International Girls Leadership Initiative
Location: Fairfield Inn & Suites Dallas
Dallas DFW Airport North/Grapevine | 22050 N.State Highway 121 |Grapevine, TX 76051 |
Bootcamp - Survival - Life Skills 1.0
A-WOW IGLI is excited to announce its Annual Spring Bootcamp February 22 - 23. This two-day boot camp will enhance your everyday life skills, your understanding of college preparedness and facilitate an informative, fun and educational experience. You will learn safety and self defense; multiple survival tips for daily use around the house, on the road and while on campus; pre-college planning (things they don’t teach you in school ranging from where to get free stuff, budgeting and when your money gets tight…what to do, how to do laundry etc). Our goal is to educate and help high school girls safeguard and prepare themselves before heading off to college.
Comfort Brown Community Engagement Specialist of World Vision North, Diann Anderson of Qual -Trust Credit Union, Froswa’ Booker - Drew Community Youth Development Director, SE Region, US Programs, World Vision and Texas A&M AgrilLife Extension Service, will provide valuable resources and information to help ready you for college life and beyond.
Act fast and join NOW to get your answers!
For more information, please contact Carolyn Wright , A-WOW Founder at (214) 995-1927 or via email at admin@awow.us.
Highlight of the 2013 Boot Camp
"Get ready for College"
Are you considering going to college?
Do you need assistance with planning?
Want to know what steps to take to stay sane, safe and stable when you leave home?
Are you nervous and excited about heading away from home?
Do you want your parent’s mind at ease when you leave for college?
Want to know how to get more bang for your bucks?
If you answered yes ✓ to any of these questions. This workshop is for you!
Join NOW to get your answers!
Comfort Brown Community Engagement Specialist of World Vision North, Diann Anderson of Qual -Trust Credit Union, Froswa’ Booker - Drew Community Youth Development Director, SE Region, US Programs, World Vision and Texas A&M AgrilLife Extension Service, will provide valuable resources and information to help ready you for college life and beyond.
Act fast and join NOW to get your answers!
Day One - Friday | February 22
Personal Safety and Self Defense
- 06:00 pm | Welcome | Introductions - Icebreaker
- 07:00 pm | Grapevine Police Department | Activity | Self defense
- 08:30 pm | Valencia King | Real Talk
- 10:00 pm | Room
- 11:00 pm | Lights off
Day Two - Saturday | February 23
College preparedness | Practical Life Skills
- 07:30 am | Breakfast
- 08:00 am - Froswa Booker Drew | Paying for college - financial aid, scholarships and grants.
- 09:00 am - Comfort Brown | Staying Motivated | Beating Procrastination | Preventing burnout.
- 10:00 am - TX DOT | Map reading | Identifying directions | Emergency roadside safety
- 10:50 - 11:00 Break
- 11:00 am | Grocery shopping | Household items that have multiple use
- 11:45 am | Chef Maxine Esdelle | Cooking Guide - eat healthy and inexpensive
- 01:00 pm | Quick tricks for sewing | Household remedies
- 03:00 - 03:10 Break
- 03:10 pm - Diann Anderson | Money tips they don’t teach you in school | understanding credit and the dangers of credit cards | Opening a bank account | online banking | use of debit cards| writing checks etc | Paying for college
- 04:10 pm - Sandra Green | Survival skills for the road | What to do when roadside assistance is not avaible and you can't contact immediate help.
- 05:00 pm | Depart
Registration:
After Jan 31, register for one payment of ONLY $180 OR TWO easy installments for $90
Installments - due by:
Jan 31 - $90
Feb 16 - $90
Complete package valued at $600
- What’s included:
- ■ Hotel accommodations
- ■ Meals [breakfast, snacks, lunch, dinner]
- ■ Action labs and workbooks
- ■ All material and supplies
- ■ Elite accountability and support system
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Staying Motivated
Preventing burnoutComfort Brown
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Money tips
understanding creditDiann Anderson
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financial aid
scholarships and grantsFrowsa’ Booker Drew