Our World, My Voice (Section 2)

In an increasingly complex world, this program offers girls a safe space for both introspection and connection, reflecting upon current events while clarifying their hopes, aspirations and personal values. Every week we discuss a collection of carefully curated, feminist-focused news stories, after which girls process their thoughts through self-reflective writing. As girls write, they come to understand their unique strengths, and how they want to use their "author-ity" and voice as leaders, activists, and change-agents. (It's also great training for the college essay process, empowering girls to tell their story in an authentic, inspiring way.)

As with all our programs, we use the Amherst Writing Method, a methodology rooted in the belief that everyone is a writer, that all feedback be positive, and that our writing voice will continually grow clearer and stronger, the more it is validated and encouraged.

This class will be held on Zoom.

9th-12th graders

Instructor: Elizabeth Perlman