The BIO Girls Blog
2023 BIO Girls Annual Report
What a year! Our 2023 Annual Report is here. Thank you to all who volunteered, donated, sponsored, and supported our efforts to reach girls across the Midwest. 2024, here we come!
2022 Annual Report
What a year! Our 2022 Annual Report is here. Thank you to all who volunteered, donated, sponsored and supported our efforts to reach girls across the Midwest. 2023, here we come!
15 Principles of Effective Prevention Programs: BIO Girls Adolescent Progam Review
The BIO Girls program is a preventative approach to the issues that girls will face later in their adolescent years. So, what does it mean to be a prevention program? Our researcher took a look at our program data and the 15 principles to see how the BIO Girls Adolescent Program measures up. Check it out!
BIO Girls Find Your Kind 5K – Training Plan
Ready to Find Your Kind?! Here are two options to train for our 5K!
2021 Annual Report
What a year! Our 2021 Annual Report is here. Thank you to all who volunteered, donated, sponsored and supported our efforts to reach girls across the Midwest. 2022, here we come!
Welcome, Self-Defense!
BIO Girls Announces Self-Defense Pilot Program for 2021! This Self-Defense pilot program was designed with the Five Values of Self-Defense Training at its core: Character, Honesty, Effort, Respect, and Honor.
What If | A BIO Girls Blog Series Part 1
“What if” is a common question we ask ourselves at BIO Girls. It’s a question that fuels our vision, our mission, our future and the impact our organization is having on adolescent girls throughout the Midwest. Follow along on this blog series that illustrates the past 9 years of BIO Girls and where we are going from here.
Welcome, Yoga!
NEW in 2021! BIO Girls is thrilled to announce our pilot program with Yoga was a wild success! BIO Girls - Yoga is now available for any community starting in 2021!
Welcome, Cross Training!
NEW in 2021! BIO Girls is thrilled to announce our pilot program with Cross Training was a wild success! BIO Girls - Cross Training is now available for any community starting in 2021!
Sparklight Training Plan | BIO Girls Find Your Kind 5K
Thanks to Sparklight, you can train for the 2021 BIO Girls Find Your Kind 5K!
Meet the BIO Girls Advocacy Committees: Marketing Advisory Committee
Meet the 2021-2022 BIO Girls Marketing Advisory Committee members!
Introducing BIO Girls Advocacy Committees
New in 2021! BIO Girls is introducing Advocacy Committees! A new initiative to propel the BIO Girls impact forward as we approach our 10th year of programming next year!
Meet the BIO Girls Advocacy Committees: Impact Committee
Meet the 21’ BIO Girls Impact Committee members!
Meet the BIO Girls Advocacy Committees: Programming Committee
Meet the 21’-22’ BIO Girls Programming Committee!
Behind the Lessons: Voice!
BIO Girls is committed to creating kind, respectful leaders by helping participants understand the power of their voices, whether in-person or on the latest app.
Behind the Lessons: Failure!
Girls are more likely than boys to stay within their comfort zone as a result of two strong internal forces: self-doubt and the fear of failure. By middle school, 80% of girls avoid trying new things or give up doing the things they love because they are afraid of failure.
Behind the Lessons: Healthy Relationships!
In the lesson that covers relational aggression, Faith, our mascot and lead character in the 2021 curriculum, will describe a personal situation with a mean girl – a situation that many participants will be able to relate to.
Behind the Lessons: Gratitude!
Faith, our mascot and lead character in the 2021 curriculum, helps participants reflect on this joy zapper and refocus their energy on being grateful for the blessings in their lives.
Behind the Lessons: Service Projects!
BIO Girls believes kindness is a superpower we all possess and challenges all participants to be leaders in the kindness movement in our communities.