Jemz Girls Program
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Jemz is a Character Building Curriculum that focuses on building self-esteem and empathy while learning the importance of compassion, tolerance, gratitude, having a positive attitude, working together and seeing the good in others.
The JEMZ program achieves this mission through relationship building activities, group discussion, journal writing and our six main character lessons. The lessons are what make the program so powerful & special! Each lesson gives a tangible example or visual image of the content being discussed. This impacts our students in a great way and will carry with them throughout their life.
CLASS OVERVIEW
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JEMZ meets once per week for 60 minutes
*Class Breakdown
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Week 1- Introduction Class - Go over the Class Pledge (Code of Conduct) - Each student will sign in agreement
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Week 2 - Finding a Star in Others - The beauty of diversity and the importance of seeing that there is good in everyone
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Week 3 - Crush - Understanding the power behind our words and actions and seeing that everyone is a human being with real feelings AND the importance of expressing our emotions in healthy ways
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Week 4 - Living a Life of Gratitude - Becoming more aware of all that we have and expressing our outer and inner voice of appreciation to our self and others
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Week 5 - Breaking Negative Cycles - Visualizing the impact of a bad attitude and how it can affect many individuals
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Week 6 - Compliments - Learning to value a compliment by accepting them AND giving them generously
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Week 7 - Attitude is Everything - Living life with a positive attitude and understanding that it is a choice!
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Week 8 - Class Graduation
Lessons and Program activities also promote:
Decision Making and Communication, Speaking in front of a Group, Getting to Know One Another on a Deeper Level, Teamwork and Team Spirit, Bonding with a new Friend, and Best of All... Lots of FUN!
Note from Amy Colombo, writer of Jemz Girls Program:
"Teaching Jemz has changed my life. Jemz was purposefully written for my own daughter. It was written with love and from the deepest part of my heart. I have had students come into week one of class with their heads down not making eye contact. By the end of that very class you start to see the spark come alive in them. By week three, they are comfortable, excited to get started and have already made friends, by week eight they are a family and have gone through an emotional, social and beautiful experience together."
