Please join us for an evening with the Director of the internationally recognized Girls Leadership Institute, Simone Marean. Simone will share with parents and teachers how we can help girls build personal foundations of assertive self-expression, emotional intelligence and conflict management skills for success in leadership and life. Her engaging presentation will cover the development of girl dynamics beginning in preschool all the way through high school. Topics will include:

• How and why girls are aggressive with one another
• The Good Girl phenomenon: How the pressures of femininity, aand the socialization of girls away from conflict influences their aggressive behavior
• What girls need to avoid victimization
• The importance of emotional intelligence for healthy conflict
• The role of mistakes and the limitations of blame
• The concept of contribution
• The importance of a plan for healthy communication and conflict at school and home

Simone Marean is the Executive Director of GLI and currently lives in Santa Cruz, CA, where she teaches GLI programs year-round. She has a Masters Degree in Educational Theatre from NYU. Simone taught the GLI program at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. For more information on the Girls Leadership Institute visit: www.girlsleadership.org.

Please invite your friends and family to this special event! This parent education workshop is FREE and sponsored by the Family Resource Center at the Children's Center Preschool in Los Altos. For more information contact: Jenny Morgan at jennifermorgan@laumc.org. Visit our website at: www.childrenscenterpreschool.org.