G.I.R.L.S core beliefs influence all of our services and programs and are the basis of our Leadership Compass.
1. Every person has inner assets and gifts to bring to life and the G.I.R.L.S Foundation helps teach us how.
2. We value and practice building youth/adult partnerships.
3. G.I.R.L.S Leadership Compass illustrates our belief in the new wave of youth development challenging the girls more. They are inherently capable, smart and strong and want to achieve goals and succeed.
4. We are all learners, work in progress.
5. Trusting, caring relationships are fundamental.
6. Self-reflection is core to personal development.
7. Journal writing is a key part of helping girls reflect on their thinking and feeling.
8. Girls need to have their different interests, learning styles and needs addressed and supported.
9. We practice whole person development.
10. G.I.R.L.S helps girls explore the phrase “Who Am I", inside/out. A path to self-awareness and consciousness, while shaping moral values and building resilient character.
11. G.I.R.L.S experiences a distinct depth of conversation and sharing with each other.
12. G.I.R.L.S shows girls how to become transformers by using their God-given inherent power to initiate positive changes as individual and collectively as a community. Transformative learning is using problems, issues and resistance to get ahead. A facilitator is a key support person to the transformative.
13. G.I.R.L.S believes in self-improvement, therefore it provides platforms for skills acquisition