The Girls Connection Program is a collaboration between the Boston Learning Center and Madison Park Community Center in Roxbury. The program, which is designed for middle and high school students in grades 6 thru 12, includes both a summer component and an after-school component during the school year.

Program Goals:

The overall goal of the Girls Connection Program is to create a high quality, year-round program for teenage girls which offers comprehensive services and a variety of supports to enable participants to realize success in school and in life. Our specific goals are as follows:

• To improve student performance in reading, writing, and math
• To improve student scores on the MCAS so that performance is at the “Proficient” level or higher
• To increase student motivation to do well in school and be proactively engaged in learning
• To improve the social interactions among teen girls and foster healthy relationships among girls
• To promote healthy lifestyles through physical activities
• To expose students to the performing arts through theatre and dance
• To broaden student awareness through field trips, guest speakers, and enrichment activities

Through the school-year program, teen girls ages 13-18 participate in the following activities:

• Tutoring/homework help
• Dance
• Double dutch
• Spoken word poetry
• Step
• Entrepreneurship
• Field Trips
• and other activities

The 6-week Summer Session also includes all of the above activities, plus:

• Swimming
• EntrepreneurshipTraining
• Field Trips
• and much more!

The Girls Connection Program is designed to help teen girls build self-esteem and leadership skills while allowing them to develop positive relationships in a fun, safe environment.

To register, just click on the links below or call
Carolyn at 617-265-7170

or email help@bostonlearningcenter.org.

Click Here to Download the
Girls Connection Program Brochure

Click Here to Download the
Girls Connection Program Application Form