Boarding Schools for Girls

At-risk teen and adolescent girls in the Poughkeepsie, N.Y., area have two opportunities to develop their artistic abilities while also learning a number of other lessons that can help them pursue more promising futures.

A Dec. 1 article in the Poughkeepsie Journal provided the following information on the Program for Adolescent Student Women Of Real Direction (PASWORD) and the Adolescent Women Are Realizing Empowerment program (Project AWARE):

PASWORD and Project AWARE use the arts to address gender-specific issues for middle and high school girls at risk in the Poughkeepsie and Beacon areas.

Professional artist-educators help girls realize their personal strengths, talents and passions as they develop self-expression, self-esteem, discipline and friendships in a safe environment.

Participants attend tuition-free thanks to sponsors including the Community Foundation of Dutchess County, the Dyson Foundation and United Way of Dutchess County.

Labels: at-risk youth, girls, art

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Working under the guidance of one of their peers, 30 students from a Quaker day and boarding school in Great Britain decorated and displayed a rainbow of umbrellas during a peace vigil during the nations Quaker Schools Week.

An Oct. 14 article in The York Press provided the following details about the project:

Anna Webster, 17, a pupil at The Mount School, in Dalton Terrace, said she was inspired to run a silent vigil in which about 30 participants carried umbrellas featuring all the colours of the spectrum, after learning about Matt Lamb Umbrellas For Peace Project  which promotes inclusivity.

She said: I thought that it would be a really positive thing for people to do; individuals could think about what peace means to them, and all stand and support each other in our views with a silent vigil. It could be a striking statement about our commitment to peace and also a lot of fun."

Labels: great britain, art, boarding schools, peace

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