High School hosted a GLOW seminar for girls in grades nine through twelve. Over the course of the seminar, Peace Corps Volunteers Crystal H. and Chelsea M., along with PCV Emily V. and her Moldovan partner teacher, Mariana Banari, facilitated sessions on the following student-selected topics: self-esteem, stereotypes, gender roles, domestic violence, communication, nutrition, leadership, and future planning. The facilitators conducted their sessions in an atmosphere which fostered open discussion, and the participants said that they enjoyed being able to communicate with each other and the facilitators (their teachers!) as equals. Indeed, it was the students’ active participation in all of the sessions which truly made this seminar a success. After an amazing weekend of learning, sharing, and laughing, the seminar’s fifteen participants said that they would like to lead a similar seminar for their peers. Thank you, GLOW, for empowering the young women of Brînzeni!
On 17-18 March 2012, Brînzenii Vechi Theoretical High School hosted a GLOW seminar for girls in grades nine through twelve. Over the course of the seminar, Peace Corps Volunteers Crystal H. and Chelsea M., along with PCV Emily V. and her Moldovan partner teacher, Mariana Banari, facilitated sessions on the following student-selected topics: self-esteem, stereotypes, gender roles, domestic violence, communication, nutrition, leadership, and future planning. The facilitators conducted their sessions in an atmosphere which fostered open discussion, and the participants said that they enjoyed being able to communicate with each other and the facilitators (their teachers!) as equals. Indeed, it was the students’ active participation in all of the sessions which truly made this seminar a success. After an amazing weekend of learning, sharing, and laughing, the seminar’s fifteen participants said that they would like to lead a similar seminar for their peers. Thank you, GLOW, for empowering the young women of Brînzeni!
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