Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Rachel Simmons to Speak

Spangenberg Theatre, Gunn High School, Thursday September 24, 2009, 7 – 9 pm

Rachel Simmons, founder of the Girl’s Leadership Institute, will visit Gunn to speak about her new book, Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence. Rachel is known for connecting easily with her audience and for inspiring and often funny presentations. In this event she will touch on reasons why girls often believe that it is more important to be liked than to be an individual. She points out, however, that in order to become successful and well-adjusted, girls need to know how to say no to peers, ask for what they need, and express what they think. Parents will find concrete strategies and tools—confidence-building exercises that emphasize emotional intelligence, self-evaluations, and lots of first-person stories—to help guide a girl's growth into a young woman who can respect and listen to her inner voice, say what she feels and thinks, embrace her limits and present an authentic self to the world. Learn more about Rachel Simmons at her website, www.rachelsimmons.com.

Download a flier about this event here: http://gunn.paloaltopta.org/docs/RachelSimmonsFlyer.pdf

Sponsored by: The Palo Alto Council of PTAs and The Los Altos-Mountain View Council of PTAs

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